About Founder Collective
Founder Collective is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of Cambridge, United States. As of May 2025, Founder Collective is an active investor, having invested in 379 companies, with 10 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it led the $11M Seed round of along with NFX. This round also saw participation from Village Global and other investors.
Overall, Founder Collective portfolio has seen 11 unicorns, 12 IPOs and 131 acquisitions including key companies like Uber, Coupang and Omada. A lot of funds co-invest with Founder Collective, with names like SV Angel sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Founder Collective has team of 31 people including 13 partners.
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Founder Collective's List of Top Investments
Founder Collective has a portfolio of 379 companies, including 11 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Adentro and par8o.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, IsraelÌý²¹²Ô»å 12 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 35 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 5 more. Here is the list of top investments by Founder Collective:
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. Coupang
Online marketplace offering multi-category consumer products. The product catalog includes fashion, beauty, stationery, sports, health care, books, toys, smoking products, pet supplies, groceries, automobiles, electronics, and more.
Key facts about Coupang
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: Seoul (South Korea)
- Annual Revenue: 4.42T KRW as on Dec 31, 2018
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $3.9B
- Investors: HTIF, Goldman Sachs and 47 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Dec 20, 2019, $100M
- Highlight: Public
3. Omada
Provider of virtual care programs to manage chronic diseases. The company provides access to personal health coaches and specialists for virtual programs to deliver personalized interventions for prediabetes, diabetes, hypertension, and musculoskeletal issues.
Key facts about Omada
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $450M
- Employee Count: 682 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: The Vertical Group, Perceptive Advisors and 44 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 23, 2022, $192M
- Highlight: Public
4.
Manufacturer of metal-based desktop 3D printers. It offers metal-based 3D printers for the mass production of metal parts and prototypes and carbon fiber-based 3D printers to manufacture fiber-reinforced parts using composites. It also provides software to control and manage 3D printing and these printers. It caters to automotive, consumer goods, education, machine design, heavy industry, and manufacturing tooling sectors.
Key facts about Desktop Metal
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Burlington (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $209M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $1.5B as on Jan 23, 2019
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $438M
- Employee Count: 337 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Kleiner Perkins, New Enterprise Associates and
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 10, 2022, $100M
- Highlight: Acquired
5.
SaaS-enabled solutions for autonomous cars. The platform develops hardware and software-enabled solutions for autonomous cars. It develops customized hardware with the power to manage the software stack. It uses AI to collect data from sensors and also offers object recognition and precision solutions for autonomous vehicles. Also, it offers testing and simulation solutions.
Key facts about Cruise
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $7.72B
- Employee Count: 3,326 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: T. Rowe Price, Qualcomm Ventures and
- Latest Funding Round: Series E, Feb 01, 2022, $1.35B
- Highlight: Acquired
Founder Collective's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founder Collective has invested in 379 companies over the last 17 years, with an average of 14 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 12 investments, while as of May 2025, it has made 7 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in General Medicine and most recent follow-on round was in Trek Health.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2024 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
2023 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
2022 | 23 | 5 | 28 |
2021 | 12 | 5 | 17 |
2020 | 11 | 2 | 13 |
2019 | 15 | 3 | 18 |
2018 | 11 | 3 | 14 |
2017 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
2016 | 22 | 6 | 28 |
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Founder Collective's Investments by Stage
Founder Collective has made 176 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $3.1M, 95 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.58M and 6 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $30.9M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 176 |
Series A | 95 |
Series B | 6 |
Unattributed | 4 |
Angel | 3 |
Others | 3 |
Founder Collective's Investments by Sector
Founder Collective has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, High Tech and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 329 Tech companies, 209 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 166 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 161 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 118 |
Consumer | 96 |
Retail | 44 |
High Tech | 38 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 33 |
Others | 291 |
Founder Collective's Investments by Geography
Founder Collective has made most investments in United States (249), followed by India where it has made 13 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 249 |
India | 13 |
Israel | 9 |
United Kingdom | 6 |
Canada | 3 |
Others | 10 |
Founder Collective's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Founder Collective:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 22, 2025 | United States | Series C | $32M | Matrix [+2] | |
May 02, 2025 | United States | Series A | $11M | [+4] | |
Apr 10, 2025 | United States | Series A | $12.5M | [+5] | |
Mar 27, 2025 | United States | Series A | $25M | F-Prime Capital [+7] | |
Mar 11, 2025 | Australia | Seed | $2.6M | Peak XV Partners [+1] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Founder Collective's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
54 | Manufacturer of cloud and AI-based application-specific ICs for quantum computing applications | 2016 | Toronto | Series C | swaxzxt | ||
71 | Company providing a digital platform that enables users to search and book events | 2009 | New York City | Series E | umztxvi | ||
66 | Trade management solutions for digital assets | 2018 | New York City | Series B | lpobqcp | ||
62 | Online C2B auction-based marketplace for used cars | 2017 | London | Series C | nzpoxxb | ||
65 | Tech talent training and employment solutions provider | 2014 | New York City | Series E | ivloyns |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Founder Collective's Portfolio
Here are Founder Collective's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 06, 2025 | Mar 21, 2013 | Series A | $4.7M | |
Oct 28, 2024 | Sep 07, 2022 | Unattributed | $247M | |
Jul 29, 2021 | Apr 13, 2013 | Seed | $1.65M | |
Jun 30, 2021 | Jul 09, 2009 | Series A | $2.5M | |
May 25, 2021 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Founder Collective's Portfolio
Here are Founder Collective's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Team profile of Founder Collective
Founder Collective has a team of 31 membersÌýincluding 13 Partners and 2 PrincipalsÌýlocated in United States. Founder Collective's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founder Collective:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
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Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Cambridge | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | New York | - | - | |
Partner | Cambridge | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Cambridge | - |
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Over the past 17 years, 2210 investors have co-invested in Founder Collective's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Founder Collective:Ìý, Techstars and 154 others have invested in rounds before Founder Collective. There are 12 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Founder Collective and 10 companies where Techstars has invested before Founder Collective.
- Top Co-investors of Founder Collective:Ìý1015 investors entered a company along with Founder Collective. These include investors like SV Angel (36 companies).
- Invested after Founder Collective:ÌýA total of 1039 investors have invested in Founder Collective's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include a16z (12 companies), Google Ventures (8 companies) and Union Square Ventures (8 companies).
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