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Founders First
Venture capital · New York City, NY, United States · North America
Founders First is an early-stage venture capital fund based in New York City. It makes small initial investments in pre-seed and Series A companies and typically follows on in later rounds.
Invests inFintech
In its own wordsb2bb2ccpgearly-stagefounder-ledvertical-agnostic
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Or find every investor that fitsFounders First lists 49 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are Fintech (16%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (14%) and Enterprise Software (12%). 93% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside Techstars, Evolution VC Partners and General Catalyst.
No funding round on record names Founders First yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not Founders First's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 49. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 16% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 14% | 6% |
| Enterprise Software | 12% | 8% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 12% | 15% |
| Consumer | 11% | 3% |
| Media & Entertainment | 7% | 4% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 7% | 18% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Techstars | 8 |
| Evolution VC Partners | 5 |
| General Catalyst | 4 |
| Y Combinator | 4 |
| Astir Ventures | 3 |
| Expansion Venture Capital | 3 |
| Founder Collective | 3 |
| Reshape | 3 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 83th | 49 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 4th | 16% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 58th | 3 countries |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers4490%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company510%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare Founders First head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
49 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AceUp provides AI-powered leadership coaching for enterprises | AI & Machine LearningEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Atoms designs and sells shoes for everyday wear | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| B12 creates websites, stores, and web apps using artificial intelligence. | AI & Machine LearningE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Botkeeper provides automated bookkeeping solutions for accounting firms | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Brandyourself provides online reputation management and privacy protection services | CybersecurityMedia & Entertainment | Portfolio page | ||
| Carta provides an end-to-end suite for managing private capital, including equity management, fund administration, and legal operations. | FintechLegal & Compliance | Portfolio page | ||
| CoachUp connects athletes with private and group coaching lessons and local sports training courses | EducationHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Crowdly provides a customer engagement platform for brands to interact with their customers and activate them for research, content generation, and word-of-mouth marketing. | Media & EntertainmentE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| CustomMade designs and crafts custom engagement rings and fine jewelry. | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Dapper Labs creates digital collectibles and infrastructure for financial transactions and ownership | FintechEnterprise Software | Portfolio page | ||
Fintech | Portfolio page | |||
| Digits provides accounting software for businesses and accountants | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | |||
| The company produces and sells aperitifs, a type of spirit with complex flavors derived from fruits, herbs, and botanicals. | Food & AgricultureConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Ergatta designs and sells rowing machines for home workouts with game-based and personalized fitness features. | Healthcare & BiotechConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Freight Farms provides high-tech hydroponic container farms and expert support to help anyone grow fresh food anywhere | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Gallant Pet develops regenerative medicine therapies for pets | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells last-minute tickets to sports and show events. | Enterprise SoftwareE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Braavo provides funding for mobile apps and games | FintechGaming | Portfolio page | ||
| Ox transforms static layouts into 3D data-rich digital twins to visualize warehouse management. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- foundersfirst.fund
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 49
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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