How many investments has Founders Circle Capital made?

Founders Circle Capital has 94 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.

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.

Does Founders Circle Capital lead rounds?

Founders Circle Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Founders Circle Capital co-invest with?

Founders Circle Capital most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among 544 tracked co-investors.

Founders Circle Capital

Growth equityActively deploying

San Francisco · Growth–Late Stage · 25 people tracked

Also known as FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL AFFILIATES · FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL, LLC · NowFounders Circle Capital

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Investment thesis

Founders Circle Capital backs growth-stage companies that are closer to going public than to their early prototyping phase. The firm differentiates itself by providing two forms of capital: flexible financing that packages both primary and secondary transactions for a company, and a community of peer leaders and teams that it considers an equally valuable resource. The emphasis is on supporting the founders, executives, and people building fast-growing businesses.

Invests inSector AgnosticGlobal San Francisco

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Growth–Late Stage

San Francisco, CA, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2012

AUM

$1.7B

Tracked investments

100

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Jessica Crossfield· Leads Founders Circle's international office in Qatar· Doha, Qatarin

Jessica Crossfield studied chemical engineering in Oklahoma and began her career at Chevron, working on offshore oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico where she designed spill-prevention systems and contributed to Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan. She later earned a degree from London Business School and worked across commodity trading, consulting, and strategy roles, including engagements at Bain in Dubai supporting Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 and a Saudi family office focused on education. She now leads Founders Circle's first international office in Qatar.

Andrew Boston· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Andrew Boston began his career in banking before moving into technology, joining a consumer bio-sensory startup to run product development and founding an eye-tracking and market research company. He studied at Harvard, including an MBA, and spent time at Oxford, focusing on entrepreneurship and venture capital. He is part of the team at Founders Circle Capital, which works in secondary investments.

Kalee Gardella· Partner & Chief Community Officer· Coloradoin

Kalee Gardella is Partner and Chief Community Officer at Founders Circle Capital, where she leads The Circle, the firm's private leadership community for executives. She studied marketing, communications, and social entrepreneurship at Northeastern University and spent about a decade in tech marketing and communications roles at VMware, and later as Head of Marketing at Trinity Ventures. After relocating to Colorado in 2020, she founded a consulting firm serving VCs before joining Founders Circle full time.

Ken Loveless· Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Ken Loveless co-created Founders Circle Capital, having previously worked at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB), where he developed a quantitative model and analytics engine to identify and rank high-performing private technology companies, as well as a founder liquidity service. He also worked earlier at JP Morgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. His work focuses on providing liquidity solutions to founders of high-growth private companies.

Marilu Livermore· Partner + Chief Growth Officer of The Circle· San Franciscoin

Marilu Livermore is a Cuban-American who grew up in Miami and earned an accounting degree from the University of Florida. She began her career as a financial auditor at McGladrey and Pullen in New York before spending eight years on product teams at Gap Inc., where she worked on launches including Piperlime, 1969 Denim, and Gap Fit. At Founders Circle she built the firm's leadership community program, The Circle, moving from marketing and operations consultant to Head of Brand and Growth, and now serves as Partner and Chief Growth Officer focused on brand building and marketing.

Owen Van Arsdale· Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Owen Van Arsdale is a member of the team at Founders Circle Capital. He studied at the University of Virginia's McIntire School of Commerce and earned a Master's in Education there, and played on UVA's national championship lacrosse team. Before joining Founders Circle, he worked with Harlem Lacrosse, helping grow the program into a national organization.

Ryan Morrison· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Ryan Morrison is an investor at Founders Circle Capital. He graduated from the University of Virginia, earning finance and accounting training at the McIntire School of Commerce along with a Global Sustainability degree. Before venture, he spent about two years as a technology investment banker at Barclays, advising on over 25 M&A and capital markets transactions, including IPOs for companies such as Uber, Crowdstrike, and Chewy.

Rebecca Wood· Partner· San Francisco, Californiain

Ron Hirson· Venture Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Ron Hirson was born in South Africa, grew up in Southern California, and studied Environmental Studies with minors in Business Administration and Education at UCLA. He began his career as a management consultant before co-founding several startups, including BOKU, which he took public, and held product leadership roles including Chief Product Officer at DocuSign, where he oversaw Product, Design, Research, and Data Science. Over his career he has helped build four startups, two as co-founder and two as Chief Product Officer.

Amy Aina· Director of Executive Operations· Bay Area (South Bay)in

Amy Aina joined Founders Circle Capital in 2018, where she supports the firm's Investment Team Partners in an organizational and executive support capacity. She studied psychology at Northeastern University, where she played on the women's basketball team, and later earned a Master's in Public Health from Boston University. Before moving to the Bay Area, she worked at Brigham and Women's Hospital leading programs on racial disparities in health and healthcare workforce diversity, and later ran a lifestyle management business for local realtors and attorneys.

Anthony Matusich· CFO· San Josein

Anthony Matusich is the CFO at Founders Circle Capital, focusing on finance, tax, and compliance operations. He began his career in public accounting at a regional firm and then KPMG, later joining tempCFO as a Principal handling finance operations for venture-backed startups and funds. He subsequently served as the first CFO of Sapphire Ventures, where he built the firm's finance function over nearly a decade. He holds an accounting degree from California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo.

