Investments
1097Portfolio Exits
224Funds
25Partners & Customers
2About First Round Capital
First Round Capital operates as a venture capital firm. It focuses on seed-stage investments in the technology. The company provides financial support to startups and offers additional resources such as mentorship, hiring assistance, and customer acquisition strategies. It primarily serves the technology industry, with a particular interest in the enterprise, consumer, hardware, financial technology (fintech), and healthcare sectors. It was founded in 2004 and is based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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Latest First Round Capital News
Jul 31, 2025
26 Раунд возглавил венчурный фонд Meritech Capital (США), при участии Salesforce Ventures (США, венчурное подразделение корпорации Salesforce, сфокусировано на облачных технологиях), Shopify Ventures (Канада, инвестиционное подразделение компании Shopify, занимающейся электронной коммерцией) и Google AI Futures Fund (США, фонд Google, ориентированный на ИИ). Также в раунде участвовали существующие инвесторы: Bessemer Venture Partners (США), Kindred Ventures (США), Andreessen Horowitz (США), Notable Capital (США), First Round Capital (США), Unusual Ventures (США) и Village Global (США). Компания fal, базирующаяся в Сан-Франциско (США), предоставляет бизнесу инфраструктуру для запуска аудио-, видео- и имиджевых моделей ИИ, относясь к числу так называемых провайдеров мультимодальных или генеративных медиа-моделей — технологий, работающих с визуальным и звуковым контентом, а не только с текстом. Особый интерес в 2025 году вызывают модели генерации изображений, где пользователи вводят текстовые запросы для создания уникальных картинок. Такие технологии становятся популярными среди обычных потребителей и бизнеса. Основные клиенты fal используют ее платформу в корпоративных целях — например, для создания различных изображений одного и того же продукта для сайтов электронной коммерции или интернет-рекламы. Генеральный директор fal, Буркай Гур, заявил в интервью Reuters: «С помощью генеративного ИИ можно создавать бесконечное количество вариантов одной и той же рекламы. Вы можете адаптировать ее под разные целевые аудитории, проводить A/B-тестирование столько, сколько нужно, и каждое новое изображение будет приносить дополнительную ценность.» Источник: reuters
First Round Capital Investments
1,097 Investments
First Round Capital has made 1,097 investments. Their latest investment was in Central as part of their Seed VC - II on August 27, 2025.
First Round Capital Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/27/2025 | Seed VC - II | Central | $8.6M | Yes | Alumni Ventures, JJ Fliegelman, Kulveer Taggar, Multimodal Ventures, Richard Aberman, Ritual Capital, SurgePoint Capital, and Y Combinator | 3 |
8/14/2025 | Series A | Cache | $12.5M | No | Amar Hanspal, Brian Hale, Quiet Capital, Tim Kochis, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Zach Abrams | 4 |
8/6/2025 | Series B | Rillet | $70M | No | Amanda Whalen, Andreessen Horowitz, Claire Hughes Johnson, Creandum, David Eckstein, Eleonore Crespo, Eric Jenny, FOG Ventures, Greg Henry, ICONIQ Capital, Marten Abrahamsen, Oak HC/FT Partners, and Sequoia Capital | 15 |
7/31/2025 | Series C | |||||
7/23/2025 | Series E |
Date | 8/27/2025 | 8/14/2025 | 8/6/2025 | 7/31/2025 | 7/23/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Series A | Series B | Series C | Series E |
Company | Central | Cache | Rillet | ||
Amount | $8.6M | $12.5M | $70M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | Alumni Ventures, JJ Fliegelman, Kulveer Taggar, Multimodal Ventures, Richard Aberman, Ritual Capital, SurgePoint Capital, and Y Combinator | Amar Hanspal, Brian Hale, Quiet Capital, Tim Kochis, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and Zach Abrams | Amanda Whalen, Andreessen Horowitz, Claire Hughes Johnson, Creandum, David Eckstein, Eleonore Crespo, Eric Jenny, FOG Ventures, Greg Henry, ICONIQ Capital, Marten Abrahamsen, Oak HC/FT Partners, and Sequoia Capital | ||
Sources | 3 | 4 | 15 |
First Round Capital Portfolio Exits
224 Portfolio Exits
First Round Capital has 224 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Atrium on August 27, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/27/2025 | Acquired | 3 | |||
8/14/2025 | Acq - Pending | Bleichroeder Acquisition | 4 | ||
7/1/2025 | Acquired | 11 | |||
Date | 8/27/2025 | 8/14/2025 | 7/1/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acq - Pending | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Bleichroeder Acquisition | ||||
Sources | 3 | 4 | 11 |
First Round Capital Fund History
25 Fund Histories
First Round Capital has 25 funds, including First Round Capital VI Partners Fund.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/8/2016 | First Round Capital VI Partners Fund | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $5.55M | 1 |
9/8/2016 | First Round Capital VI | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Closed | $174.95M | 1 |
6/30/2014 | First Round Capital V Partners Fund | $3.75M | 1 | ||
6/26/2014 | First Round Capital V | ||||
5/9/2012 | First Round Capital IV |
Closing Date | 9/8/2016 | 9/8/2016 | 6/30/2014 | 6/26/2014 | 5/9/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | First Round Capital VI Partners Fund | First Round Capital VI | First Round Capital V Partners Fund | First Round Capital V | First Round Capital IV |
Fund Type | Early-Stage Venture Capital | Early-Stage Venture Capital | |||
Status | Closed | Closed | |||
Amount | $5.55M | $174.95M | $3.75M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
First Round Capital Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
First Round Capital has 2 strategic partners and customers. First Round Capital recently partnered with Clay on .
First Round Capital Team
5 Team Members
First Round Capital has 5 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Josh Kopelman | Half.com, and Infonautics | Founder | Current |
Name | Josh Kopelman | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Half.com, and Infonautics | ||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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