First Round Capital
San Francisco, CA · Invests in US; North America · Website
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Beginnings matter. We work with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an 'imagine if.' We look for compelling and contrarian insights into how the world works—what do you understand about a market that others miss? Our role is to accelerate the path from idea to product-market fit through embedded partnership.
Likely not a fit for
We avoid hardware-only plays without software differentiation, pure infrastructure without founder engagement, consumer apps without clear defensibility, and markets that aren't worth winning at scale. We also don't back founders unwilling to do the unglamorous work of early-stage entrepreneurship.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Preferred
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $175M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
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