Avery Cannon· Chief Administrative Officer· San Francisco Bay Areain

Avery Cannon grew up in Northern California in a family with a background in agriculture and cattle ranching. She earned a degree in Economics with a minor in Art History from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and began her career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen before spending time working for a Dutch company in Amsterdam. She later moved into venture capital, focusing on capital and LP relationships, and joined Founders Circle Capital after previously working at Shasta Ventures.

Caroline Fairbank· Investorin

Caroline Fairbank studied economics at Dartmouth, during which she worked at a fintech startup in London. After graduating she worked in strategy consulting in New York, then moved to equity research at JPMorgan before transitioning into venture capital at Founders Circle Capital. She co-leads the San Francisco chapter of Synergist, a nonprofit supporting young women early in their careers.

Dominick Richiuso· Investor· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Dominick Richiuso is a member of the team at Founders Circle Capital, having joined through the firm's intern-to-investor pathway. He graduated with high honors from the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a First Team All-American rower, and previously worked with the Wharton School's OIDD department, PURE Property Management, and Bellwether Asset Management. He grew up in the Bay Area and focuses on evaluating investments and automating firm processes.

Frank Luo· Investor· San Franciscoin

Frank Luo studied finance and behavioral economics at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he also rowed varsity lightweight. Before joining Founders Circle Capital, he worked on the venture team at StepStone across direct investments, fund secondaries, and fund primaries.

Hannah Starbranch· Content and Communications, The Circle· Greater Bostonin

Hannah Starbranch leads Content and Communications for The Circle at Founders Circle Capital, where she works to attract growth-stage CXOs to the community and build resources from members' shared expertise. She holds a journalism degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and previously worked in marketing and content roles at Sartori Cheese, the food tech startup Spoiler Alert, BostonChefs.com, Harvard Innovation Labs, and BentoBox. Her work focuses on content strategy, email marketing, SEO, and social media.

Holt Johnstone· Controller· San Francisco Bay Areain

Holt Johnstone works at Founders Circle Capital in investment management. He earned an accounting degree from Saint Mary's College of California, then began his career in audit at Deloitte before moving into investment management finance and fund strategy at Vista Equity Partners and Sequoia Capital. His work centers on financial processes, analysis, and insights that support strategic decisions.

Lani Nguyen· Executive Assistant· San Jose, Californiain

Lani Nguyen is an Executive Assistant at Founders Circle Capital, where she supports firm leadership and manages office operations, executive schedules, and daily workflows. She previously spent five years as an Executive Assistant at H.I.G. Capital, worked at a South African venture capital firm establishing a Bay Area presence, and served as an advisor at a nonprofit medical school. She studied Health Science and Communications at San Jose State University.

Mark Dempster· Investor· Menlo Park, Californiain 𝕏

Mark Dempster has 21 years in venture capital and 31 years in marketing. He previously served as Marketing Partner at Sequoia Capital, where he built the firm's marketing and services function and worked with numerous founders. At Founders Circle Capital, he founded The Circle, a private peer-to-peer leadership community for founders.

Mike Jung· Managing Director· San Francisco, California

Mike Jung is a co-founder of Founders Circle Capital. He previously led corporate strategy and business development at Ask.com, taking part in its 1999 IPO and structuring distribution deals and acquisitions, and later invested as a partner at JPMorgan Partners and its successor Panorama Capital. He also co-founded the Alpha Network, an early-stage networking community of founders and CEOs, with Eric Chin of Crosslink.

Nikki Tatalovich· Senior Manager, Events & Partnerships· United Statesin

Nikki Tatalovich has more than seven years of experience designing and running strategic event programs across venture capital, enterprise technology, and philanthropy. Before joining Founders Circle Capital, she led Wing Venture Capital's Enterprise Tech 30 campaign (with Nasdaq and Newcomer Media), worked at Visund Ventures, built ESG programming for Moonridge Group, and organized wish experiences at Make-A-Wish. At Founders Circle Capital she directs in-person events strategy across the firm and The Circle and manages strategic partnerships and sponsorships.

Payton Quass· Accounting Manager· Salt Lake City Metropolitan Areain

Payton Quass is Accounting Manager at Founders Circle Capital. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Financial Economics from Brigham Young University–Idaho and previously worked as a fund accountant at UMB Fund Services and MUFG Investor Services.

Tyler Zengo· Investment Analyst· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Tyler Zengo is an investment analyst at Founders Circle Capital who joined the firm after interning there. He began studying physics at the University of Chicago before switching to economics, prompted by internships at an eCommerce startup, Silicon Valley Bank, and Credit Suisse. He grew up as a competitive slopestyle skier in Vermont.

