First Round Capital — Pre-Seed & Seed VC Firm ($1.0M–$7.0M Checks)
First Round Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in San Francisco, United States investing in Enterprise, Consumer, Marketplace. The firm typically writes $1.0M–$7.0M checks and has 12 portfolio companies in our records.
- Check size
- $1.0M–$7.0M
- Portfolio
- 12 companies on record
- Partners
- 16 listed
- AUM
- $3B
- Stage
- Pre-Seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Enterprise, Consumer, Marketplace
- HQ
- San Francisco, United States
Last verified: 2026-10-01
Pre-Seed, Seed
$1.0M – $7.0M
$3.0B
12+ companies
16 partners
Investment Thesis
First Round invests at the earliest stages of company creation, including angel, pre-seed, and seed. It looks for founders with a compelling, contrarian insight into a worthwhile market and a credible path toward product-market fit.
How First Round Capital invests
First Round Capital is a vc firm based in San Francisco, United States. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Enterprise, Consumer, Marketplace.
First Round Capital typically writes checks of $1.0M–$7.0M per investment, backed by approximately $3B in assets under management.
First Round Capital has backed 12 companies in our records, including Notion, Clay, Pomelo Care.
Partners & Team
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (12)
Other
Notion
Clay
Pomelo Care
Roblox
K2 Space
Square
Looker
Fal
Loyal
Upstart
- •Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
- •Lead with your fit in Enterprise, Consumer, Marketplace — the sectors they actively back.
- •Size your ask to their typical $1.0M – $7.0M check.
- •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Josh Kopelman, Partner.
- •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.
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