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home founder collective ethos portfolio team pov our mission is to build the most aligned vc fund for founders at the seed stage ethos portfolio team pov what we believe founder alignment we re aligned with founders for the long haul we invest at the earliest stages and partner with exceptional entrepreneurs from idea to ipo we re fortunate to have spent 15 years and counting with seatgeek s founders through ups downs and a global pandemic that shuttered stadiums across the world we re still loyal fans weird wonderful getting into a stranger s car used to be a weird idea uber is an iconic startup that has redrawn the map of cities the world over now when we backed them it was a black car dispatch service based in san francisco some of the best use cases seem mundane or crazy when they launch right before they reshape the world early conviction building a company is an endurance sport today whoop is the 1 wearable for serious athletes when will ahmed pitched it most vcs saw a dead category with too narrow a focus we saw an impressive founder with unique insights and a thoughtful use case relentless execution pays dividends like hitting the gym it just takes patience to see the results intrinsic value compound value create the future shield ai started with a simple mission protect service members a 5b company later they ve redefined modern defense tech and ai capital efficiency every dollar spent unwisely is a dollar of dilution startups don t have to raise billions to be worth billions a point proven by the trade desk which burned just 7m in vc before earning a multi billion dollar market cap if you can t get 3x leverage on every dollar you spend you re better off not spending them people products authentic not agentic we invested in suno before they revolutionized music with ai the founders impressed us with their passion about the intersection of audio and technology and we trusted they d find the right frequency what we believe meet the collective we re stage focused seed and pre seed sector agnostic and proudly anti thematic we lead and participate and we don t have rigid ownership targets explore our portfolio our collective wisdom what we ve learned and what we re thinking a 1b exit is 8x harder than getting into harvard a 10b exit is 56x harder the vc view of our top 500 value drivers list with ipos valued six months out when lockups often expire doesn t improve the odds of outsized startup exits by micah rosenbloom depth over breadth an n of 2 experiment on the founder journey 2016 2026 by jack arenas talent density creates gravity great people attract other great people raise standards accelerate the business solve harder problems and attract better customers investors and future teammates by dave bisceglia 1b funds require outcomes that are rarer than you think funds over 1 billion took nearly three quarters of us venture dollars this year all chasing outcomes only about a dozen companies have reached in 25 years by micah rosenbloom unicorn lists are prediction markets this list is a scorecard what does success actually look like after the deal closes unlike paper valuations dpi doesn t lie by founder collective what do great founders have in common less than everyone wants to believe my own colleagues ask me this all the time so i went through my whole portfolio more than 75 companies over a dozen plus years and looked as hard as i could by micah rosenbloom a vibes based founder s guide to choosing a vc i suggest evaluating investors across five dimensions valuation impact brand energy and speed by david frankel craft feels indulgent until it becomes your moat mass production is faster cheaper and often good enough which is why it caps you at average by amanda herson your hit rate is fixed your number of shots isn t the world holds more randomness than we admit default yes to showing up by micah rosenbloom what are investors really looking for at seed series a and series b you re a different company at each round so pitching the same story means pitching the wrong one by amanda herson subscribe to our newsletter our pov your inbox phone this field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged name required first name email address required subscribe don t forget to stay connected with founder collective on socials off the press the latest on founder collective and our portfolio outlet title date link david frankel named 2026 tech power player in the venture capital sector june 9 2026 read ai music company suno raises 400 million at 5 4 billion valuation june 3 2026 read midas seed list 2026 david frankel 7 may 27 2026 read micah rosenbloom named 71 on business insider s the seed 100 list may 18 2026 read whoop raises 575m at 10 1b valuation to scale life saving wearables march 31 2026 watch shield ai raises 2b more than doubling valuation to 12 7b march 26 2026 read secretive ai chip start up olix raises 220m at 1b valuation february 10 2026 read amanda herson 2026 commerce predictions according to top venture capitalists january 13 2026 read verkada valued at 5 8 billion with new round ceo interviewed on tbpn december 10 2025 watch staying small despite billion dollar backings with micah rosenbloom december 2 2025 watch healey taps venture capitalist eric paley to lead economic development june 24 2025 read we re founders first investors second meet your partners micah rosenbloom general partner amanda herson general partner david frankel general partner joe defilippi partner cfo eric paley partner emeritus meet the team boston harvard square cambridge ma nyc soho new york ny email contact foundercollective com portfolio ethos team pov copyright 2026 founder collective registered in u s patent and trademark office all rights reserved terms privacy