Adam Simons· Investor· Oakland, Californiain

Adam Simons is an investor, adviser, and board member to early-stage and emerging companies globally, offering operational guidance, strategic planning, and fundraising support. He spent 15 years in large enterprises across hospitality, technology, healthcare, financial services, and consumer packaged goods before building an advisory practice focused on working with startup founders and their teams. Simons holds an MBA in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from NYU's Leonard N. Stern School of Business and a bachelor's degree in Communication from Cornell University, and serves as a lecturer at Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Anagha Bharadwaj· Investor· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

What they invest in

from 90 of 100 portfolio companies

Enterprise Software ×44AI & Machine Learning ×38SaaS ×26Data & Infrastructure ×17Cloud Computing ×16Developer Tools ×16Consumer ×13Fintech ×13

HQs:United States×77United Kingdom×1Ireland×1Sweden×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 74 portfolio companies

32%

solo founders

24 of 74 mapped founding teams

61%

repeat founders

of 95 founders with career history

~5 yrs

old at investment

median across 12 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×242 founders×223 founders×164+ founders×12

Where their founders studiedfrom 85 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×9Harvard University ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5Stanford University ×4Harvard Business School ×3Northwestern University ×3The University of Texas at Austin ×3Yale University ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 95 founders with career history

Stanford University ×5Facebook ×3University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ×3Andreessen Horowitz ×2Ditto ×2Dropbox ×2Exalead ×2Goldman Sachs ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×7 500 Global ×2 Techstars ×2

16 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 88 with degree data)

Investments · 100 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2024 · 1 2022 · 2 2021 · 2 2019 · 2 2018 · 2 2017 · 2 2016 · 1 2015 · 3 2014 · 419 dated

DocuSigndocusign.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: DOCU

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Director)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)Neil Hudspith(Executive Officer)Reggie Davis(Executive Officer)Keith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)Allan Thygesenin

Co-investorsBain Capital Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Comcast Ventures Draper Associates Linus Ventures Scale Venture Partners +9 more

DoorDashdoordash.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: DASH

DoorDash operates a restaurant delivery platform that connects customers with dining establishments across hundreds of cities in North America through a logistics network.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(Co-founder & CEO)inAndy Fang(Co-founder & CTO)inStanley Tang(Co-founder & CPO)inGergely Nemeth(Senior Engineering Manager)

Co-investorsA*BoxGroup Brave Capital Coatue Management CRV (Charles River Ventures)Day One Ventures +24 more

GitLabgitlab.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: GTLB

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)inDmitriy Zaporozhets(Cofounder)Paul Machle(Executive Officer)

BoardBruce Armstrong(Director)in

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation August Capital Base Partners Bling Capital Category Ventures Coatue Management +21 more

Pinterestpinterest.comNYSE: PINS

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.

San Francisco, US

Evan Sharp(Co-founder & CDO)Ben Silbermann(Co-founder & CEO)inPaul Sciarra(Co-founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)Bill Readyin

Co-investorsA.Capital Ventures A*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture Partners Amakor Andreessen Horowitz +44 more

Twiliotwilio.com in 𝕏NYSE: TWLO

Twilio provides a cloud-based communications platform that enables businesses to integrate voice, messaging, and video into applications using APIs.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jeff Lawson(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inEvan Cooke(Director)Lee Kirkpatrick(Chief Financial Officer)Roy Ng(Executive Officer)Karyn Smith(Executive Officer)John Wolthuis

Co-investors500 Global Bessemer Venture Partners Draper Associates Founders Fund Icon Ventures K2 Global +16 more

Adaptive Insightsadaptiveinsights.com in 𝕏acquired by Workday · Jun 2018

Adaptive Insights developed cloud-based corporate performance management software for financial planning, budgeting, forecasting, and reporting.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPalo Alto, US

Robert Hull(Founder and Chairman)Thomas Bogan(Chief Executive Officer and Board Member)John Herr(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardTerry Opdendyk(Board Member (ONSET Ventures))Byron Deeter(Director)inRobert Antoniades(Board Member (Information Venture Partners))

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners JMI Equity Norwest Venture Partners

AKASAakasa.com in

AKASA provides generative AI solutions for healthcare revenue cycle management, helping health systems automate administrative workflows and reduce costs.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Coatue Management Balaji Srinivasan Preface Ventures Refactor Capital

Algoliaalgolia.com in 𝕏

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.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nicolas Dessaigne(Founder/Board Member)inJulien Lemoine(Founder/CTO)in

BoardPhilippe Botteri(Director)in

Co-investors500 Global Accel Acequia Capital (AceCap)Aglae Ventures Collective Liquidity Glynn Capital Management +14 more

AlienVaultalienvault.com in 𝕏

AT&T provides cybersecurity services and network security solutions for businesses, including threat detection and protection against AI and quantum computing-related threats.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise Software

Co-investorsAdara Ventures Correlation Ventures Intel Capital Jackson Square Ventures Kleiner Perkins Notable Capital

Ambience Healthcareambiencehealthcare.com in

Ambience is an AI platform that captures clinical encounters in real time, generates documentation, and suggests coding for healthcare providers across 200+ specialties.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Michael Ng(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Nikhil Buduma(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

BoardMamoon Hamid(Director)inVignesh Chandramouli(Director)

Co-investors500 Global AirTree Ventures AIX Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Collective Liquidity Friale +5 more

Anaplan Incanaplan.com inAcquired

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.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Michael Gould(Director)Guy Haddleton(Director)Charlie Gottdiener(Chief Executive Officer, Member of the Board)Frederic Laluyaux(Executive Officer, Director)James Budge(Executive Officer)Adrian Kunzle(Director)

Co-investorsCategory Ventures Coatue Management Cross Creek Advisors Glilot Capital Partners Golub Growth Harmony Partners +9 more

AppDynamicsappdynamics.com in 𝕏Oct 2015Acquired

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 SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jyoti Bansal(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer (2008–2015); Founder & Chairman (2015–2017))inBhaskar Sunkara(Co-Founder & Director of Engineering (2008–2014); Chief Technology Officer (2014–2019))David Wadhwani(President & Chief Executive Officer)inRandy S. Gottfried(Executive Officer)Daniel J. Wright(Senior Vice President and General Counsel)Randy Gottfried(Chief Financial Officer)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Cross Creek Advisors General Atlantic Greylock Partners Harmony Partners IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+5 more

