About Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Apr 2025, Foundation Capital is an active investor, having invested in 384 companies, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it led the $15.5M Series A round of Lumber along with 8VC. This round also saw participation from Carbide Ventures and other investors.
Overall, Foundation Capital portfolio has seen 20 unicorns, 10 IPOs and 142 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Lending Club and Rover. A lot of funds co-invest with Foundation Capital, with names like New Enterprise Associates sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Foundation Capital has team of 20 people including 17 partners.
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Foundation Capital's List of Top Investments
Foundation Capital has a portfolio of 384 companies, including 20 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Weav and Anvilogic.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, United KingdomÌý²¹²Ô»å 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTechÌý²¹²Ô»å 33 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Foundation Capital:
1. Uber
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. The platform provides services including taxi-hailing, food delivery, freight solutions, self-drive electric vehicle rentals, corporate transportation, and more. Users can book services by providing location, destination, user details, payment details, and more. The app is available for both Android and iOS devices.
Key facts about Uber
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $44B as on Dec 31, 2024
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $13.2B
- Employee Count: 31,100 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: HarbourVest Partners, Vulcan Capital and 187 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Dec 19, 2020, $1.15B
- Highlight: Public
2.
Payment processing and card issuance solutions for businesses. It offers solutions such as payment gateways, hardware-based POS terminals, billing and subscription payments, and more. It also offers financial services such as the issuance of corporate cards, business financing, and more.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2009
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: 371M SGD as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $91.5B as on Feb 27, 2025
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 5,904 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Silver Lake and
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $694M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Lending Club
P2P marketplace for consumer and business loans. It offers multiple loans including personal loans, refinancing loans, healthcare loans, SME loans, and more. It offers loans to borrowers from multiple institutional/individual investors and lenders. Loans are offered on the basis of credit assessments and user profiles.
Key facts about Lending Club
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $865M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $219M
- Employee Count: 1,194 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Wellington and 45 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Oct 18, 2016
- Highlight: Public
4. Rover
App-based pet sitting marketplace. The platform connects dog owners with dog sitters who look after pets at owners own homes. It allows users to find other pet-care service providers and book using the platform by making an online payment. Its service offerings include dog boarding, house sitting, dog walking, pet grooming, and more. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Rover
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Olympia (United States)
- Annual Revenue: €1.28M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $284M
- Employee Count: 71 as on Dec 31, 2014
- Investors: Bryant Stibel, Cross Creek and 30 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series G, May 24, 2018, $125M
- Highlight: Acquired
5.
Cloud based data science platform. It provides solutions from data preparations to data modelling. The features of the product include data analytics, enterprise security, visualization, dashboarding, integration, data lake engines, collaboration, business insights analytics, and more. It caters its solution to industries such as energy, gaming, life science, media and entertainment, financial services, and more.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $62B as on Dec 17, 2024
- Stage: Series J
- Total Funding till date: $14.7B
- Employee Count: 3,299 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: CPP Investments, Goldman Sachs and
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 14, 2025, $5.25B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Foundation Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Foundation Capital has invested in 384 companies over the last 29 years, with an average of 18 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 25 investments, while as of Apr 2025, it has made 8 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Lumber and most recent follow-on round was in Nuvo.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 3 | 5 | 8 |
2024 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
2023 | 15 | 9 | 24 |
2022 | 31 | 11 | 42 |
2021 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
2020 | 17 | 16 | 33 |
2019 | 11 | 5 | 16 |
2018 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
2017 | 22 | 12 | 34 |
2016 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
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Foundation Capital's Investments by Stage
Foundation Capital has made 124 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $6.43M, 112 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $12.8M and 60 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.5M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 124 |
Series A | 112 |
Series B | 60 |
Series C | 23 |
Series D | 8 |
Others | 4 |
Foundation Capital's Investments by Sector
Foundation Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech, Consumer and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 336 Tech companies, 254 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 168 Software companies and at least 118 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 155 |
High Tech | 78 |
FinTech | 69 |
Consumer | 58 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 56 |
Others | 348 |
Foundation Capital's Investments by Geography
Foundation Capital has made most investments in United States (289), followed by India where it has made 10 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 289 |
India | 10 |
United Kingdom | 8 |
Israel | 7 |
Mexico | 7 |
Others | 12 |
Foundation Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Foundation Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 30, 2025 | United States | Series A | $45M | Sequoia Capital [+15] | |
Mar 25, 2025 | United States | Series A | $15.5M | Tishman Speyer [+4] | |
Mar 06, 2025 | United States | Series B | $28M | [+6] | |
Feb 26, 2025 | United States | Series B | $30M | ||
Feb 20, 2025 | United States | Series C | $70M | [+10] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Foundation Capital's portfolio:
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67 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | auwgdji | ||
57 | AI and SaaS-based platform for content creation | 2017 | Austin | Series A | yhhknm{ | ||
60 | Provider of auto and home insurance solutions | 2017 | Columbus | Series D | ujbgiu{ | ||
50 | Tech-enabled freight forwarding service provider | 2018 | Monterrey | Series C | ufudyed | ||
71 | Provider of a mobile application and SDK to create 3D avatars | 2011 | Los Angeles | Series C | vyxobfm |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Foundation Capital's Portfolio
Here are Foundation Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 07, 2021 | Apr 11, 2014 | Series B | $40M | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | - | |
May 02, 2019 | Feb 26, 2010 | Series E | $36M | |
Aug 05, 2015 | Jun 20, 2008 | Series A | $13.6M | |
Dec 11, 2014 | Apr 14, 2010 | Series C | $24.5M |
Acquired companies in Foundation Capital's Portfolio
Here are Foundation Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 16, 2025 | Apr 27, 2010 | Series B | $12.4M | |
Mar 27, 2025 | Oct 02, 2018 | Series A | $4.3M | |
Mar 27, 2025 | Jan 05, 2022 | Series D | $40M | |
Dec 20, 2024 | Apr 12, 2022 | Series A | $21M | |
Nov 13, 2024 | - | - | - |
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Team profile of Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital has a team of 20 membersÌýincluding 17 Partners and 1 Venture PartnerÌýlocated in United States. Foundation Capital's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of top team members in Foundation Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Palo Alto | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Austin | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Burlingame | - | - |
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Over the past 29 years, 1992 investors have co-invested in Foundation Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Foundation Capital:Ìý, a16z and 283 others have invested in rounds before Foundation Capital. There are 25 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Foundation Capital and 4 companies where a16z has invested before Foundation Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Foundation Capital:Ìý893 investors entered a company along with Foundation Capital. These include investors like New Enterprise Associates (12 companies).
- Invested after Foundation Capital:ÌýA total of 814 investors have invested in Foundation Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SVB (6 companies), Google Ventures (6 companies) and T. Rowe Price (5 companies).
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