Founder Collective
Venture capitalCambridge · Pre-Seed–Seed · 21 people tracked
Also known as FOUNDER COLLECTIVE MANAGEMENT CO., LLC
Deal analyses
- Airtable × Bending Spoons: who got the money home →
An estimated liquidation waterfall: the late-stage pref stack took $1.29bn at ~1x, founders took ~$190m, and seed money made ~42x.
Investment thesis
Founder Collective is a seed and pre-seed focused venture capital firm that describes itself as sector agnostic and proudly anti-thematic. The firm both leads and participates in rounds and does not impose rigid ownership targets, giving it flexibility in how it invests. Its approach centers on backing founders at the earliest stages rather than following particular sector themes.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 21 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 78 of 111 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×35SaaS ×26Enterprise Software ×25Healthtech ×13Data & Infrastructure ×11Marketplaces ×10Consumer ×9Cloud Computing ×6
HQs:United States×61France×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 111 tracked
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Coupang is a U.S.-based technology and e-commerce company providing online retail, fresh grocery delivery, restaurant delivery, entertainment, luxury goods, and fintech services to customers across 190+ countries using AI-powered fulfillment and logistics infrastructure.
E-commerceFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US
Bom Kim(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)
PartnerDavid Frankel· led
Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US
Travis Kalanick(Co-founder & CEO)Garrett Camp(Co-founder)
Monaire develops AI-powered systems to redefine commercial HVAC and refrigeration, delivering improved comfort, efficiency, and sustainability.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyEnterprise SoftwarePropTechWaltham, US
Rahul Subramany(Founder & CEO)Kedar(VP of Engineering, CISO)Nishant Kanapilly(Executive Officer, Director)
Boston, US
Derek Haswell(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Rubin(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Paley(Director)Lee Hower(Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $4.2M raise · filed Mar 2018
Avant-garde Health provides software that gives healthcare providers detailed visibility into clinical, financial, and operational data across physicians, departments, and hospital systems to identify improvement opportunities and reduce costs.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaS
Matthew Rhodes-Kropf(Director)David Frankel(Director)Philip Lewis(Director)Derek Haas(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D
Automated and secure SaaS management platform (acquired by Vendr in February 2022)
Long Island City, US
Eric Paley(Director)Ariel Diaz(Executive Officer, Director)Aaron White(Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $1.5M raise · filed Dec 2016
Brooklyn, US
Eytan Daniyalzade(Executive Officer, Director)Micah Rosenbloom(Director)Berk Atikoglu(Director)
Board seatMicah Rosenbloom· per SEC Form D · $2.3M raise · filed Apr 2019
Charlestown, US
LUKE WINSTON(Executive Officer, Director)GABE PARISI-AMON(Director)
Board seatAmanda Herson· per SEC Form D · $5M raise · filed Jul 2026
Contently is a platform and content management service that helps brands create and distribute editorial content at scale.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York City, US
Shane Snow(Executive Officer)Joshua Breinlinger(Director)Joseph Coleman(Executive Officer, Director)David Goldberg(Director)Paul Flanagan(Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D
Boston, US
Eric Paley(Director)John Osborne(Executive Officer, Director)Benedict Rocchio(Director)Jonah Lopin(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $21.7M raise · filed May 2021
Dalton Mills provides software tools for home service operators to manage their businesses.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Sean Bave(Executive Officer, Director)Todd Saunders(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D
Brooklyn, US
Nadia Boujarwah(Co-President and Treasurer)Micah Rosenbloom(Director)Lydia Gilbert(Co-President and Secretary)
Board seatMicah Rosenbloom· per SEC Form D · $4.4M raise · filed Jan 2016
New York, US
Nick Taranto(Executive Officer, Director)Robert Peruzzi(Executive Officer)Joshua Hix(Executive Officer, Director)John Frankel(Director)Micah Rosenbloom(Director)Sally Robling(Director)
Board seatMicah Rosenbloom· per SEC Form D · $100K raise · filed Apr 2015
Brooklyn, US
Nicole Bocskocsky(Executive Officer, Director)Jordan Nof(Director)Micah Rosenbloom(Director)
Board seatMicah Rosenbloom· per SEC Form D · $7.3M raise · filed Feb 2023
Boston, US
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $75M raise · filed Jul 2021
Austin, US
Jacob Roeland(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Hess(Executive Officer, Director)Mark Hannan(Executive Officer)
Board seatMicah Rosenbloom· per SEC Form D · $2.3M raise · filed Apr 2025
Billerica, US
Charles Grinnell(Executive Officer, Director)John Kawola(Executive Officer, Director)Zysik Edmund(Director)Dani Icekson(Executive Officer)Andrew Ziolkowski(Director)Russ Wilcox(Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $7M raise · filed Jan 2015
HealthtechNew York, US
Caroline Huber(Executive Officer, Director)Hilary Dubin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJaclyn Hester(Director)
Board seatAmanda Herson· per SEC Form D · $10.3M raise · filed Apr 2025
Infera builds a compliance and quality engineering platform for medical device manufacturers, using AI agents to automate regulatory and quality processes.
