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Foundation Capital
Company typePrivate
IndustryVenture capital
FoundedOctober 1995; 29 years ago (1995-10)
Founder
  • Bill Elmore
  • Kathryn Gould
  • Jim Anderson
Headquarters,
United States
Number of employees
~ 30 worldwide
Websitewww.foundationcap.com

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley. The firm was founded in 1995, and in 2012 managed more than 2ドル.4 billion in investment capital.[1] As of 2023, the firm has over 6ドル billion in assets under management.

History

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Foundation Capital was founded in 1995[2] and was one of Netflix's original investors.[3]

Foundation Capital has invested in over 400+ companies, with more than 120 exits in the form of acquisitions or initial public offerings.[4] Most of its investments fall under the areas of fintech, enterprise software, and consumer.

In 2013, the firm closed its seventh fund with 282ドル million and its eighth fund in 2015 with 325ドル million.[2] In 2019, the firm closed its ninth fund with 350ドル million in commitments[2] and in 2022, closed its tenth fund with 500ドル million in commitments after early investments in companies including Solana, Turing, Eightfold, Cerebras and Jasper.[5] In 2024, it raised its eleventh fund, with 600ドル million.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "UPDATE 1-Foundation Capital raises 750ドル million fund". Reuters. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 2012年02月18日.
  2. ^ a b c Loizos, Connie (September 9, 2019). "Foundation Capital, now 24 years old, just closed its ninth fund with 350ドル million in capital commitments". TechCrunch. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  3. ^ Levy, Ari (2009年11月06日). "Chegg Seeks to Become the Netflix of Textbook Rentals (Update1)". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2012年02月18日.
  4. ^ a b Aragon, Lawrence (2024年05月24日). "Foundation sees strong demand for 11th flagship". Venture Capital Journal. Retrieved 2024年12月31日.
  5. ^ Lorek, Laura (2022年10月23日). "Jasper.AI is Austin's Newest Unicorn Raising 125ドル Million at a 1ドル.5 Billion Valuation". SiliconHills. Retrieved 2023年12月17日.
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