Founders Circle Capital
Actively deployingSan Francisco · Growth–Late Stage · 22 people tracked
Investment thesis
Founders Circle invests capital into growth-stage companies led by experienced teams. The firm believes that beyond financial resources, community and team support represent a critical form of capital. They structure deals flexibly by combining primary and secondary financing, positioning themselves to support companies in their later growth phases approaching public markets. With over 100 portfolio companies and 20+ IPO exits, they focus on backing proven leaders.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 20, 2026.
Team · 22 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 86 of 99 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×42AI & Machine Learning ×36SaaS ×21Cloud Computing ×15Data & Infrastructure ×15Consumer ×13Developer Tools ×13Fintech ×13
HQs:United States×34United Kingdom×1Ireland×1Sweden×1
Investments · showing 60 of 99
founders shown can be your intro pathAuth0 is an authentication and authorization platform that secures applications, AI agents, and internal tools by providing identity management, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and fine-grained access control capabilities.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Workday Adaptive Planning is an enterprise performance management (EPM) software platform that uses AI to automate financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and workforce planning for large organizations. The platform serves enterprises of all sizes across diverse industries, enabling teams to consolidate data, model scenarios, and make strategic decisions faster.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
AKASA provides generative AI solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems automate administrative workflows and reduce costs. The company builds AI assistants and workflow automation tools designed for revenue cycle teams at providers, payers, and healthcare organizations.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Algolia provides an API platform that enables developers to integrate search and discovery functionality into websites and mobile applications, serving thousands of companies across e-commerce, media, and SaaS.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)inJulien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in
AT&T provides cybersecurity services and network security solutions for businesses, including threat detection and protection against AI and quantum computing-related threats. The company offers Dynamic Defense, a carrier-scale secure connectivity infrastructure to protect enterprises.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software
Ambience is an AI platform that captures clinical encounters in real time, generates documentation, and suggests coding for healthcare providers across 200+ specialties. The platform helps health systems reduce clinician documentation burden, improve revenue integrity through coding accuracy, and ensure compliance.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Molekule develops light-activated air purification technology combined with HEPA and carbon filtration to capture and destroy airborne pollutants and pathogens in homes and commercial spaces. The company serves residential customers, businesses, hospitals, schools, and public transportation facilities seeking clean indoor air solutions.
CleantechConsumerHardwareHealthtechPalm Beach Gardens, US
AppDynamics (now part of Splunk Observability) provides full-stack observability and application performance monitoring for hybrid, on-premises, and multi-tier applications, helping enterprise teams troubleshoot performance and security issues linked to business impact.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Applied Intuition develops physical AI software for autonomous and intelligent machines, including vehicles, robots, ships, and satellites across industries like automotive, defense, logistics, and manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US
Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)Peter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)
Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications. The company focuses on enabling distributed computing and artificial intelligence capabilities at the edge of networks.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Attentive provides a mobile-first customer engagement platform that enables brands to orchestrate email, SMS, RCS, push, and AI-powered campaigns. The platform serves direct-to-consumer and ecommerce businesses seeking to drive customer engagement and revenue through unified messaging and identity resolution.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing Tech
Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)
Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack. The platform handles post-training, model performance profiling, and multi-cloud infrastructure management for enterprises running large language models and other AI systems in production.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Tuhin Srivastava(CEO and Co-Founder)inAmir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inPankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)in
Anaplan is an AI-driven scenario planning and analysis platform that helps enterprises optimize decision-making by transforming data into actionable insights and enabling dynamic scenario planning. The platform serves large organizations across multiple industries seeking to improve strategic planning and business intelligence.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)
Carbon designs and manufactures 3D-printed products using advanced photopolymer resins, computational design tools, and proprietary hardware. The company serves product brands seeking high-performance, customizable solutions with exceptional mechanical properties.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries. The platform serves organizations requiring fast data analysis across large-scale, continuously growing datasets.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)Alexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)
UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems. The platform helps organizations manage the full automation lifecycle from workflow design to ROI tracking.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaS
Cohesity provides cyber resilience software that helps organizations identify and protect the minimal critical datasets and systems needed to restart operations after ransomware attacks or disasters. The platform enables rapid recovery planning and business continuity for enterprises across industries.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise Software
Sanjay Poonen(CEO & President)
Confluent provides a cloud-native platform for real-time data streaming and movement, enabling organizations to connect applications and respond to business events as they occur. The platform serves as a central infrastructure layer for handling continuously flowing data across enterprise systems.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US
Contrast Security provides an Application and API Security platform that detects and stops live application-layer attacks using patented in-app sensors. The platform serves development, application security, and security operations teams seeking real-time visibility and protection for modern software threats.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
<UNKNOWN>Rick Fitz(Chief Executive Officer)Jeff Williams(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)
ServiceTitan provides software to home and commercial services contractors (plumbers, electricians, HVAC, etc.) to manage their operations, customer relationships, and business growth.
Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Ara(Co-founder)Vahe(Co-founder)
Cribl builds a vendor-agnostic telemetry platform for IT and Security teams at large enterprises to manage, route, and analyze data for investigations and AI-powered operations. The platform enables organizations to keep data searchable and usable across systems without vendor lock-in.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Clint SharpDritan BitinckaLedion Bitincka
Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Original creators of Apache Spark, Delta Lake, MLflow and Unity Catalog<UNKNOWN>
Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders. The platform handles payroll, compliance, and HR administration for companies managing international workforces.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Bouaziz(CEO & Co-Founder)inShuo Wang(CRO & Co-Founder)in
Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences. The platform serves enterprises seeking to build a skilled, adaptable workforce through integrated learning resources and talent development.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Blake(CEO)Eric Sharp
Dollar Shave Club offers razors and grooming products through a subscription model, delivering sharp stainless steel blades and shaving essentials directly to consumers at lower price points.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles, US
DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.
ConsumerFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US
Tony Xu(Founder/CEO)inAndy Fang(Founder)inStanley Tang(Founder)in
Druva provides a cloud-native data backup and security platform that protects data and workloads across multiple environments. The solution offers backup, recovery, encryption, and threat detection capabilities for enterprises seeking comprehensive data resilience.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & Infrastructure
Firstup provides an AI-powered enterprise communication platform that delivers targeted messages to dispersed workforces across shifts and locations to improve employee engagement, retention, and business outcomes. The platform serves industries including healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality, and retail by connecting frontline and office workers through mobile, web, and in-facility channels.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Rakuten operates a cash back rewards platform that allows consumers to earn cash back on purchases from over 3,500 partner retailers across both online and offline channels. Members can redeem rewards as cash, credit card points, or gift cards.
ConsumerFintechMarketplaces
AWS Elemental provides cloud-based and on-premises media services for video processing, encoding, and delivery at scale. The platform serves broadcasters, streaming services, and media companies who need to prepare, transport, and monetize video content globally.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & Entertainment
EliseAI applies artificial intelligence to streamline operations in housing and healthcare, two industries historically resistant to technological transformation. The company serves apartments and healthcare providers seeking to optimize complex, labor-intensive workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPropTechSaaS
Minna Song(Co-founder and CEO)
Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process. The company partners with established insurance carriers to offer life insurance products to consumers seeking affordable protection.
FintechInsurTech
Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)
Gainsight provides a customer intelligence platform for revenue and sales teams that helps identify and prevent revenue leakage, optimize renewal processes, and identify expansion opportunities within existing customer bases. The product uses machine learning to forecast renewals and automate renewal workflows for enterprise software customers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales Tech
FabFitFun is a subscription box service that delivers curated full-size products to customers on a seasonal basis, with customization options. The company targets consumers interested in lifestyle, wellness, and beauty products.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerWellness & Fitness
FalconX is a digital assets prime brokerage providing institutional clients with 24/7 access to liquidity and capital solutions through proprietary technology designed for risk management in volatile markets. The company operates as financial infrastructure serving top global financial institutions with trading, options, and related services.
