Foundation Capital

New York, New York

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to the proposition that one entrepreneur's idea, with the right support, can become a business that changes the world. The company is made up of former entrepreneurs who set out to create the firm they wanted as founders. This forward-thinking team of VCs has helped companies like LendingClub change the way money is lent and borrowed, Sunrun reinvent the residential clean energy market, and Netflix revolutionizes media distribution and consumption, among many others. Foundation Capital is currently invested in more than 60 high-growth ventures in the areas of consumer, information technology, software, digital energy, financial technology, and marketing technology. These investments include AdRoll, Beepi, Bolt Threads, DogVacay, Kik, ForgeRock, Lending Home, Localytics, and Visier. The firm's twenty-six IPOs include Lending Club, OnDeck, Chegg, Sunrun, MobileIron, Control4, TubeMogul, Envestnet, Financial Engines, Netflix, NetZero, Responsys and Silver Spring Networks.

Founded:1995

Firm Location:New York, New York • San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area • Austin

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Foundation Capital Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Joanne Chen Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AR/VR (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in AR/VR (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +17
Angus Davis Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in Europe, Investors in United States, Investors in New York (NY)	Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +10
Jonathan Ehrlich Foundation CapitalVenture Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in Local Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +21
Bill Elmore Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$6.0M ($1M - $15.0M)	Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A) +1
Ashu Garg Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in Palo Alto (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in MarketingTech (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in MarketingTech (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Cloud Infrastructure (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +25
Rodolfo Gonzalez Foundation CapitalPartner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Social Networks (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Social Networks (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed) +10
Vinay Iyengar Foundation CapitalPartner	n/a	$4.0M ($250K - $10.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +20
Jennifer Kaehms Foundation CapitalPartner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in Austin (TX)	Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Austin (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +16
Charles Moldow Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +21
Zach Noorani Foundation CapitalPartner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)	Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed) +9
Sid Trivedi Foundation CapitalPartner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Security (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Security (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +5
Steve Vassallo Foundation CapitalGeneral Partner	n/a	$5.5M ($1M - $10.0M)	Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)	Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A) +6