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First Round Capital

First Round Capital

U.S-based venture capital firm investing on early-stage startups.

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First Round Capital is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Joshua Kopelman and Howard Morgan. The firm is primarily based in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, although it also operates from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; New York, New York; and San Francisco, California. As recent as February 2019, the firm is holding 210 companies in its portfolio and has sold off their shares in 202 companies. The firm’s most recent investment is in February 2019 for Castle, a network management software providing services in user security and account takeover prevention.

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First Round Capital has invested in companies that are based in the United States. The firm prefers to fund companies that require capital in the seed and early stage. The firm tends to fund startups that are in the consumer-facing and Internet-enabled businesses (both B2C or B2B). The firm has managed to raise a total amount of $738 million in funds since its funding round in 2008. Its most recent funding series raised a total of $175 million in September 2016, and since October 2018 it is collecting capital for its next funding series, which was targeted to raise at least $200 million.

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firstround.com
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Company
Company
Venture capital firm
Venture capital firm
Organization
Organization
Investor
Investor

Company attributes

Industry
Entertainment
Entertainment
Finance
Finance
Financial services
Financial services
Gaming
Gaming
Video game industry
Video game industry
Internet of things (IoT)
Internet of things (IoT)
Location
New York
New York
10
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
9
United States
United States
11
B2X
B2B
B2B
CEO
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Charles Hung Lin
Founder
Josh Kopelman
Josh Kopelman
7
Josh Kopelman
Josh Kopelman
8
Parent Organization
Dorm Room Fund
Dorm Room Fund
Subsidiary
Dorm Room Fund
Dorm Room Fund
Number of Employees (Ranges)
51 – 20012
Founded Date
November 1, 2004
Competitors
CrossCut Ventures
CrossCut Ventures
Operator Partners
Operator Partners
Board of Directors
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Ryan Donnon
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Liz Kim
CFO
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Jeff Donnon
5
Key People
Chris Fralic
Chris Fralic
Wellfound ID
first-round-capital

Venture Capital Firm attributes

Blog
medium.com/@firstround

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Company Operating Status
Active6
Country
United States
United States
Headquarters
Philadelphia
Philadelphia
9
Medium URL
medium.com/@firstround
Partner
Richard Alfonsi
Richard Alfonsi
13
Hayley Barna
Hayley Barna
14
Cristina Cordova
Cristina Cordova
15
Todd Jackson
Todd Jackson
16
Chris Fralic
Chris Fralic
17
Brett Berson
Brett Berson
18
Rob Hayes
Rob Hayes
19
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Josh Kopelman
7
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Total Offering Amount (USD)
846,815,748
Wikidata ID
Q5453766

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