Applied Intuitionappliedintuition.com in 𝕏

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 TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSunnyvale, US

Qasar Younis(Co-founder and CEO)inPeter Ludwig(Co-founder and CTO)

Co-investors137 Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Coatue Management Elad Gil EQUIAM Floodgate +22 more

Armadaarmada.ai in

Armada develops edge computing and AI solutions for industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeep Tech

Dan Wright(Founder)inJon Runyan(Founder)inPradeep Nair(Founder)

Co-investors137 Ventures Artisanal Ventures Contrary CRESCENT COVE CAPITAL Felicis Ventures Flyover Capital +11 more

Attentive Mobileattentivemobile.com in 𝕏

Attentive provides a mobile-first customer engagement platform that enables brands to orchestrate email, SMS, RCS, push, and AI-powered campaigns.

AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing TechHoboken, US

Andrew Jones(Director)Brian Culbertson Long(Executive Officer, Director)Amit Jhawar(Chief Executive Officer)

BoardScott Friend(Director)in

Co-investorsCollective Liquidity EQUIAM FUSE G Squared MetaProp Ventures NextView Ventures +4 more

Auth0auth0.com in 𝕏

Auth0 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 SoftwareBellevue, US

Carlos Eugenio Pace(Executive Officer, Director)Eugenio P.(Founder)inJonathan I. Gelsey(Executive Officer, Director)Matias Woloski(Director)

BoardSunil Nagaraj(Director)Karan Mehandru(Director)in

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Endeavor Catalyst FUSE K9 Ventures NTT DOCOMO Ventures NXTP +11 more

BarkBoxbark.co 𝕏Jul 2014

BARK offers subscription products for dogs, including BarkBox and Super Chewer monthly themed boxes of toys, treats, and chews, along with dental health and wellness products.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Henrik Werdelin(Director)inMatt Meeker(Director)Carly Strife(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBoxGroup Lerer Hippeau RRE Ventures

Basetenbaseten.co in 𝕏

Baseten provides AI inference and infrastructure services that optimize model deployment, serving, and orchestration across the full stack.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Tuhin Srivastava(CEO and Co-Founder)inAmir Haghighat(CTO and Co-Founder)inPhil Howes(Co-Founder & Chief Scientist)inPankaj Gupta(Co-Founder)inPhilip Howes(Co-Founder and Chief Scientist)Danielle Herzberg(Executive Officer)

Co-investors01 Advisors AI Fund Alpha Partners Aspire11 Athletic Ventures Battery Ventures +23 more

Carboncarbon3d.com in

Carbon provides 3D printing hardware, photopolymer resins, and computational design software that brands use to design, develop, and manufacture high-performance products.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRedwood City, US

Joseph M. DeSimone(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph DeSimone, PhD(Co-Founder & Board Member)inPhilip DeSimone(Co-founder & Office of the CEO)inSteve Nelson(Launch CEO & Co-founder)inEd Samulski, PhD(Advisor & Co-founder)inAlex Ermoshkin, PhD(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsSequoia Capital BMW i Ventures Eshelman Ventures, LLC G2 Venture Partners Next Legacy Partners Silver Lake Partners

Carbon Blackcarbonblack.comFeb 2014

Waltham, US

Patrick Morley(Executive Officer, Director)Eric Pyenson(Executive Officer)Gordon Pothier(Executive Officer)Richard Clarke(Director)

BoardRonald Nordin(Director)Jeff Fagnan(Director)

Co-investors.406 Ventures Accomplice Evolution Equity Partners Intel Capital Kleiner Perkins Rally Ventures Management, Llc +4 more

Clearcoclear.co in 𝕏

Clearco provides funding to e-commerce businesses based on their sales data and revenue performance.

Direct to ConsumerE-commerceFintech

Michele Romanow(Founder)inTanay Delima(Founder)Ivan Gritsiniak(Founder)in

Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures Bow Capital Frontline Ventures Garage Capital Inovia Capital Oak HC/FT +6 more

Click Houseclickhouse.com in 𝕏

ClickHouse develops a column-oriented database management system that enables real-time analytical reporting via SQL queries.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Aaron Katz(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlexey Milovidov(Co-Founder & CTO)Yury Izrailevsky(Co-Founder & President)

Co-investorsAltimeter Capital Index Ventures Adapt Ventures Artisanal Ventures Battery Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners +9 more

Cohesitycohesity.com in 𝕏Jun 2018

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.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Mohit Aron(Founder)inSanjay Poonen(CEO & President)TIMOTHY ROBBINS(Executive Officer)LORENZO MONTESI(Executive Officer)ROB SALMON(Executive Officer)

BoardWILLIAM COUGHRAN(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Adit Ventures Management, Llc Artis Ventures Battery Ventures Cisco Investments Coatue Management +20 more

Confluentconfluent.io in 𝕏Acquired

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.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMountain View, US

Neha Narkhede(Co-founder; former Chief Technology Officer and board member)inJay Kreps(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inJun Rao(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlkeon Innovation Altimeter Capital Axevil Capital Battery Ventures Coatue Management Cusp Capital +13 more

