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FoundersEdge

Boston, MA · Invests in US · Website

Pre-SeedB2B SaaSAI & Machine LearningSales & Marketing TechHealthcare & BiotechInsuranceEnterprise SoftwareMarketing & AdtechHealthcare & Digital Health

Thesis

UX is the new defensibility. As AI commoditizes the cost of building software, the competitive moat shifts to user experience and human-AI interaction design. FoundersEdge backs experienced, multi-time founders building AI-native software for legacy industries.

Likely not a fit for

No deep tech, biotech, hardware, consumer social, or pre-incorporation entities. Requires experienced founding teams with demonstrated shipping ability.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually leads
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Advisor
Fund status
Actively deploying
Decision process
Partnership vote

Partners & team

2 contacts on file

JL

Jess Lynch

General PartnerGeneral Partner · Primary contact

+ Pitch
GR

Greg Raiz

General PartnerGeneral Partner

+ Pitch

Portfolio

Andiron AIEnterprise Software

Andiron AI provides an AI-powered marketing platform that maximizes marketing investments by identifying underperformers, optimizing growth strategies, and executing data-driven actions seamlessly.

ArborClimate Clean Energy

Arbor Energy’s advanced power systems deliver clean, reliable baseload electricity with zero operating emissions, utilizing supercritical CO₂ turbines and oxy-combustion technology.

DeviceflowEnterprise Software

Deviceflow automates the work between surgery and collected revenue, focusing on billing, inventory, and case coordination for medical device teams through the channels they already use.

EmpromptuEnterprise Software

Empromptu is an enterprise AI application platform that helps Series A+ B2B SaaS companies ship production-ready AI features without expanding their team or rewriting their platform. Our Self-Managing Context technology maintains up to 98% accuracy in production by handling enterprise-scale data, maintaining infinite context, and improving automatically over time.

Solvrays
Via AIEnterprise Software

Via AI is a platform that helps B2B sales teams find warm introduction paths to potential buyers through existing relationships, enhancing trust and increasing the chances of successful outreach.

WarmStart AIEnterprise Software

Warmstart helps solo consultants and service founders reconnect with people who already know you. It finds the relationships you forgot, then drafts warm, personal outreach you can send today.

MadeInMotionEnterprise Software

Made In Motion is a product creation app that offers a platform to turn ideas into products easily, providing support for user inquiries.

TrueSignalEnterprise Software

TrueSignal publishes your verified track record so AI systems can accurately describe and recommend your business.

Own UpFintech Payments

Own Up is an AI-driven mortgage shopping service that helps consumers find the best mortgage deals by connecting them with top-rated lenders and providing personalized advice.

Future.green
IronYunEnterprise Software

IronYun offers the Vaidio AI Vision Platform, which transforms video feeds into actionable insights for various industries, enhancing operational effectiveness, security, and compliance through advanced AI capabilities.

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FoundersEdge Research Investment Thesis FoundersEdge is a pre-seed venture capital firm based in Massachusetts and Connecticut, co-founded by two exited entrepreneurs, Greg Raiz and Jess Lynch. The firm's core thesis is that "UX is the new defensibility" — as AI commoditizes the cost of building software, the competitive moat shifts to user experience and the quality of human-AI interaction design

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