Investing Profile

Rob Hayes

VCInvestor

Partner at First Round Capital

firstround.com/person/rob-hay...Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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University of California, Berkeley Network

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University of California, Berkeley Network

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Columbia University - Columbia Business School Network

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Columbia Business School Network

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Current Investing Position

First Round Capital Partner

Investment Range

$100K - $5.0M

Sweet Spot

$1.5M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$738M

Rob Hayes is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Rob Hayes's Investments On Record (28)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Scorbit	SeedNov 2025$5M	$5M
Co-investors: Matt Mullenweg (Audrey Capital), Nathan Owen (Grand Ventures), Marissa Mayer
Barndoor AI	SeedMay 2025$14M	$14M
Co-investors: Cyan Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Scott Banister (Long Journey Ventures), Eric Chin (Crosslink Capital)
Alcove	SeedMar 2023$3M	$6M
Co-investors: Bradley Horowitz (Google Ventures), Ullas Naik (Streamlined Ventures), Louis Beryl (Andreessen Horowitz), Scot Wingo (Triangle Tweener Fund), Alexis Ohanian (Curated), Emily Kramer (MKT1 Capital), Chauncey Hamilton (XYZ Venture Capital), Melody Koh (NextView Ventures), Ross Fubini (XYZ Venture Capital)
ShareWell	Pre SeedFeb 2023$1M	$1M
Co-investors: Kathryn Minshew (XFactor Ventures), Kyle Vogt (Cruise Automation, Inc.), Charlie Cheever (Export Development Canada \| Exportation et développement Canada), Adrian Aoun (500 Startups Korea)
Mad Realities	SeedApr 2022$6M	$6M
Co-investors: Shawn Xu (Lowercarbon Capital), Rex Woodbury (Index Ventures), Trevor McFedries (Techstars), Chris Ovitz (Electric Ant), Packy McCormick (Not Boring Capital), Nick Caldwell (Peloton Interactive), Alexia Bonatsos (Dream Machine), Alex Adelman (TBD Angels), Adar Zango (ICONIQ Capital), Scott Belsky (A24), Reggie James
Ark Biotech	Pre SeedDec 2021$3M	$3M
Co-investors: Kevin Carter (SV Angel), David Barber (Almanac Investments), Alexis Houssou (Elephants & Ventures)
Solo Technologies	SeedAug 2021$5M	$5M
Co-investors: Salle Yoo (Operator Collective), Jeffrey Wilke
Happs	Series AJun 2021$5M Pre SeedJan 2019	$5M
Co-investors: Bangaly Kaba (Sequoia Capital), Phil Schwarz (Corazon Capital), Steve Farsht (Corazon Capital), Eric Wiesen (Bullpen Capital), Ann Lai (Bullpen Capital), Edward Suh (Alpine Ventures)

Rob Hayes's Experience

Partner First Round Capital2006 - Present

Director, Palm Ventures PalmPresent

Senior Director, Business Development PalmSource (acquired by ACCESS)Present

Member, Board of Overseers Columbia Business SchoolPresent

Member Board of Trustees Philadelphia Museum of ArtPresent

Board Member Barndoor AIPresent

Localization GO CorporationPresent

Product Manager GeoworksPresent

Director Omidyar Network2004 - 2006

Senior Director, Business Development PalmSource2001 - 2003

Director, Palm Ventures Palm, Inc.1999 - 2001

Rob Hayes's Education

Columbia Business School MBA

University of California, Berkeley BA

University of California, Berkeley BA Political Economy

Columbia University - Columbia Business School MBA Finance

Columbia Business School MBA Finance

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