First Round Capital

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seed San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA 40 portfolio companies 2 sources
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Overview

First Round Capital is a venture capital firm focused on being the world's best partner for founders at the very first stages of company creation, providing active support from former founders.

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Classification

Headquarters
Philadelphia, PA
Geographic focus
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Philadelphia, PA
Stage
seed
Fund status
active
Portfolio
40 companies

Fund details

Check size
$100 k – $20 M
Founded
2004

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Thesis & focus

Value-add platform

super active partners, former founders working side-by-side with founders across first few years

Notable exits

Airbnb, Uber, Warby Parker, Mint, Square, Roblox

Portfolio focus

very first stages of company creation

Culture & mission

Extremely collegial in how they work; often evaluate investment opportunities as a group and frequently hand off companies to the partner with the most experience in the space or located in the right geography.

Investment thesis

Focused on being the world’s best partner for founders at the very first stages of company creation. They design their firm to provide super active partners, most of whom are former founders, to work side-by-side with founders across their first few years.

Portfolio companies

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At a glance

40
Portfolio companies

Sources & references

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