About Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 1995. It is primarily based out of Palo Alto, United States. As of Oct 2026, Foundation Capital is an active investor, having invested in 462 companies, with 13 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Enterprise Applications to High Tech and FinTech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Easol Overall, Foundation Capital portfolio has seen 23 unicorns, 12 IPOs and 166 acquisitions including key companies like Netflix, Rover and Oracle. A lot of funds co-invest with Foundation Capital, with names like Andreessen Horowitz sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Foundation Capital has team of 29 people including 16 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 8 more
Portfolio IPOs
Foundation Capital's List of Top Investments
Foundation Capital has a portfolio of 462 companies, including 23 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Tingono and Helius.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, Israel and 12 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, High Tech, FinTech and 34 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 8 more. Here is the list of top investments by Foundation Capital:1. Netflix
Provider of streaming services for TV shows, movies, and documentaries. It offers users access to a wide variety of content on internet-connected devices. Users can stream a collection of movies and TV shows on phones, tablets, laptops, and TVs. It also allows users to download content for offline viewing. It provides profiles for kids with parental controls to restrict content based on maturity ratings.
Key facts about Netflix
- Founded Year: 1997
- Location: Los Gatos (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $80M
- Employee Count: 18,984 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: 2020 Ventures, Alcor Fund and 18 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Nov 21, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Rover
App-based pet sitting marketplace. The platform connects dog owners with dog sitters who look after pets at owners own homes. It allows users to find other pet-care service providers and book using the platform by making an online payment. Its service offerings include dog boarding, house sitting, dog walking, pet grooming, and more. The app is available for iOS and Android devices.
Key facts about Rover
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Olympia (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $100M - $500M as on Dec 31, 2022
- Last Known Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $409M
- Employee Count: 11,896 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: K2 Global, Cross Creek and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Venture Debt, May 24, 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Stripe
Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing. It offers tools designed for individual or combined use to grow businesses. These tools enable payment acceptance and optimisation globally, both online and in person. The company facilitates various billing models and provides access to borderless money movement. It also offers resources for startups and platforms to build and scale their operations.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 16,622 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Adams Street Partners and 137 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Databricks
Provider of a unified data and AI platform for building and managing analytical and operational workloads. This platform enables organizations to build business intelligence and artificial intelligence applications, stream and analyze data, and process daily operations with consistent security, performance, and governance. It integrates data engineering, data warehousing, and machine learning capabilities into a single foundation, allowing teams to build, deploy, and manage production applications.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series L
- Total Funding till date: $25.2B
- Employee Count: 5,679 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, Founders Circle Capital and 127 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series L, Jul 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. Oracle
Provider of cloud-based enterprise software solutions for applications, platform, and infrastructure management. It is a technology multinational corporation that offers a wide range of enterprise software products and services, including cloud computing solutions, database management systems, and Java development tools.
Key facts about Oracle
- Founded Year: 1977
- Location: Austin (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on May 31, 2026
- Stage: Public
- Employee Count: 179,061 as on May 31, 2025
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Greyrock Investments and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Feb 03, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Foundation Capital's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Foundation Capital has invested in 462 companies over the last 30 years, with an average of 21 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 29 investments, while as of Oct 2026, it has made 18 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Tandem and most recent follow-on round was in Easol.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 12 | 6 | 18 |
2025 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
2024 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
2023 | 24 | 9 | 33 |
2022 | 37 | 11 | 48 |
2021 | 28 | 23 | 51 |
2020 | 20 | 16 | 36 |
2019 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
2018 | 14 | 9 | 23 |
2017 | 24 | 12 | 36 |
Foundation Capital's Investments by Stage
Foundation Capital has made 168 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.14M, 128 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.6M and 63 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $20.1M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 168 |
Series A | 128 |
Series B | 63 |
Series C | 25 |
Series D | 8 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Foundation Capital's Investments by Sector
Foundation Capital has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, FinTech, High Tech, Enterprise Infrastructure and Consumer. Notably, it has invested in 411 Tech companies, 324 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 271 Software companies and at least 157 companies focusing on Saas.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 212 |
FinTech | 83 |