Contrast Securitycontrastsecurity.com in

Contrast Security provides an Application and API Security platform that detects and stops live application-layer attacks using patented in-app sensors.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Jeff Williams(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inRick Fitz(Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures In-Q-Tel Khosla Ventures M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Warburg Pincus Atlantic Vantage Point

Convexconvex.dev in 𝕏

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Cloud ComputingConstruction TechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSGlendale, US

Jamie Turner(Co-founder & CEO)inVahe Kuzoyan(Executive Officer, Director)Ara Mahdessian(Executive Officer, Director)James Cowling(Founder)inDavid Sherry(Executive Officer)

BoardWilliam Hsu(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners Emergence Capital Partners Index Ventures Insight Partners Mucker Capital +8 more

Criblcribl.io in 𝕏

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.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Clint Sharp(Co-Founder and CEO)inDritan Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer)inLedion Bitincka(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inZachary Johnson(Chief Financial Officer)Matthew Kelly(Chief Legal Officer)Mike Pyle(Chief Revenue Officer)

Co-investorsSequoia Capital CapitalG Citi Ventures CrowdStrike CRV (Charles River Ventures)Friends Family Capital +7 more

Databricksdatabricks.com in 𝕏

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

Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)inPatrick Wendell(Founder)inAndy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures A.Capital Ventures Aglae Ventures Alkeon Innovation Altra Venture Amplify Partners +71 more

Deeldeel.com in 𝕏

Deel is a global HR platform that enables businesses to hire, onboard, and manage employees and contractors across borders.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Alex Bouaziz(Founder/CEO)inShuo Wang(Founder/CRO)inOfer Simon(Former Co-Founder)Philippe Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Franck Cohen(Director)Alexandre Bouaziz(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsAlpha Square Group AltaIR Capital Amplo Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Coatue Management Elad Gil +34 more

Degreeddegreed.com in 𝕏

Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

David Blake(CEO)inDavid Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in

Co-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, Llc BYU Cougar Capital Contour Venture Partners Elevate Innovation Partners ETS Strategic Capital GSV Ventures +11 more

Dollar Shave Clubdollarshaveclub.com 𝕏acquired by Unilever

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

Michael Dubin(Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inDaniel Murray(Executive Officer)Kevin Datoo(Executive Officer)Mark Levine(Director)

BoardMichael Jones(Director)David Pakman(Director)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Comcast Ventures Cowboy Ventures Felicis Ventures Forerunner Ventures Hinge Capital +5 more

Druvadruva.com in 𝕏Jun 2019

Druva provides a cloud-native SaaS platform for data backup, protection, recovery, and AI-driven data insights across enterprise data and workloads.

Cloud ComputingCybersecuritySaaSSunnyvale, US

Milind Borate(Director)Jaspreet Singh(Founder & CEO)inMahesh Patel(Executive Officer)Eugenia Buzogly(Executive Officer)

BoardShailendra Jit Singh(Director)Jishnu Bhattacharjee(Director)in

Co-investorsArbor Ventures UK Hercules Capital, Inc.Orios Venture Partners Peak XV Partners Riverwood Capital Tenaya Capital +6 more

Dynamic Signaldynamicsignal.com inSep 2015

Firstup provides an enterprise communication platform that delivers targeted, personalized messages to employees across mobile, desktop, and physical channels like break room screens.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSan Bruno, US

Russell Fradin(Executive Officer, Director)Bong Suh(Executive Officer)

BoardScott Irwin(Director)inAjay Chopra(Director)Gian Fulgoni(Director)Karen Francis(Director)

Co-investorsCisco Investments Rembrandt Venture Partners

eBatesin 𝕏

Rakuten operates a Cash Back shopping platform that lets members earn money back when they buy from partner brands across categories such as apparel, beauty and wellness, grocery, travel, on-demand services, subscriptions, and dining.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechMarketplacesRetail Tech

Amit Patel(Chief Executive Officer)Greg Kaplan(Chief Financial Officer)Adrienne Down Coulson(Chief Operating Officer)Wendy Bergh(Chief Marketing Officer)Joe Molnar(Chief Technology Officer)Nilesh Khandelwal(Chief Product Officer)

Co-investorsLobby Capital

Elementalelemental.com in 𝕏Aug 2018

AWS Elemental provides cloud-based and on-premises media services for video processing, encoding, and delivery at scale.

Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareMedia & EntertainmentShelby Township, US

Co-investorsVoyager Capital

EliseAIeliseai.com in 𝕏

EliseAI applies artificial intelligence to streamline operations in housing and healthcare, two industries historically resistant to technological transformation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechPropTechSaaSNew York, US

Minna Song(Co-founder and CEO)inStoyan Stoyanov(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Korn(Executive Officer)Kamil Sindi(Director)

BoardLouis Schotsky(Director)inJo Ann Corkran(Director)in

Co-investorsAlpha Partners Andreessen Horowitz Bessemer Venture Partners Golden Seeds Gray Line Partners Ground Up Ventures +6 more

ETHOSethos.com in 𝕏

Ethos provides online life insurance that customers can purchase entirely through a digital platform without the traditional lengthy application process.

