Founder Collective

Founded in 2009, Founder Collective is a venture capital firm with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an additional office in New York City. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments, primarily targeting technology-related companies across the United States. It is a Registered Investment Adviser and manages approximately $50 million in assets. Founder Collective operates several funds, including early-stage venture capital funds co-managed with Koa Labs. While the firm is open to various industries, it shows a preference for investments with an information technology component. The firm's approach is driven by a team of successful entrepreneurs who leverage their expertise to identify promising opportunities in the technology sector.

Elliot Cohen

Founder Partner

Joe DeFilippi

CFO

David Frankel

General Partner

Jack Groetzinger

Founder Partner

Amanda Herson

Seed Investor

Zach Klein

Founder Partner

Eric Paley

General Partner

Dan Sommer

Founder Partner

Brent Willess

Principal

Past deals in Search Engine

Scroll

Series A in 2018
Scroll is a subscription-based service that provides users with an ad-free online journalism experience. Headquartered in the United States, the company aims to present high-quality content to engaged readers while minimizing distractions from advertisements. By allowing users to access articles on participating news sites without ads, Scroll creates a sustainable revenue model that benefits both users and publishers. This approach not only enhances the reading experience but also supports journalism by sharing revenue with the publishers, thereby fostering a more informed and engaged audience. Through its innovative platform, Scroll seeks to address the challenges posed by the distraction economy and filter bubbles, encouraging readers to focus on meaningful content.

Scroll

Seed Round in 2016
Scroll is a subscription-based service that provides users with an ad-free online journalism experience. Headquartered in the United States, the company aims to present high-quality content to engaged readers while minimizing distractions from advertisements. By allowing users to access articles on participating news sites without ads, Scroll creates a sustainable revenue model that benefits both users and publishers. This approach not only enhances the reading experience but also supports journalism by sharing revenue with the publishers, thereby fostering a more informed and engaged audience. Through its innovative platform, Scroll seeks to address the challenges posed by the distraction economy and filter bubbles, encouraging readers to focus on meaningful content.

Experiment Engine

Seed Round in 2014
Experiment Engine, Inc. is a conversion optimization platform headquartered in Austin, Texas, that specializes in managing testing programs and scaling experimentation for brands and agencies. Founded in 2014, the company provides tools that enable teams to plan, execute, and analyze testing projects effectively. Its platform facilitates collaboration on testing programs, offering access to design, development, copywriting, and quality assurance resources. By allowing users to conduct tests on various web page versions, Experiment Engine helps clients understand performance metrics and prioritize experiments based on data insights. The company serves diverse sectors, including e-commerce, publishing, lead generation, and agencies, and operates as a subsidiary of Optimizely, Inc. since 2017.

SeeMe

Venture Round in 2014
SeeMe is an online platform that connects contemporary emerging artists with a global audience, facilitating the sale of limited edition prints and original artwork. The platform allows artists to showcase a diverse range of images, appealing to various tastes and interests. Through its website and mobile app, users can engage with creators by leaving comments and likes, and they can also purchase eco-friendly postcards and unique apparel featuring the artwork. SeeMe employs intuitive discovery tools and predictive algorithms to help collectors find and support top artists, fostering a community where hundreds of thousands of creators are connected with millions of art enthusiasts worldwide.

BackType

Venture Round in 2014
BackType is a marketing intelligence platform that aids brands and agencies in assessing the business impact of social media. The company operates a search engine that allows users to find, follow, and share comments from blogs and social news sites. Additionally, BackType offers features that enable users to search query results through RSS feeds and emails. With its technology, BackType supports social functionalities for over 100 organizations, including notable entities such as The New York Times, Slideshare, and Automattic, the creators of WordPress.