AI & Machine LearningMedical DevicesSaaS
Charles Blumsack(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatAmanda Herson· per SEC Form D
Boston, US
Eric Paley(Director)Vijay Manwani(Executive Officer, Director)David Fialkow(Director)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $2.3M raise · filed Jul 2016
New York, US
William Dunbar(Director)Warren C. Smith(Director)Daniel Meyer(Director)Noah Glass(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Gardner(Director)James D. Robinson(Director)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D · $103.3M raise · filed Nov 2021
Tel Aviv
David R. Frankel(Director)Leead Elidan(Director, President and CEO)Stephen Edmond Barrett(Director)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D · $5.8M raise · filed Jun 2025
Cambridge, US
Eric Paley(Director)David Beisel(Director)Richard Levandov(Director)Joshua J. Schanker(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nicholas M. Ciarelli(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Board seatEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $4M raise · filed May 2015
New York, US
David Frankel(Director)Alex Levin(Executive Officer, Director)Rebecca Greene(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Jul 2023
New York, US
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D · $62M raise · filed Apr 2015
Charlotte, US
David Frankel(Director)Albert Lucas Segars(Executive Officer, Promoter)Benjamin Winokur(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)David Singletary(Executive Officer, Promoter)
Board seatDavid Frankel· per SEC Form D · $3.1M raise · filed Apr 2026
Cambridge, US
Board seatMicah RosenbloomEric Paley· per SEC Form D · $16.4M raise · filed May 2026
Boston, US
Peter Flint(Director)Yuval Itzhak Gonczarowski(Executive Officer, Director)
Andela connects global technologists with enterprise opportunities and serves as a platform for hiring, building AI systems, and upskilling teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechWashington, D.C., US
Carrol Chang(CEO)Barun Singh(Chief Product & Technology Officer)Geoff MacNeil(Chief Revenue Officer)Kennith Jackson(Senior Vice President of Solutions)inErin Lothson(General Counsel)inLila(VP of People)in
Appy.ai provides an AI business assistant named Violet that integrates into communication platforms like Slack to handle specialized business tasks through coordinated AI specialists, eliminating the need for traditional hiring while maintaining full task visibility and traceability.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of Work
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Aranya designs, deploys, and operates production AI infrastructure using clusterdOS, a self-healing distributed operating system that extends Kubernetes across the full stack to simplify infrastructure management for AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US
Christian Bhatia Ondaatje(Executive Officer, Director)Aryamika Bhatia Ondaatje(Executive Officer, Director)Sasivarnan Kanaghasalam Sathyapriya(Executive Officer, Director)
Ayble Health operates a personalized gastrointestinal care platform that integrates behavioral science and clinical protocols to improve outcomes for patients with GI conditions.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Sam
WHOOP is a wearable health monitoring device that provides 24/7 tracking of sleep, strain, stress, and heart health metrics to help users optimize their fitness and wellness.
