About Founders Circle Capital
Founders Circle Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Campbell, United States. As of Feb 2025, Founders Circle Capital is an active investor, having invested in 81 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series C 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 $60M Series D round of Clearco along with Kensington Capital Partners. This round also saw participation from Inovia Capital.
Overall, Founders Circle Capital portfolio has seen 24 unicorns, 14 IPOs and 28 acquisitions including key companies like DoorDash, Robinhood and Twilio. A lot of funds co-invest with Founders Circle Capital, with names like CapitalG sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Founders Circle Capital has team of 14 people including 5 partners.
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Founders Circle Capital's List of Top Investments
Founders Circle Capital has a portfolio of 81 companies, including 24 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Firstup and Clearco.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, IsraelÌý²¹²Ô»å 3 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 23 other sectors, across stages such as Series C, Series D Ìý²¹²Ô»å 6 more. Here is the list of top investments by Founders Circle Capital:1. DoorDash
App-based platform offering food and grocery delivery services. The platform allows customers to discover local, on-demand delivery or pickup from restaurants, nearby grocery stores. The application is available on the iOS and Android platforms.
Key facts about DoorDash
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $8.64B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $2.5B
- Employee Count: 23,700 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: TeleSoft Partners, T. Rowe Price and 52 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Jun 18, 2020, $400M
- Highlight: Public
2. Robinhood
Broker-based multi asset trading platform. It allows users to trade stocks, cryptocurrencies, ETFs, gold, and options. It allows users to buy, sell and trade multiple assets in fractional and whole amounts through web-based platforms. It provides news updates, and tools for retirement planning, and portfolio management, and controls the flow of investments through the platform. It also offers guidance and training sessions to assist new brokers.
Key facts about Robinhood
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Menlo Park (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1.86B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $5.73B
- Employee Count: 2,300 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: HTIF, Founders Circle Capital and 143 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, May 13, 2022, $648M
- Highlight: Public
3. Twilio
Cloud based omnichannel communication and customer engagement platform. The platform offers a telephony infrastructure web service in the cloud, allowing web developers to integrate phone calls, text messages, and IP voice communications into the web, mobile, and traditional phone applications. It provides customer data platform that allows users to collect data from different channels, and manage the customer journeys in real time. It caters its solution to industries such as reatil, finance, healthcare, and more.
Key facts about Twilio
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $4.15B as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $240M
- Employee Count: 231 as on Sep 30, 2024
- Investors: TeleSoft Partners, TDM Growth Partners and 39 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 31, 2021
- Highlight: Public
4. Databricks
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 90 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 14, 2025, $5.25B
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5.
Online marketplace for multi-category local services. It offers a platform for users to hire local service professionals such as photographers, tutors, gardeners, and painters. Customers can describe their requirements in detail based on questions asked on the platform and they deliver custom quotes from vetted professionals. Users can compare prices, see reviews, and hire a professional online.
Key facts about Thumbtack
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $1.7B - $3.51B
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $699M
- Employee Count: 641 as on Dec 31, 2022
- Investors: Founders Circle Capital, Blackstone and
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Jun 15, 2021, $275M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Founders Circle Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Founders Circle Capital has invested in 81 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 2 new investments annually in the last 10 years. As of Feb 2025, it has made 1 investment in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in and most recent follow-on round was in MPL.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2021 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2017 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Founders Circle Capital's Investments by Stage
Founders Circle Capital is primarily an Late Stage Investor investor majorly investing in Series C (8) rounds where average round size is $939M, Series D (5) rounds where average round size is $567M and Series B (2) rounds where average round size is $93.3M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series C | 8 |
Series D | 5 |
Series B | 2 |
Series E | 2 |
Series F | 2 |
Others | 3 |
Founders Circle Capital's Investments by Sector
Founders Circle Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, Vertical SaaS and High Tech. Notably, it has invested in 79 Tech companies, 53 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 47 Software companies and at least 40 companies focusing on Saas.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 12 |
Consumer | 8 |
FinTech | 6 |
Vertical SaaS | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
Others | 33 |
Founders Circle Capital's Investments by Geography
Founders Circle Capital has made most investments in United States (20), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 20 |
Canada | 1 |
India | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Founders Circle Capital's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Founders Circle Capital:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 03, 2025 | United States | Series C | $65M | DFJ Growth [+5] | |
Oct 04, 2023 | Canada | Series D | $60M | Inovia Capital [+1] | |
Aug 21, 2023 | India | Series E | $2.61M | [+21] | |
May 27, 2022 | United States | Series A | $141M | [+6] | |
May 11, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series D | $220M | [+9] |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Founders Circle Capital's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | AI and SaaS-based platform for content creation | 2017 | Austin | Series A | hdiy{mg | ||
77 | Online apprenticeship discovery platform | 2016 | London | Series D | bmlcrsg | ||
51 | AI-based recruitment software for enterprises | 2017 | Redmond | Series C | gtbgosa | ||
65 | AI-based platform for business loans | 2013 | San Francisco | Series D | j{zadin | ||
55 | Cloud based platform offering application self protection solutions | 2014 | Los Altos | Series E | ahqchms |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Founders Circle Capital's Portfolio
Here are Founders Circle Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Dec 12, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Nov 24, 2021 | Feb 25, 2020 | Series C | $58M | |
Oct 29, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Jul 29, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Jun 24, 2021 | - | - | - |
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Acquired companies in Founders Circle Capital's Portfolio
Here are Founders Circle Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 20, 2025 | Oct 07, 2019 | Series C | $250M | |
Apr 25, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Oct 26, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Aug 01, 2023 | - | - | - | |
Oct 03, 2022 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Founders Circle Capital
Founders Circle Capital has a team of 14 membersÌýincluding 5 PartnersÌýlocated in United States and Canada. Founders Circle Capital's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Founders Circle Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Canada | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - |
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Over the past 10 years, 408 investors have co-invested in Founders Circle Capital's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Founders Circle Capital:ÌýGoogle Ventures, Tiger Global Management and 203 others have invested in rounds before Founders Circle Capital. There are 4 companies where Google Ventures has invested before Founders Circle Capital and 3 companies where Tiger Global Management has invested before Founders Circle Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Founders Circle Capital:Ìý95 investors entered a company along with Founders Circle Capital. These include investors like CapitalG (2 companies).
- Invested after Founders Circle Capital:ÌýA total of 108 investors have invested in Founders Circle Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Gaingels (2 companies), Blue Owl (2 companies) and Goldman Sachs (2 companies).
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