Investments
61Portfolio Exits
3About Founder.org
FOUNDER.org is an early investor in young innovators solving big problems. Whether it's food and agriculture, environment, health care, robotics, or space technology -- FOUNDER.org engages early in ideas that create a better world. The foundation collaborates with universities around the world to provide investment capital, education and mentorship to scale world changing ideas into high growth companies. FOUNDER.org was started by a team of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs who have built billion dollar companies and are now giving back to the next generation of young innovators.
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Latest Founder.org News
Mar 1, 2018
Eko , a San Francisco, CA-based provider of acoustic cardiac monitoring platform, raised $5m in Series A funding. The round was led by Artis Ventures, with participation from Strategic Partners, Dreamlt Ventures, 1812 Ventures, and Founder.org. The company intends to use the funds to grow its commercial team and to expand clinical studies on the use of its platform. Led by Connor Landgraf, co-founder and CEO, Eko provides a platform of non-invasive cardiac screening devices, care coordination software, and machine learning algorithms that enables more effective screening and management of cardiovascular diseases. The company’s first FDA-cleared device, CORE, is a smart stethoscope and accompanying platform now used by clinicians at more than 1,000 hospitals and health systems around the globe. FinSMEs
Founder.org Investments
61 Investments
Founder.org has made 61 investments. Their latest investment was in Upward Farms as part of their Seed - II on May 5, 2018.
Founder.org Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/31/2018 | Seed - II | Upward Farms | $5M | No | ||
2/28/2018 | Series A | Eko | $5M | No | 4 | |
4/11/2017 | Series A | unu | $7.95M | Yes | 3 | |
12/31/2016 | Seed | |||||
3/24/2016 | Convertible Note |
Date | 5/31/2018 | 2/28/2018 | 4/11/2017 | 12/31/2016 | 3/24/2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed - II | Series A | Series A | Seed | Convertible Note |
Company | Upward Farms | Eko | unu | ||
Amount | $5M | $5M | $7.95M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | |||||
Sources | 4 | 3 |
Founder.org Portfolio Exits
3 Portfolio Exits
Founder.org has 3 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Civil Maps on January 04, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/4/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 1/4/2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Acquirer | |||
Sources | 3 |
Founder.org Team
3 Team Members
Founder.org has 3 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Michael Baum.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Michael Baum | Rembrandt Venture Partners, Yahoo!, DotBank.com, Walt Disney Enterprises, Advent International, and Pensoft | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current |
Name | Michael Baum | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Rembrandt Venture Partners, Yahoo!, DotBank.com, Walt Disney Enterprises, Advent International, and Pensoft | ||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | ||
Status | Current |
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