First Round Capital

What they do

First Round is a seed-stage venture firm focused on building a vibrant community of technology entrepreneurs and companies, including Uber, Square, and Warby Parker. Through custom-built software, incredible in-person experiences, and a host of other unique services, First Round helps tiny companies get big while constantly reimagining the role of venture capital. It offers a growing number of services and products to help founders build companies from scratch. First Round has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

What they look for

Above all, we look for compelling and contrarian insight into how the world works. What do you understand about a market or a need that no one else does or that other companies in the space get wrong? The biggest factor in our decision-making is always the founding team.

Stage

Pre-seed, Seed, Series A

Sectors

AI, Consumer, SaaS, Fintech, Healthcare

Based

San Francisco, US