Crypto & Web3Fintech<UNKNOWN>
Function Health provides routine whole-body lab testing, advanced imaging, and access to top doctors to help individuals achieve preventive health awareness and disease avoidance. The company combines medical diagnostics with technology to give patients comprehensive health insights.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Mark Hyman, M.D.(CMO)Mark Hyman(CMO)
GitLab is an intelligent orchestration platform for DevSecOps that enables teams and AI agents to collaborate on the full software development lifecycle, from planning through deployment, with integrated security and compliance capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Sid Sijbrandij(Founder/CEO)inDmytro Zaporozhets(Founder/CTO)in
Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models. It serves creative professionals and developers building applications with tools like AI agents, automation, and a supercomputer interface.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Hippocratic AI develops generative AI agents designed for healthcare delivery, working with hospital systems, health plans, and life sciences companies to support clinical decision-making and patient care. The company combines AI technology with healthcare expertise to deploy AI solutions across provider, payer, and pharmaceutical segments.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Munjal Shah(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)Dr. Meenesh Bhimani(Chief Medical Officer, co-founder)Vishal Parikh(Chief Product Officer, Co-founder)Subho Mukherjee(Chief Science Officer, Co-founder)
Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries. The platform offers real-time monitoring, carrier failover, and unified dashboard management across 190+ countries.
HardwareIoTSaaS
HotelTonight is an online marketplace offering discounted last-minute hotel bookings across thousands of properties in major cities and destinations worldwide. The platform serves leisure travelers seeking deals on same-day or advance reservations through its website and mobile app.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Imperfect Produce is a grocery delivery service that sources surplus, cosmetically imperfect, and overstocked food items directly from farmers and producers, then delivers them at discounted prices to consumers. The company aims to reduce food waste and build a more sustainable food system.
Circular EconomyFoodTech
Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies. The company resolves millions of conversations weekly and serves businesses across all industries seeking automated customer experience management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE
Eoghan McCabe(Co-founder & CEO)Des Traynor(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)Ciaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)David Barrett(Co-founder)
Skillz operates a mobile gaming platform that enables competitive play matched by skill level, offering players real-world prize opportunities while providing game developers a monetization system. The platform partners with nonprofit organizations through charity tournaments.
ConsumerGaming
Andrew Paradise(CEO & Founder)
Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments. The company serves enterprises managing IoT and industrial control system security risks.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US
Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)Rob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)Rob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)J.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)
Kong builds an API and AI connectivity platform that manages the complete lifecycle of APIs across any cloud environment. The platform serves developers and enterprises building and connecting applications, microservices, and AI workloads.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Augusto Marietti(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)Marco Palladino(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)
Stance designs and manufactures socks and underwear for athletes, artists, and active individuals, with particular focus on comfort and craftsmanship through products like casual socks, performance socks, and underwear. The company is based in California and holds partnerships with major sports leagues including the NBA and MLB.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceCalifornia, US
Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing platform that allows individuals to rent vehicles from local car owners for trips and travel needs.
MarketplacesMobility & Transportation
Lumosity offers a brain-training platform that converts cognitive exercises from neuroscience research into interactive games, with personalized feedback and progress tracking tailored to individual cognition.
ConsumerWellness & Fitness
Veracode provides an application security platform for scanning, identifying, and remediating software flaws across the software development lifecycle and supply chain. The company serves enterprises and software development teams seeking to build secure software from development through deployment.
CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software
Poshmark is a fashion resale marketplace that enables individuals to buy and sell secondhand clothing and accessories through a mobile-first platform. The company operates a community-driven commerce model focused on sustainable fashion across the U.S. and Canada.
Circular EconomyE-commerceMarketplacesSocial
Manish ChandraChetan PungaliyaGautam GolwalaTracy Sun
MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings. The platform enables maintenance, safety, and operational management via mobile devices, helping companies improve equipment uptime and reduce operational costs.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaS
Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)Hugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Founders Circle Capital invest at?
- Founders Circle Capital invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Founders Circle Capital focus on?
- Founders Circle Capital focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Founders Circle Capital located?
- Founders Circle Capital is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
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