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First Round Capital — 2016 Investments

11 investments dated 2016 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Dishcraft Roboticsdishcraft.comAug 2016

San Carlos, US

LINDA POULIOT(Executive Officer, Director)PAUL BIRKMEYER(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatRob Hayes· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesHemisphere Ventures LLCZillionizeGrit VenturesLemnos VC

Madison Reedmadison-reed.com𝕏Jul 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Madison Reed develops and sells at-home hair color products formulated without harsh chemicals like ammonia and parabens.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Jose Zuniga(Executive Officer)inMaureen Watson(Executive Officer)inCaroline Moon(Executive Officer)Eric Hutchinson(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJeff Crowe(Director)inAmy Errett(Founder)in

Board seatHayley Barna· per SEC Form D · $12.1M raise · filed Jul 2016

Co-investors125 VenturesAlumni VenturesCitrine AngelsComcast VenturesEvolution VC PartnersGaingels+16 more

Adentroadentro.cominJul 2016

Adentro is a physical identity and measurement platform that uses a business's existing guest WiFi access points to turn anonymous foot traffic into customer profiles, power automated win-back marketing, and measure which ads drove in-store visits via its Walk-Through Rate metric.

AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Abraham(Co-founder; CEO 2012–2018, then Executive Chairman; board member)inTom O'Brien(Co-founder; SVP Sales (2013–2018))Ben Matlin(Chief Executive Officer)Nat Brogadir(President)

BoardPeter Thiel(Director)inJoe Lonsdale(Director)in

Co-investorsAshton KutcherAtomicBain Capital VenturesFelicis VenturesKevin DurantNat Turner+6 more

Flexportflexport.comin𝕏Seed · Sep 2016 · $65M

Flexport provides an AI-driven platform for global supply chain management, offering logistics visibility, customs brokerage, and freight optimization for companies shipping goods internationally.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ryan Petersen(CEO)inRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)Sudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)inDavid C. Petersen(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital3Spoke Capital8VCAcequia Capital (AceCap)Adit Ventures Management, Llc+71 more

Metromilemetromile.comSep 2016 · $191.5M

San Francisco, US

Dan Preston(Executive Officer, Director)inCarrie Dolan(Executive Officer)Steve Pretre(Founder)

BoardColin Bryant(Director)inNeil Rimer(Director)inKarim Hirji(Director)

Co-investorsFelicis VenturesG SquaredIndex VenturesLinus VenturesMultiplier CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)+2 more

Mirrormirror.coJan 2016Acquired

Mirror is a connected-fitness company whose wall-mounted smart mirror streams home workouts; acquired by Lululemon for $500M.

Brynn Putnam(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBoxGroupPoint72 VenturesPrimary Venture PartnersSpark CapitalWinklevoss Capital+3 more

Nicira Networksvmware.comAug 2016Acquired

Application and serverless security startup, acquired by VMware in 2019, that restricted what code could do at runtime.

Palo Alto, US

Mukul Gupta(Founder)Rohit Toshniwal(Founder)Shiv Agarwal(Founder)Craig McLuckie(Founder)Diane Greene(Founder)Edouard Bugnion(Founder)

Co-investors83NorthAccompliceAllegisCyber CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAristos VenturesAugust Capital+18 more

Nomad Healthnomadhealth.cominJul 2016 · $4M

Nomad Health operates an online marketplace that matches travel nurses and allied health clinicians with temporary healthcare jobs based on their profiles and preferences.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplacesNew York, US

Maxwell Laurans(Director)Alexi Nazem(Co-Founder & Board Member)inAlexander Nazem, MD(Founder)Max Laurens, MD(Founder)Ryan Grant, MD(Founder)inJustin Lambert(CEO)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorpIcon VenturesRRE Ventures.406 VenturesAdams Street PartnersHealthQuest Capital+1 more

Nova Creditnovacredit.comin𝕏Series A · Sep 2016

Nova Credit aggregates global credit bureau data, bank transaction data, and payroll information to help lenders assess borrowers and provide fairer access to credit for underserved populations including international newcomers, gig workers, and others traditionally excluded from the financial system.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Misha Esipov(Board Member; Co-Founder and CEO)inLoek Janssen(Advisor at large)inNicky Goulimis(Founder)Catherine Jue(Implementation R\u0026D)inAnnie Shin(Engineering Manager)Michael Vobejda(Software Engineering Intern)

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystKleiner PerkinsA-Rod CorpAvid VenturesBallistic VenturesBetter Tomorrow Ventures+26 more

Spark Thermionicssparkthermionics.cominSep 2016

Spark Thermionics is a company based in Berkeley, California working on thermionic energy conversion technology.

CleantechDeep TechEnergySan Francisco, US

Jared Schwede(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBaruch Future Ventures

Troopstroops.aiSep 2016 · $7Macquired by Salesforce

Troops was a revenue communications platform that connected CRM systems like Salesforce to messaging tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, delivering real-time alerts and workflows for sales teams.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US

Daniel Reich(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Scott Britton Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Fralic(Director)in

Co-investorsAspect VenturesChicago VenturesFounder CollectiveNextView VenturesOwl CapitalParade Ventures+4 more

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.