FintechInsurTech

Lingke Wang(Co-founder)Peter Colis(Co-founder)Lingke W.(Founder)in

Co-investorsEvolution VC Partners MGV.VC MS&AD Ventures SoftBank Vision Fund Soundproof Ventures Andreessen Horowitz +4 more

FabFitFunfabfitfun.com 𝕏

FabFitFun sells a subscription box service that delivers seasonal boxes of full-size lifestyle, beauty, and wellness products, with options to customize the box contents.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceBeverly Hills, US

Michael Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Broukhim(Executive Officer, Director)inKatie KitchensSam Teller

Co-investors500 Global G Squared Kleiner Perkins New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Unilever Ventures Upfront Ventures +2 more

FalconXfalconx.io in 𝕏

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.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Mateo, US

Raghu Yarlagadda(Founder)inAustin Reid inSuzy Walther inBrian Crist inVanessa Zhang in

BoardShekhar Kirani(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Accomplice B Capital Group B4 Capital Cleo Capital Coinbase Ventures +11 more

Finfin.ai in 𝕏

Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(Co-founder & CEO)inDes Traynor(Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer)inCiaran Lee(Chief Engineer & Co-founder)inDavid Barrett(Co-founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners 137 Ventures 500 Global Across Capital Partners Amplo Ventures Felicis Ventures +15 more

ForeScout Technologies, Inc.forescout.com in 𝕏Nov 2015Acquired

Forescout provides cyber-physical systems security and network access control solutions for IoT, OT, and medical device environments.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareIoTMedical DevicesPlano, US

Yehezkel Yeshurun(Director)Barry Mainz(Chief Executive Officer)inRob Gillespie(Chief Financial Officer)Rob Amezcua(Chief Revenue Officer)J.P. Asta(Chief Customer Officer)Edward Brown(Chief Legal Officer)

Co-investorsAccel Acrew Capital Aspect Ventures Cross Creek Advisors Owl Capital Toba Capital +2 more

Function Healthfunctionhealth.com in 𝕏

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.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Mark Hyman, M.D.(CMO)Mark Hyman(CMO)Jonathan Swerdlin(Founder)inPranitha Patil(Founder)in

Co-investors1843 Capital Able Partners Aglae Ventures Andreessen Horowitz Battery Ventures Blue Ivy Ventures +23 more

Fundboxfundbox.com in 𝕏

Fundbox provides fast, flexible capital access to small businesses through technology-driven lending solutions.

Fintech

Prashant Fuloria(Chief Executive Officer)inRina Jariwala(Chief Operations Officer)inAnchit Singh(Chief Business Officer)inRenuka Nayani(Chief Financial Officer)inTodd Hamblet(Chief Legal Officer)inOfer Karp(Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsAllianz X Amplo Ventures Arbor Ventures Blumberg Capital Cathay Innovation Entrée Capital +9 more

Gainsightgainsight.com in 𝕏

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.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechMountain View, US

Nick Mehta(Chief Executive Officer)inJames Eberlin(Director)Theodore Stann(Chief Financial Officer)Ajay Agarwal(Director)

BoardNakul Mandan(Director)Roger Lee(Director)

Co-investorsBattery Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Capital Innovators Cisco Investments Golub Growth Insight Partners +5 more

Hammerspacehammerspace.com in 𝕏

Hammerspace offers a data platform that unifies unstructured data across disparate storage silos, on-premises data centers, and public clouds (AWS, Azure, GCP, OCI) into a single global file system to make data available for AI workflows and GPU clusters.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & Infrastructure

Co-investorsBreak Trail Ventures Open Field Capital Prosperity7 Ventures Altimeter Capital

HashiCorphashicorp.comAcquired

HashiCorp builds multi-cloud infrastructure automation and security tools such as Terraform and Vault; an IBM subsidiary since 2025.

San Francisco, US

Mitchell Hashimoto(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Armon Dadgar(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inDavid McJannet(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardScott Raney(Director)inGlenn Solomon(Director)inRobin Vasan(Director)in

Co-investorsAmplify Partners Bessemer Venture Partners Cisco Investments Geodesic Capital ICONIQ IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+10 more

Hidden Levelhiddenlevel.com in 𝕏

Hidden Level develops advanced RF (radio frequency) sensing technology for defense, aviation, and intelligence applications.

Data & InfrastructureDeep TechDefense TechGovTechHardwareSyracuse, US

Jeffrey A. Cole(Executive Officer, Director)Brad Garber(Executive Officer)Gary Dominicos(Executive Officer)Tim Graham(Executive Officer)Mike Goll(Executive Officer)Gary S. Dominicos(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBooz Allen Ventures Claritas Capital DRONE FUND IronGate Capital Advisors Lauder Partners Lobby Capital +10 more

Higgsfield AIhiggsfield.ai in 𝕏Jan 2024

Higgsfield is a platform for creating and generating visual content, including images, videos, and cinematic scenes using AI models.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentLos Gatos, US

Alex Mashrabov(Founder & CEO)inYerzat Dulat(Executive Officer, Director)inMahi De Silva(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Alpha Intelligence Capital Alpha Square Group Angel Collective Opportunity Fund Bitkraft Esports Ventures BroadLight Capital +12 more

Hippocratic AIhippocraticai.com in 𝕏

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.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Munjal Shah(Chief Executive Officer, Co-founder)inDr. Meenesh Bhimani(Chief Medical Officer, co-founder)inVishal Parikh(Chief Product Officer, Co-founder)inSubho Mukherjee(Chief Science Officer, Co-founder)inSaad Godil(Founder)inSubhabrata (Subho) Mukherjee(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz General Catalyst Avenir Growth Capital Catalio Capital Management, LP Greycroft Hakluyt Capital +4 more

Hologramhologram.io in 𝕏Aug 2021

Hologram provides global IoT connectivity solutions that simplify device management and reduce costs for businesses deploying internet-connected devices across multiple countries.

