Foundation Capital
550 High Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Firm Size
- Assets Under Management (AUM):$4.1 Billion
- Number of Funds:14
- Employees:
- Firm Type:Venture Capital
- Focus Areas:
Software & Technology
Consumer
Description
Foundation Capital, LLC is a venture capital firm located in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1995, the firm focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups. Its investment portfolio spans a wide range of industries, including software, digital media, consumer technology, and clean technology. Foundation Capital aims to support entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies that have the potential to disrupt industries and create substantial value. The firm has a team of experienced partners who provide strategic guidance and support to their portfolio companies. Overall, Foundation Capital is known for its successful track record and its commitment to helping startups thrive and achieve their full potential.
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Mar 19, 2024: Ascent secures venture funding to modernize underwriting infrastructure and deliver financial portabilityAscent Platform Corporation , the leader in financial portability solutions for banks and credit unions, announced today that it has successfully raised $5.3 million in venture funding. The round was led by Foundation Capital , TruStage Ventures Discovery Fund , Alloy Labs , Reseda Group , and other investors.
Feb 27, 2024: Campfire Secures $3.5M in Seed Funding to Modernize Accounting Software for Startups and Midsize CompaniesCampfire, the Y Combinator-backed startup modernizing accounting software for startups and midsize companies, today announced it closed a $3.5 million seed funding round led by Foundation Capital and joined by Y Combinator and Twenty Two Ventures. Campfire will use the funding to attract world-class talent and further support its flagship products, which provide a modern general ledger and automate revenue processes.
Jan 16, 2024: Infield announces $3M funding to use AI to manage open-source dependency updatesInfield today announced $3M in funding for its comprehensive open-source dependency manager. The round was led by Foundation Capital with participation of YCombinator and Firsthand Alliance. Adam Gross (former CEO of Heroku), Jonathan Siddarth (founder of Turing) and Austin Ogilvie (founder of Thoropass) also joined as investors. Infield makes open-source dependency upgrades safer and more efficient.
Aug 24, 2023: Ikigai Labs Announces $25M in Series A Funding to Bring Generative AI for Tabular Data to All EnterprisesIkigai Labs, a company that unlocks the power of generative AI for tabular data, today announced $25M of new capital by Premji Invest with participation from Foundation Capital and e& capital. The capital will further Ikigai Lab's vision to revolutionize the way enterprises harness AI. Organizations can be trained to master AI leveraging the Ikigai Academy and using the Ikigai platform that is easy, fast and powerful by design.
Aug 17, 2023: ZetaChain Raises $27M for Interoperable Layer-1 Blockchain That Connects All Chains, Including Bitcoin, Cosmos, and EthereumZetaChain , the layer-one blockchain that brings universal interoperability to crypto , has closed a $27 million equity funding round from a range of top participants. The participants in the equity round include Blockchain.com, Human Capital, VY Capital, Sky9 Capital, Jane Street Capital, VistaLabs, CMT Digital, Foundation Capital, Lingfeng Capital, GSR, Kudasai, Krust, and others.
Jun 15, 2023: Trust Lab Closes $15 Million Investment Led by U.S. Venture PartnersTrust Lab, the company transforming how companies and public entities safeguard Internet users, today announced it has closed a Series A funding round of $15 million , led by U.S. Venture Partners (USVP) and Foundation Capital. The company's technology detects and monitors harmful content and actors using AI-enabled classifiers and rules engines. Using Trust Lab, technology companies and public entities can better track and measure harmful content across the entire Internet. Current customers include the European Commission/European Union, In -Q-Tel, and many leading social media companies, messaging platforms, and marketplaces.
May 25, 2023: Horizon Technology Finance Provides $30 Million Venture Loan Facility to SafelyYou Horizon Technology Finance Corporation (NASDAQ: HRZN) ("Horizon"), a leading specialty finance company that provides capital in the form of secured loans to venture capital backed companies in the technology, life science, healthcare information and services, and sustainability industries, announced today it has provided a $30 million venture loan facility to SafelyYou, Inc. ("SafelyYou"), of which $10 million has been initially funded.