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Foundation Capital

Foundation Capital

Palo Alto, Californiafoundationcap.com

Overview

Foundation Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 1995. The firm focuses on 'day zero' investments, often before a company has revenue, in sectors including FinTech, Enterprise software, AI, Crypto, and Consumer startups. It has a history of being the first institutional investor in its portfolio companies and partners with founders from the earliest stages of development.

Year Founded

1995

Portfolio Companies

195

Investments

Foundation Capital investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Cerebras SystemsJul 2023SecondaryCo-investor
OpenSeaMay 2018SeedCo-investor
CohesityMar 2021SecondaryCo-investor
RappiApr 2019Series DCo-investor
Binance.USApr 2022SeedCo-investor
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Key People

Bill Elmore

Co-Founder and Partner Emeritus

Jonathan Ehrlich

Founder and General Partner

Satya Vasanth Reddy

Build Accelerator Founder

Vivian Lin

Build Accelerator Founder

William Elmore

Founder and General Partner

Angus Davis

General Partner

Ashu Garg

General Partner

Charles Moldow

General Partner

Joanne Chen

General Partner

Paul Holland

General Partner Emeritus

Steve Vassallo

General Partner

Savin Goyal

Venture Partner

Alejandra Martinez

Partner

Gracie Zaro

Partner

Jason Demant

Partner Head Of Networks

Jaya Gupta

Partner

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

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2026

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FAQ

Where is Foundation Capital based?

Foundation Capital is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, United States.

When was Foundation Capital founded?

Foundation Capital was founded in 1995.

How many portfolio companies does Foundation Capital have?

Foundation Capital has 195 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Foundation Capital's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include Cerebras Systems, OpenSea, Cohesity, Rappi, Binance.US.

What was Foundation Capital's most recent investment shown here?

Foundation Capital's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in Cerebras Systems in 2023.

What sectors does Foundation Capital focus on?

Foundation Capital focuses on Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Crypto & Web3, Real Estate & PropTech, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Crypto & Web3, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, FinTech, FinTech, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Real Estate & PropTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Crypto & Web3, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Energy & Sustainability, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Crypto & Web3, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Crypto & Web3, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, FinTech, FinTech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Telecommunications & Networking, Real Estate & PropTech, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, FinTech, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure.

What company stages does Foundation Capital focus on?

Foundation Capital typically invests at the Early stage.

What is Foundation Capital's AUM?

Foundation Capital's assets under management are estimated between $6.0B and $1.0B.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Year Founded1995

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