HardwareIoTSaaSChicago, US

Benjamin Forgan(Executive Officer, Director)Patrick Wilbur(Executive Officer, Director)Anne Rosen(Executive Officer)

BoardNick Solaro(Director)in

Co-investorsBullpen Capital Capital Midwest Fund Converge Drive Capital Gutbrain Ventures Hypothesis +7 more

Hotel Tonighthoteltonight.com in 𝕏Mar 2017Acquired

HotelTonight is an online marketplace offering discounted last-minute hotel bookings across thousands of properties in major cities and destinations worldwide.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Jared Simon(Director)Sam Shank(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in

BoardRoger Lee(Director)Brian O'Malley(Director)Howard Love(Director)Rick Lewis(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Acrew Capital Aspect Ventures Battery Ventures Coatue Management Founder Collective +6 more

Huntresshuntress.com in 𝕏

Huntress provides enterprise-grade cybersecurity solutions designed for businesses of all sizes, focusing on threat detection and response to protect organizations against hackers.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareColumbia, US

Kyle R. Hanslovan(Executive Officer, Director)Christopher D. Bisnett(Executive Officer, Director)Kyle Hanslovan(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)inChris Bisnett(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)inJohn Ferrell(Co-founder and strategic executive)inMarcos E. Torres(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBlu Venture Investors ForgePoint Capital Gula Tech Adventures JMI Equity Kleiner Perkins NewView Capital +2 more

Imperfect Produceimperfectproduce.com in 𝕏

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.

Circular EconomyFoodTech

Co-investorsRanch Ventures

Jasper.aijasper.ai in 𝕏May 2022

Jasper provides an AI-powered platform for marketers and creators to generate and refine content.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US

Chris Hull(Founder/Vice President of Customer Success)inJP Morgan(Founder/CTO)inDave Rogenmoser(Founder)inJohn Philip Morgan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Shane Orlick(Executive Officer)Timothy Youngin

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Angel Collective Opportunity Fund Bessemer Venture Partners Coatue Management HubSpot Ventures IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)+6 more

Join our portfoliomonday.com in 𝕏

monday.com is a work operating system and AI platform that helps teams and organizations build custom applications, manage projects, and execute workflows across departments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSNew York, US

Roy Mann(Co-founder)inEran Zinman(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsDigital Horizon Entrée Capital Sapphire Ventures Stripes Vintage Investment Partners

Kongkonghq.com in 𝕏

Kong builds an API and AI connectivity platform that manages the complete lifecycle of APIs across any cloud environment.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Augusto Marietti(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)inMarco Palladino(Chief Technology Officer & Co-founder)Chirag Shah(Executive Officer)

BoardDevdutt Yellurkar(Director)inMike Volpi(Director)inMartin Casado(Director)in

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Index Ventures Balderton Capital CRV (Charles River Ventures)New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Notable Capital +4 more

Legoralegora.com in 𝕏

Legora builds AI-powered collaboration software for lawyers to automate routine tasks and improve efficiency in legal work.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechStockholm, SE

Max Junestrand(Founder)inSigge Labor(Founder)inAugust Erséus(Co-founder)

BoardJacob Effron(Redpoint board member)Logan Bartlett(Redpoint board member)

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Accel Alkeon Innovation Atlassian Ventures Bain Capital Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners +26 more

Lookerlooker.com 𝕏acquired by Google

Looker is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that combines conversational analytics, semantic modeling, and Google Cloud integration to transform raw data into governed, actionable insights for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Cruz, US

Lloyd Tabb(Executive Officer, Director)Frank Bien(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Moran(Executive Officer)

BoardWilliam Trenchard(Director)inTomasz Tunguz(Director)inMarc Randolph(Director)

Co-investorsCapitalG First Round Capital IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kleiner Perkins Premji Invest Sapphire Ventures +6 more

Lumositylumosity.com in 𝕏

Lumosity offers a brain-training program that adapts lab-based cognitive tasks into games, providing users with progress tracking, feedback, and insights into their cognition.

ConsumerHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsFirstMark Capital Norwest Venture Partners Harrison Metal Menlo Ventures

MaintainXgetmaintainx.com in 𝕏Acquired

MaintainX provides an AI-powered computerized maintenance management system and asset management platform designed for deskless frontline workers in industrial and operational settings.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareIoTSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Turlica(CEO and Co-Founder)inHugo Dozois-Caouette(CTO and Co-Founder)Stefan Cristian Turlica(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Haase(Founder)in

BoardCharles Reim(Director)Byron Deeter(Director)in

Co-investorsAmity Ventures August Capital Bain Capital Ventures Bessemer Venture Partners Category Ventures Crew Capital +8 more

Exits · 10

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How many investments has Founders Circle Capital made?: Founders Circle Capital has 94 tracked investments, 16 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
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.
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Who does Founders Circle Capital co-invest with?: Founders Circle Capital most often shares deals with Kleiner Perkins, Sapphire Ventures, Andreessen Horowitz, among 544 tracked co-investors.

