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Foundation Capital — 2016 Investments

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

Bravebrave.comin𝕏Aug 2016

Brave makes a privacy-focused web browser built on the open-source Chromium core that blocks third-party ads and trackers by default, along with an independent search engine, a device-wide VPN, and a built-in AI assistant.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurity

Brendan Eich(Founder)inBrian Bondy(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesCoinbase VenturesDigital Currency GroupHemisphere Ventures LLCIncrypt BlockchainMetareal+12 more

Catalyticcatalytic.com𝕏Seed · Sep 2016 · $290Kacquired by PagerDuty

PagerDuty Workflow Automation lets Dev and IT Operations teams automate manual business processes by combining human-in-the-loop steps such as approvals and decisions with technical automation like Runbook Automation.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US

Sean Chou(Executive Officer, Director)inRavi Singh(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPeter Barris(Director)in

Co-investorsboldstart venturesChicago VenturesIn-Q-TelIntel CapitalLightbankValor Equity Partners+5 more

Graphcore Limitedgraphcore.aiin𝕏Series A · Oct 2016 · $30Macquired by SoftBank Corp.

Graphcore builds processor hardware and systems for machine intelligence and AI workloads.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Nigel Toon(Founder)inNick Bishop(Chief Financial Officer)inSally Doherty(Chief Marketing Officer)inJohn Walsh(Chief Operating Officer)inMarcus McElroy(General Manager)inHelen Byrne(VP AI Technology)in

Co-investorsAhren Innovation CapitalAir Street CapitalAtomicoBalderton CapitalBMW i VenturesBosch Ventures+10 more

Guardian Analyticsguardiananalytics.comDec 2016

Guardian Analytics provides an AI-powered platform that unifies fraud prevention and anti-money laundering (AML) compliance for financial institutions.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechMountain View, US

Laurent Pacalin(Executive Officer, Director)Hue Harguindeguy(Executive Officer)

BoardGreg Sands(Director)inMatt Glickman(Director)Skip Glass(Director)Jim Simons(Director)

Co-investorsWestern Technology InvestmentCostanoa VenturesSplit Rock PartnersSutter Hill Ventures

Rappirappi.comin𝕏Seed · Apr 2016

Rappi operates an on-demand delivery marketplace that connects consumers with contractors who fulfill orders for prepared food, groceries, clothing, and other goods, and also offers financial services.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesBogotá, CO

Simon Borrero(CEO)inSebastian Mejia(Founder)inFelipe Villamarin(Founder)inSimón Borrero(Founder)inFelipe Villamarina(Founder)Felipe Villamarín(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzSequoia CapitalY CombinatorDST GlobalARTFO Holdings LLCBase Partners+45 more

Stacksstacks.co𝕏Dec 2016

Stacks is a blockchain platform that enables smart contracts and decentralized applications to leverage Bitcoin as a secure base layer through a Layer 2 solution, offering developer tools and a programming language called Clarity.

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsNew York, US

Ryan Shea(Co-founder)inMuneeb Ali(Co-founder)in

BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)in

Co-investorsBig Brain HoldingsBitcoin FrontierBollinger Investment GroupBreyer CapitalCompoundContinue Capital+27 more

Tonkeantonkean.comin𝕏Oct 2016acquired by Coupa

Tonkean builds enterprise software that automates workflow coordination and reduces manual data entry across multiple applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Offir Talmor(Founder)inSagi Eliyahu(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelLightspeed Venture PartnersMagma Venture PartnersSlow VenturesAmiti VenturesSkip Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

States TitleAquion Energy Inc

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.