
Investments
425Portfolio Exits
133Funds
6About Founder Collective
Founder Collective is a seed-stage venture capital fund, built by a collection of entrepreneurs. The firm is headquartered in New York City and Cambridge, but makes investments all over the world.
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Founder Collective Investments
425 Investments
Founder Collective has made 425 investments. Their latest investment was in UserEvidence as part of their Series A on September 9, 2023.

Founder Collective Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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9/26/2023 | Series A | UserEvidence | $9M | Yes | 4 | |
7/25/2023 | Seed VC | Akooda | $11M | Yes | Atlassian Ventures, NFX, Undisclosed Investors, and Village Global | 2 |
7/19/2023 | Series A - II | Cycle | $11.36M | No | 2 | |
5/18/2023 | Series A | |||||
5/11/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 9/26/2023 | 7/25/2023 | 7/19/2023 | 5/18/2023 | 5/11/2023 |
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Round | Series A | Seed VC | Series A - II | Series A | Seed VC |
Company | UserEvidence | Akooda | Cycle | ||
Amount | $9M | $11M | $11.36M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | No | ||
Co-Investors | Atlassian Ventures, NFX, Undisclosed Investors, and Village Global | ||||
Sources | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Founder Collective Portfolio Exits
133 Portfolio Exits
Founder Collective has 133 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was ClassTag on August 16, 2023.
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 |
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8/16/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
8/11/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
3/1/2023 | Acquired | 2 | |||
Date | 8/16/2023 | 8/11/2023 | 3/1/2023 | ||
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Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
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Sources | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Founder Collective Acquisitions
1 Acquisition
Founder Collective acquired 1 company. Their latest acquisition was HelloPeter on November 26, 2014.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
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11/26/2014 | Acq - Fin | 1 |
Date | 11/26/2014 |
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Companies | |
Valuation | |
Total Funding | |
Note | Acq - Fin |
Sources | 1 |
Founder Collective Fund History
6 Fund Histories
Founder Collective has 6 funds, including Founder Collective Fund V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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11/8/2023 | Founder Collective Fund V | $95M | 1 | ||
7/1/2020 | Founder Collective SG SPV | ||||
5/21/2020 | Founder Collective IV | ||||
11/30/2016 | Founder Collective III | ||||
9/1/2012 | Founder Collective II |
Closing Date | 11/8/2023 | 7/1/2020 | 5/21/2020 | 11/30/2016 | 9/1/2012 |
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Fund | Founder Collective Fund V | Founder Collective SG SPV | Founder Collective IV | Founder Collective III | Founder Collective II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $95M | ||||
Sources | 1 |
Founder Collective Team
6 Team Members
Founder Collective has 6 team members, including current Founder, Managing Partner, General Partner, David Frankel.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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David Frankel | Founder, Managing Partner, General Partner | Current | |
Name | David Frankel | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Managing Partner, General Partner | ||||
Status | Current |
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