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 • Chicago, Illinois • San Francisco, California • Palo Alto, California • Menlo Park, California • San Francisco Bay Area • Austin
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Foundation Capital Team
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Joanne Chen
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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Angus Davis
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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Jonathan Ehrlich
Foundation Capital·Venture Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Bill Elmore
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $6.0M
Range: $1M - $15.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Ashu Garg
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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Rodolfo Gonzalez
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in Menlo Park (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
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Vinay Iyengar
Sweet spot: $4.0M
Range: $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)
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Jennifer Kaehms
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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Alejandra Martinez
Sweet spot: $1.2M
Range: $300K - $1.5M
Investors in New York (NY)
Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Diverse Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Female Investors (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Health (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in New York City (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Future of Work (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in ConstructionTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Creator/Passion Economy (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Pre-seed), Investors in Logistics (Pre-seed), Investors in Future of Work (Pre-seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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Charles Moldow
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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David Rabie
Sweet spot: $1.5M
Range: $100K - $5.0M
Investors in Chicago (IL)
Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in IoT (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series A), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in IoT (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Food and Beverage (Series B), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series B), Investors in IoT (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Midwest (Other Lists)
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Sid Trivedi
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $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)
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Steve Vassallo
Foundation Capital·General Partner
Sweet spot: $5.5M
Range: $1M - $10.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)