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U.S. early-stage venture capital firm focused on tech startups.

Last updated August 31, 2026

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Overview

First Round Capital is an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in San Francisco, founded by Josh Kopelman in 2004. It focuses on seed and Series A investments, with a portfolio including notable tech companies like Uber, Square, and Notion. First Round is known for its deep support for founders, offering resources in talent, design, and product.

Products and positioning

Early-stage tech investing, founder support

Product categories. Venture capital

Recent events

  • Reported

    Canonic Security raises $6 million in seed funding[1]

    Canonic Security raised $6 million in seed funding. The named financial backers include First Round Capital, Elron Ventures, SV Angel and Operator Partners.

  • Reported

    Anomalo announces $33 million Series A[2]

    Anomalo announced it had raised $33 million in Series A funding, in a round led by Norwest Venture Partners with several other investors participating.

  • Reported

    Cocoon announces $20 million Series A[3]

    Cocoon announced a $20 million Series A funding round led by Index Ventures, with participation from First Round Capital, SemperVirens, XYZ, Magnify Ventures, and individual investors.

  • Reported

    Vital raises $15 million in Series A funding[4]

    Vital announced that it secured $15 million in Series A funding led by Transformation Capital, with a strategic health system and existing investors also joining the round.

  • Reported

    Ascend raises $5.5 million in seed funding[5]

    Ascend announced that it raised $5.5 million in seed funding in a round led by First Round Capital, with participation from other investors.

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    Black Women Talk Tech announces sponsors for Roadmap to Billions[6]

    Black Women Talk Tech announced sponsor additions for its virtual Roadmap to Billions conference. The release identifies The Estée Lauder Companies and Google as sponsors of the pitch competition and lists additional companies as sponsors of the conference.

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    Atrium announces $13.5 million seed funding[7]

    Atrium announced a $13.5 million seed funding round with investments from First Round Capital, Bonfire Ventures, Bullpen Capital and Charles River Ventures.

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    Sitka raises $14 million in Series A financing[8]

    Sitka announced that it raised $14 million in Series A financing led by Venrock, with participation from existing investors Optum Ventures, Homebrew, First Round Capital, and Lifeforce Capital.

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