Investing Profile

Steve Vassallo

VCInvestor
General Partner at Foundation Capital
foundationcapital.com/member/...San Francisco, California
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Networks Steve is a member of
Stanford University Network
923 CONNECTIONS
Stripe Network
64 CONNECTIONS
Foundation Capital Network
31 CONNECTIONS
IDEO Network
26 CONNECTIONS
Bolt Network
21 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Foundation Capital General Partner
Investment Range
$1M - $10.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.5M
Investments On Record
79
Current Fund Size
$350M

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Steve Vassallo's Investments On Record (42)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Lumber
Series AMar 2025$16M
$22M
Co-investors: Pankaj Tibrewal (Carbide Ventures), Zach Noorani (Clear Current Capital)
Loft Orbital
Series CJan 2025$170M
Series BNov 2021$140M
Series ANov 2019$13M
$330M
Co-investors: Jeff Clavier (Uncork Capital), Haley Bryant (Hustle Fund), Sunil Nagaraj (Ubiquity Ventures), Leo De Luna (Tribeca Venture Partners), Chris Shonk (ATX Venture Partners), Kyle Kling (Fenox Venture Capital (Pegasus Tech Ventures))
OpenBlock
Series UnknownJan 2025
Helius
Series BSep 2024$22M
Series AFeb 2024$10M
$32M
Co-investors: Kyle Samani (Multicoin Capital), Raj Gokal (Solana Ventures), Craig Burel (Reciprocal Ventures), Balaji Srinivasan
Mantle
Series CJul 2024$20M
Series BSep 2021$25M
Series UnknownFeb 2021$13M
$74M
Co-investors: Mark Fernandes (Sierra Ventures), Matthew Caspari (Alumni Ventures ), Shyam Kamadolli (Fine Structure Ventures), Tom Fleming (Venrex), Sophia Bendz (Atomico), Aaron Epstein (Y Combinator), Tony Fadell (Future Shape), Gokul Rajaram (gokulrajaram.com), Ryan Duranso (Anthropic), Emilia Poret, Susanna Campbell, Daniel Pilotti
HumanX
Pre SeedApr 2024$6M
$6M
Co-investors: Brian Schechter (Primary Venture Partners)
Infield
SeedJan 2024$3M
$3M
Co-investors: Adam Gross, Austin Ogilvie
dltHub
SeedDec 2023$5M
$13M
Co-investors: Bob Goodman (Bessemer Venture Partners), Melissa Klinger (Dig Ventures)

Steve Vassallo's Experience

Investor TELEPORTPresent
Board of Directors OpenStudioPresent
Board of Directors dltHubPresent
Investor End ClosePresent
Investor HobbesPresent
Board of Directors SunRunPresent
Board of Directors AutogridPresent
Investor Solana LabsPresent
Investor OpenStudioPresent
Investor Electric Sheep RoboticsPresent
Project Lead, Engineer IDEOPresent
Director of Mechanical Engineering Immersion CorporationPresent
VP Product & Engineering Ning Interactive Inc.Present
Board of Directors Control4Present
Board of Directors PocketPresent
Investor AutomaticPresent
Board of Trustees The Nueva SchoolPresent
Investor AbstractPresent
Board of Directors SunrunPresent
Board of Directors AutoGridPresent
Board of Directors BoltPresent
Board of Directors Sentient EnergyPresent
Board of Directors ModePresent
Investor BravePresent
Board of Directors ForUsAllPresent
Board of Directors MantlePresent
Board of Directors Simple HabitPresent
Board of Directors TrustLabPresent
Investor NorthstarPresent
Investor Electric SheepPresent
Investor KeeperPresent
Investor Tabular (now part of Databricks)Present
Investor Ava ProtocolPresent
Investor Fennel (acquired by Databricks)Present
Board of Directors Mantle Inc.Present
Investor & Advisor Designer FundPresent
Board of Directors Trust LabPresent
Investor ThreadsPresent
Investor LayerPresent
Investor TabularPresent
Investor MotherDuckPresent
Board of Directors OuterboundsPresent
Investor Brave SoftwarePresent
Investor FramerPresent
Investor dltHubPresent
Investor SidebarPresent
Investor TeleportPresent
Board of Directors HeliusPresent
Board of Directors AnomaloPresent
Investor StripePresent
Board of Directors Loft OrbitalPresent
Investor SolanaPresent
Board of Directors CerebrasPresent
General Partner Foundation CapitalPresent

Steve Vassallo's Education

Worcester Polytechnic Institute BS Mechanical Engineering
Stanford University MS Electromechanical Engineering