High Tech | 78 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 64 |
Consumer | 59 |
Others | 389 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Foundation Capital's Investments by Geography
Foundation Capital has made most investments in United States (342), followed by India where it has made 10 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 342 |
India | 10 |
United Kingdom | 9 |
Israel | 8 |
Mexico | 8 |
Others | 18 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Foundation Capital's recent investments
Foundation Capital has made 18 investments in 2026 so far. Easol and Hyphenate are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Foundation Capital:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Oct 28, 2026 | United Kingdom | Series A | 6106 | [+4] | |
Oct 27, 2026 | United States | Series A | 8547 | ||
2026 | United States | Seed | 8562 | - | |
Sep 25, 2026 | United States | Seed | 5400 | ||
Sep 24, 2026 | Singapore | Series A | 2742 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Foundation Capital's Portfolio
Foundation Capital has 23 unicorns in its portfolio - Traversal, Framer, Loft Orbital and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Traversal. It became a unicorn in 2026, 1 years after Foundation Capital first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Foundation Capital's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
65 | Developer of an AI platform for incident resolution and prevention | 2023 | New York City | Series B | {bhqwzx | ||
71 | Provider of a no-code website builder with integrated content management | 2014 | Amsterdam | Series D | odofodu | ||
70 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | cuidola | ||
66 | AI and SaaS-based platform for content creation | 2017 | Austin | Series A | baztdyd | ||
65 | Online marketplace for non-fungible tokens | 2021 | San Francisco | Series B | nkwrpxr |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Foundation Capital's Portfolio
12 of Foundation Capital's portfolio companies have become public. Cerebras got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in May 2026 at marketcap of $5.55B and Bolt Threads got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).Here are Foundation Capital's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 14, 2026 | Mar 2016 | Series A | 5094 | |
May 07, 2021 | Apr 11, 2014 | Series B | 3426 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 8687 | |
May 02, 2019 | Feb 26, 2010 | Series E | 3974 | |
Aug 05, 2015 | Jun 20, 2008 | Series A | 2784 |
Acquired companies in Foundation Capital's Portfolio
166 companies from Foundation Capital's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Arize AI in Aug 2026 by Dynatrace for $*****.Here are Foundation Capital's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Aug 13, 2026 | Feb 18, 2020 | Seed | 8784 | |
Jul 30, 2026 | Jan 18, 2022 | Seed | 6180 | |
Jul 30, 2026 | Oct 21, 2020 | Series B | 2271 | |
Jun 10, 2026 | Nov 27, 2013 | Series A | 9936 | |
Jun 04, 2026 | May 06, 2008 | Series D | 7618 |
Team profile of Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital has a team of 29 members including 16 Partners, 1 Venture Partner and 2 Principals located in United States and South Korea. Foundation Capital's team sits on the board of 2 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Foundation Capital:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Partner | Palo Alto | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | San Francisco | - | - | |
Partner | Menlo Park | - | - | |
Partner | Miami | - | - |
Co-investors of Foundation Capital
Over the past 30 years, 2225 investors have co-invested in Foundation Capital's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Foundation Capital: Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and 409 others have invested in rounds before Foundation Capital. There are 30 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Foundation Capital and 4 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before Foundation Capital.
- Top Co-investors of Foundation Capital: 941 investors entered a company along with Foundation Capital. These include investors like Andreessen Horowitz (13 companies).
- Invested after Foundation Capital: A total of 873 investors have invested in Foundation Capital's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SVB (6 companies), Greenspring Associates (6 companies) and Sequoia Capital (6 companies).
Recent News related to Foundation Capital
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Hyphenate Raises $45M Series A Led by Nexus Venture Partners to Expand Finance AutomationStartupHub.ai•Oct 27, 2026•Nexus Venture Partners, Hyphenate, Microsoft, Foundation Capital and 3 others
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SciFin Secures $44 Million in Seed Funding from Investors Including Altimeter and Madronahttps://www.intelligence360.news/•Oct 08, 2026•Madrona, Altimeter Capital, Zetta Venture Partners, SciFin AI and 2 others
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Elevation Capital Leads $6.7 Million Seed Round for Hospitality AI Platform Dextr AIEntrackr•Sep 25, 2026•Dextr AI, Elevation Capital, Foundation Capital
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IPID Raises $16 Million to Address Growing Global Blind Spot in Instant PaymentsPR Newswire•Sep 24, 2026•iPiD, Foundation Capital, HSBC, Citi and 1 other
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CatchBack Secures $7.8M Seed Funding Led by Foundation Capital to Expand Collectibles Trading PlatformThe SaaS News•Sep 24, 2026•CatchBack Cards, Foundation Capital
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SciFin Debuts With $44 Million Seed FundingSep 09, 2026•Madrona, Altimeter Capital, S32, Foundation Capital
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AegisAI Secures $36 Million Series A Led by Battery Ventures to Combat AI-Driven Phishing AttacksPR Newswire•Jul 24, 2026•Battery Ventures, Aegis, Accel, Foundation Capital
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Pulse Security Raises $8M Seed Funding for AI-Driven Security Operations PlatformThe SaaS News•Jul 16, 2026•Pulse Security Management, Foundation Capital, Zetta Venture Partners
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Fintech Startup Warren Raises €10 Mn in Seed Round led by Motive VenturesBlogarama•Jun 18, 2026•Index Ventures, Foundation Capital
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KAST Raises $80M Series A to Expand Stablecoin Financial PlatformThe SaaS News•Jun 02, 2026•KAST, QED Investors, Springcoast Capital Partners, Sapphire Ventures and 5 others
