Founder Collective

Venture Capital
63investments
6exits
$587.5Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
2,721open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund run by entrepreneurs who back other founders. It invests across consumer, enterprise and hardware technology and was an early investor in companies such as Uber and The Trade Desk. The firm was founded in 2009 and operates from Cambridge, Massachusetts, and New York City.

Key facts

These are the key facts about Founder Collective on Alion as of Nov 12, 2026. Founder Collective is headquartered in Cambridge, United States. It was founded in 2009.

Headquarters
Cambridge, United StatesAlion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Founded
2009Alion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Employees
50+Alion company profile, an estimated range

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
63
39 of them startups
Hiring now
31
2,721 open roles
Rounds in 12 months
11
$587.5M raised
Exits
6
Focusshare of its companies
Software 21%Artificial Intelligence 19%Health Care 13%Commerce 10%Manufacturing 8%Financial Services 8%Information Technology 8%Consumer Goods 6%
Where its companies are
United States 57%United Kingdom 6%Israel 2%South Africa 2%Canada 2%
Stage of its companies
Series B 30%Pre-seed & seed 26%Series A 26%Series C and later 19%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 63 investments
Ayble HealthSeries A $16M · 1 mo ago VerascientPre-Seed $2M · 2 mo ago OLIXSeries B $312M · 3 mo ago · 21 roles MotorwayVenture round · 3 mo ago · 14 roles AranyaVenture round $11.3M · 4 mo ago Dalton MillsVenture round $9.2M · 6 mo ago · 2 roles TetraScienceVenture round $15M · 8 mo ago · 17 roles EzeebitSeed $2M · 11 mo ago · 2 roles AirOpsSeries B $40M · 12 mo ago · 15 roles AppySeed $5M · 12 mo ago · led a round Shield AISeries G $240M · 16 mo ago · 624 roles SunoVenture round $2.5M · 17 mo ago · 60 roles
2,721 open roles at 31 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Uber338 new roles in 30 days General Motors321 new roles in 30 days Shield AI151 new roles in 30 days Verkada74 new roles in 30 days OpenGov35 new roles in 30 days The Trade Desk19 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Kodoadded Nov 3 Keldadded Nov 3 Agency Roboticsadded Nov 3 Altro Healthadded Nov 3 Omada Healthadded Nov 3 · 19 roles
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
First Round Capital 4 shared Wellington Management 4 shared GV 4 shared Andreessen Horowitz 4 shared Y Combinator 3 shared Insight Partners 3 shared Dorm Room Fund 3 shared General Catalyst 3 shared Glynn Capital 3 shared Menlo Ventures 3 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
Techstars Y Combinator General Catalyst First Round Capital Greycroft Andreessen Horowitz GV Great Oaks Venture Capital
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 3 rounds in the press that name it

Connections

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Shared investors1
Vintage Investment PartnersVia a fund
81 portfolio companies: RobCo, Veho, Onyx and 78 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Cambridge United States
HQ
50-200 est. staff

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