Steve Vassallo
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Foundation Capital · Anchor Investor & Fund Advisor at Designer Fund · Board director at Helius Blockchain Technologies · Board director at Dlthub · Board director at Mode Analytics
Palo Alto, California, United States
About
Investor at Foundation Capital who has authored perspectives on companies including Cerebras and the state of AI in design.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Board director at Helius Blockchain Technologies
Intro paths
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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Helius Blockchain Technologies's investors below.
Helius Blockchain Technologies's investors · 2
Co-founders at Helius Blockchain Technologies
RM
Rifat Mert MumtazExecutive Officer, Director
LV
Liam VovkExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Dlthub
Intro paths
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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Dlthub's investors below.
Dlthub's investors · 5
Co-founders at Dlthub
MR
Marcin RudolfDirector
MK
Matthaus KrzykowskiExecutive Officer, Director
AH
Anna HoffmannFounder
AB
Adrian BrudaruFounder
Board director at Mode Analytics
Intro paths
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In turn, Steve can intro founders to Mode Analytics's investors below.
Mode Analytics's investors · 3
Co-founders at Mode Analytics
DS
Derek SteerExecutive Officer, Director
BS
Bennett StancilExecutive Officer
JF
Joshua FergusonExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Foundation CapitalGeneral Partnercurrent2007 — present
- Cerebras SystemsBoard of Directorscurrent2016 — present
- Solana LabsInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- Loft OrbitalBoard of Directorscurrent2019 — present
- StripeInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- AnomaloBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- HeliusBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- LayerBoard of Directorscurrent2023 — present
- dltHubBoard of Directorscurrent2024 — present
- OuterboundsBoard of Directorscurrent2021 — present
- Trust LabBoard of Directorscurrent2020 — present
- FramerInvestorcurrent2014 — present
- SidebarInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- HobbesInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- End CloseInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- Brave SoftwareInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- MotherDuckInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- Designer FundInvestor & Advisorcurrent2014 — present
- Keeper TaxInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Simple HabitBoard of Directorscurrent2018 — present
- ForUsAllBoard of Directorscurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OAK NetworkInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Electric Sheep RoboticsInvestor2020 — 2025
- Mantle Inc.Board of Directors2018 — 2025
- NorthstarInvestor2020 — 2025
- FennelInvestor2022 — 2025
- TeleportInvestor2022 — 2025
- TabularInvestor2021 — 2024
- ThreadsInvestor2019 — 2024
- ModeBoard of Directors2015 — 2023
- Sentient EnergyBoard of Directors2009 — 2020
- Bolt ThreadsBoard of Directors2011 — 2020
- AutoGrid SystemsBoard of Directors2011 — 2019
- SunrunBoard of Directors2008 — 2019
- Abstract AppInvestor2016 — 2019
- The Nueva SchoolBoard of Trustees2009 — 2018
- Automatic LabsInvestor2013 — 2017
- Pocket (Formerly Read It Later)Board of Directors2011 — 2017
- Control4Board of Directors2010 — 2015
- NingVP Product & Engineering2004 — 2006
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Education
- Stanford UniversityMS, Electromechanical Engineering
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessMBA
- ETH ZürichRobotics
- Worcester Polytechnic InstituteBS, Mechanical Engineering
Skills & more
Strategy27Strategic Planning5SaaS6Enterprise Software2Venture Capital99Private Equity37Investments6Start-ups86Product Management35Entrepreneurship36Product Development21Corporate Development
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Mobile DevicesCloud ComputingBusiness DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsBusiness StrategyMobile ApplicationsGo-to-market StrategyProduct MarketingProgram ManagementProduct DesignFrom Steve's professional profile.
Deals · 2
Helius Blockchain TechnologiesBoard seat
via Foundation Capital · filed Dec 2024 · $21.7M raise
Mode AnalyticsBoard seat
via Foundation Capital · filed Aug 2020 · $33M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
Per SEC Form D filings.
Colleagues at Foundation Capital
Alejandra Martinez
Partner at Foundation Capital
Angus Davis
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Arsalan Tavakoli
Investor at Foundation Capital
Ashu Garg
Investor at Foundation Capital
Charles Moldow
General Partner at Foundation Capital
Gracie Zaro
Partner at Foundation Capital
Jaya
Investor at Foundation Capital
Jaya Gupta
Investor at Foundation Capital
Network2
Investors connected to Steve in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Steve Vassallo?
- Investor at Foundation Capital who has authored perspectives on companies including Cerebras and the state of AI in design.
- Where does Steve Vassallo work?
- Steve Vassallo is General Partner at Foundation Capital and Board director at Helius Blockchain Technologies and Board director at Dlthub and Board director at Mode Analytics.
- What does Steve Vassallo invest in?
- Steve Vassallo invests in AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- What boards does Steve Vassallo sit on?
- Steve Vassallo holds tracked board seats at Dlthub, ForUsAll, Helius Blockchain Technologies, Loft Orbital, Mode Analytics.
- Where did Steve Vassallo go to school?
- Steve Vassallo studied at Stanford University (MS, Electromechanical Engineering); Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA); ETH Zürich (Robotics).
Same school
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Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,297
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Also attended ETH Zürich214
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Also attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute31
Abe MurrayGeneral Partner at AlleyCorpJiong MaInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersJill GoldsteinPrincipal at Vida VenturesStephen MarcusCo-Founder and General Partner at Riot VenturesKun PengGP at Blockchain BuildersBob MasonCo-Founder and Managing Partner at Argon
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Shared employers
Also worked at Cerebras Systems15
Michelle FangResident at Lux CapitalAlbert WangSenior Director at Qualcomm VenturesScott PettyGP & Senior Advisor at Signal Peak VenturesLior SusanDirector of Content at Eclipse VenturesJJ MoiDesign Partner at Prime Movers LabAdit SinghPartner at Cota Capital
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Also worked at Anomalo3
Also worked at Framer7
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