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Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that backs founders across technology and life sciences, from early stage through growth.

Both backed · 19

DocuSign DoorDash Pinterest AlienVault Ambience Healthcare AppDynamics Applied Intuition Carbon Black Databricks FabFitFun Fin Hippocratic AI Huntress Looker Pilot Robinhood Segment Turo (RelayRides)UiPath

$500K – $15M

Bessemer Venture Partners

Bessemer Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that partners with entrepreneurs across enterprise, consumer, and healthcare sectors from early stages through growth.

Both backed · 15

DocuSign Pinterest Twilio Adaptive Insights Auth0 Click House Convex EliseAI Fin Gainsight HashiCorp Jasper.ai Legora MaintainX Sisense

$5M – $100M

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

Both backed · 12

Algolia Cohesity FalconX ForeScout Technologies, Inc.Higgsfield AI Hotel Tonight Legora PillPack Segment Sonatype UiPath Vercel

$1.6M – $70M

Battery Ventures

Battery Ventures is a global investment firm that has backed more than 450 companies over its 40-year history, operating its investment staff as a single global unit.

Both backed · 12

AppDynamics Baseten Click House Cohesity Confluent Contrast Security Databricks Function Health Gainsight Hotel Tonight Sisense StockX

$500K – $100M

Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

Both backed · 11

DoorDash Carbon Carbon Black Cohesity Confluent Cribl Druva Mercury Pilot UiPathThumbtack

$4.4M – $214M

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)

IVP (Institutional Venture Partners) is a venture capital firm that backs breakout companies at critical inflection points, helping them grow into enduring market leaders.

Both backed · 11

AppDynamics Baseten Click House Cribl HashiCorp Jasper.ai Looker Robinhood Tala UiPath Vercel

$15M – $75M

Index Ventures

Index Ventures is a multi-stage venture capital firm that backs companies from Seed to IPO and beyond, including through its dedicated seed fund Index Origin.

Both backed · 10

Click House Confluent Convex Fin Kong Multiverse Pilot Pilotly Robinhood Starburst

$540K – $10.8M

Notable Capital

Notable Capital is a venture capital firm that has partnered with founders for over two decades, backing companies from the earliest stages through to exit.

Both backed · 10

AlienVault HashiCorp Hotel Tonight Kong PlushCare Poshmark, Inc.StockX Tala VercelSlice, MyPizza Technologies, Inc.

$5M – $50M

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies focused on technology, mobile, and clean energy sectors, including biotechnology applications. The firm provides capital and strategic support to entrepreneurs developing breakthrough technologies across multiple markets.

Both backed · 8

DoorDash GitLab Twilio Click House Contrast Security Fundbox HashiCorp Vercel

$5K – $50M

Redpoint Ventures

Redpoint Ventures is a venture capital firm established in 1999 by former partners from leading venture firms, focusing on early-stage technology companies across multiple sectors. The firm leverages its partners' technology investment experience and an extensive network of entrepreneurs and industry contacts to support portfolio company growth.

Both backed · 7

Twilio Click House Cribl Function Health HashiCorp Legora Looker

$100K – $10M

CRV (Charles River Ventures)

CRV is a venture capital firm that backs founders at the seed and Series A stages, focusing on those with deep conviction and unique insights.

Both backed · 7

DoorDash Cribl Kong Mercury PillPack Pilot Vercel

$250K – $5M

Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed is a global venture capital firm that has spent over two decades backing innovative companies as an early and first investor.

Both backed · 6

AppDynamics Click House FalconX Gainsight Multiverse PlushCare

$1.7M – $87M

▶32 more co-investors

Menlo Ventures FirstMark Capital Bain Capital Ventures ACME Capital US Venture Partners Shasta Ventures Norwest Venture Partners NextView Ventures Meritech Capital Partners Entrée Capital TCV Mayfield Fund RRE Ventures Forerunner Ventures BAM Ventures .406 Ventures Evolution Equity Partners Uncork Capital Streamlined Ventures Atlas Venture NextGen Venture Partners Highland Capital Partners Hummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Craft Ventures Operator LP Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Ballistic Ventures CoinFund Blue Owl Capital Vast Ventures muru-D Sherpa Ventures

Firms observed investing alongside Founders Circle Capital, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Founders Circle Capital's recorded portfolio.

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3TS Capital Partners

3TS Capital Partners is a private equity and venture capital investor focused on technology and technology-enabled companies, notably in Central and Eastern Europe.

$324K – $10.8M

8VC

8VC is a venture capital firm investing across logistics, life sciences, healthcare, IT infrastructure, and government/defense, guided by its Smart Enterprise thesis focused on data integration and platform network effects.

$100K – $50M

Accel

Accel is a venture capital firm that partners with exceptional teams, positioning itself as a first partner to founders globally.

$1.6M – $70M

AirTree Ventures

AirTree Ventures runs Pathfinders, a free four-week in-person program in Sydney for young builders (high-school graduates up to age 23) to work on a real product, access the AirTree team and founders, and build a peer network.

$132K – $16.5M

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M

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FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL IV, L.P.vintage 2021 · 58 LPs · 506(b)$370.2Mraised

FOUNDERS CIRCLE CAPITAL III AFFILIATES FUND, L.P.vintage 2019 · 53 LPs · 506(b)$12.7Mraised

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