Investor Profile
First Round
Venture capital (seed specialist)San Francisco & New York, US
Quick facts
- Type
- Venture capital (seed specialist)
- Headquarters
- San Francisco & New York, US
- Founded
- 2004
About
First Round Capital, founded by Josh Kopelman, was one of the first dedicated seed-stage funds and has backed Uber, Square and Notion since their earliest days.
Companies backed on our watchlist
- Ploy — Marketing SaaS (Seed)
Before you read anything into this
Profiling First Round here is informational, not a recommendation. Almost all venture funds only accept institutional or high-net-worth limited partners with minimums far beyond most individual investors — see our guide to venture funds for how that actually works.
Understand how venture funds actually work for an LP:
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Frequently asked questions
Can I invest alongside First Round?
Almost certainly not directly. Funds like this generally raise from institutional and high-net-worth limited partners under private-placement rules, not the general public. The realistic routes into early-stage deals are regulated equity crowdfunding, a syndicate, or a retail-accessible venture fund — see our guide to the four routes.
Does First Round backing a company mean it's a good investment?
No. A fund backing a round is a signal about that fund's own thesis, not an endorsement we make. We have not done diligence on either the fund or the companies it backs.
Where does this information come from?
Compiled from public reporting (fund websites, Crunchbase, PitchBook, press coverage) as of the review date above. Fund details — AUM, focus, active funds — change; verify anything load-bearing against the fund's own site.