HealthtechWellness & Fitness
Will Ahmed(Founder)in
Canopy develops an IoT-based wearable safety platform for healthcare organizations to protect workers from safety risks and workplace violence.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechIoT
Shan Sinha(Co-founder & CEO)Vinay Pulim(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Hemanth Meenakshisundaram(Co-founder & Chief Scientist)
Clickatell provides an AI-powered chat commerce platform for businesses to engage customers and facilitate transactions through messaging channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
A marketplace where artists submit designs that the community votes on, with winning designs produced as physical paper goods including greeting cards, notebooks, and wrapping paper.
ConsumerMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Gagan Palrecha(Founder/CEO)inNeel Palrecha(Founder/Vice President of Engineering)in
An insurance brokerage offering personalized policy solutions for small businesses across multiple sectors including healthcare providers, attorneys, dentists, and nonprofits.
InsurTechNew York, US
Inaki Berenguer(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardCharles Moldow(Director)John Buttrick(Director)
Databox provides a business intelligence platform that centralizes company data and enables users to build customized views and dashboards.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBoston, US
Davorin Gabrovec(Executive Officer, Director)Swaminathan Kumaresan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDavid Frankel(Director)
Experiment is a platform for discovering, funding, and sharing scientific research.
Deep TechHealthtechMarketplacesSaaSHonolulu, US
Denny Luan(Founder)in
General Medicine connects patients with clinicians and local specialists to address individual healthcare needs.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNot specified, US
Windmill is an AI-powered performance management platform that automates and accelerates employee performance reviews by analyzing work context and drafting reviews, achieving 90% faster cycle times with high employee satisfaction.
AI & Machine LearningHR Tech
Heyzap operates a mobile advertising network that connects app developers with users through SDK integration on Android and iOS, offering monetization, app discovery, mediation, and cross-promotion services.
ConsumerGamingSan Francisco, US
Immad Akhund(Founder/CEO)inJude Gomila(Founder/Entrepreneur)in
Hivemapper is a decentralized mapping network built on Solana that enables contributors to map the world in real time using cameras and apps while earning rewards through a token-based incentive system.
Crypto & Web3Data & Infrastructure
Ariel Seidman(Founder)
Airtable is a San Francisco-based no-code platform that lets teams build apps and workflows on a flexible database.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Howie Liu(Co-founder and CEO)Andrew Ofstad(Co-founder)Emmett Nicholas(Co-founder)
JuliaHub provides a cloud-based SaaS platform for scientific and technical computing, offering development, deployment, and scaling capabilities for Julia programs along with specialized tools for pharmaceutical modeling, multi-physics simulation, and circuit design.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep TechBoston, US
Viral Shah(Executive Officer, Director)inAlan EdelmanJeff BezansoninStefan Karpinski(Director)inDeepak Vinchhi(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Freeman(Director)
All-in-one AI vision system enabling autonomous operation and quality control in plastic injection molding.
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.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Founder Collective invest at?
- Founder Collective invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
- What sectors does Founder Collective focus on?
- Founder Collective focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Founder Collective located?
- Founder Collective is headquartered in Cambridge, US.
- Does Founder Collective lead rounds?
- Yes, Founder Collective leads investment rounds.
From the blog
visit blog ↗Founder Collective recently wrote about exit rarity and venture probabilities, the importance of building deep domain knowledge in an AI-enabled environment, and how talent density shapes startup trajectory and success. AI summary
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamDavid Frankel, MP @Founder Collective: Investing Lessons from Seeding Coupang, Pillpack & Suno|E1214 - YouTube
20VC with Harry Stebbings · David Frankel
Eric Paley (Founder Collective) on Startup Fundraising & Seed-Stage VC Insights - YouTube
Fidelity Private Shares · Eric Paley
Demystifying Venture Capital with Founder Collective’s Eric Paley - YouTube
Talking Too Loud with Chris Savage · Eric Paley
How to Choose the Right VCs for Your Startup | Micah Rosenbloom (Founder Collective) - YouTube
NY Seed Round · Micah Rosenbloom
Venture Capital Curmudgeons Club with Eric Paley of Founder Collective - YouTube
INDIE · Eric Paley
Danger of Optimizing for Valuation | The problem with VC funds -Micah Rosenbloom, Founder Collective - YouTube
Unicorn Bakery - For Startup Founders · Micah Rosenbloom
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