Top10

Series A in 2013
Top10 is a hotel metasearch platform that simplifies the process of finding the ideal hotel. Launched in 2013, the service provides users with a curated list of the ten best hotels in various cities worldwide, ensuring competitive pricing. In 2014, Top10 expanded its offerings with an iPhone app that gained recognition as a 'Best New App' in 127 countries. The company operates from London, UK, and has a team of 25 professionals. Backed by notable investors such as Balderton, Accel Partners, Founder Collective, and Forward Venture Partners, Top10 focuses on delivering a streamlined user experience for travelers seeking quality accommodation.

ThriveHive

Seed Round in 2013
ThriveHive specializes in digital marketing and web analytics, offering tailored solutions to help small businesses achieve their goals and maximize return on investment. The company provides a comprehensive Guided Marketing Platform that enables clients to plan, build, and measure their marketing efforts effectively, eliminating guesswork and allowing them to focus on running their businesses. ThriveHive's services include tracking both online and offline marketing activities, such as direct mail, advertisements, social media, and email campaigns. Additionally, the company offers custom toll-free and local numbers for lead capture and sales monitoring, facilitating a streamlined approach to marketing and analytics for its clients.

Locality

Seed Round in 2013
Locality does for local services what Kayak does for air travel. Locality shows consumers every service that’s available around them in a way that makes it easy to find the right one for them. Whether it’s finding the best yoga class in a new city or searching for a spontaneous mani-pedi near the office, Locality connects consumers to services for everyday life, giving them the power to find services wherever they are, whenever they need information.

SeatGeek

Venture Round in 2012
SeatGeek, Inc. is a mobile ticketing marketplace and ticket search engine that allows fans to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, and theater events. Established in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company operates additional offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. SeatGeek aggregates ticket listings and employs a data engine that evaluates ticket deals, featuring a 'Deal Score' system that rates tickets on a scale of 0 to 100 to help consumers assess the relative value of options. The platform also includes an event discovery tool that generates recommendations based on user preferences and favorite teams and artists. By analyzing various ticket listings and providing detailed information about venues and average ticket prices, SeatGeek aims to offer a cost-effective and user-friendly ticket purchasing experience. The company operates as a subsidiary of Scribnia, LLC.

ThriveHive

Venture Round in 2012
ThriveHive specializes in digital marketing and web analytics, offering tailored solutions to help small businesses achieve their goals and maximize return on investment. The company provides a comprehensive Guided Marketing Platform that enables clients to plan, build, and measure their marketing efforts effectively, eliminating guesswork and allowing them to focus on running their businesses. ThriveHive's services include tracking both online and offline marketing activities, such as direct mail, advertisements, social media, and email campaigns. Additionally, the company offers custom toll-free and local numbers for lead capture and sales monitoring, facilitating a streamlined approach to marketing and analytics for its clients.

Meddik

Seed Round in 2012
Meddik is a better way to search for health information and find support. It is a place to 1. ask questions and get answers from people who've been there 2. share your wisdom and stories with those who need advice 3. learn from the collective experience of people like you We're all connected by our health experiences -- when we get sick, when we're injured, or when we care for a loved one. Now what if you could tap into each other's experiences and difficulties? What if you could learn what a procedure would be like before you went through it? Or if you could best know what product to buy from people who've been there? What if by sharing your experience and a small amount of advice, you could prevent millions of other people from going through the struggles you did? When information is democratized, everyone gets better, faster. Join us.

Moat

Series B in 2012
Moat is a free search engine for display ads. Moat also offers heatmap analytics and resources for creative. Online ads tend to be transient: visible one second and gone the next. Whether you want to see the ads from a particular brand, discover new advertisers, or get inspiration from innovative creative campaigns, the need for a centralized ad search is evident. Enter: Moat. Moat Ad Search is a search engine that focuses entirely on ads instead of other kinds of online content. Similar to traditional search engines, its results are compiled using a web crawler that is specifically tuned to look for ads on the web and index them for later retrieval. Moat also accepts submissions from advertisers and agencies that wish to have their ads included.

SeeMe

Seed Round in 2012
SeeMe is an online platform that connects contemporary emerging artists with a global audience, facilitating the sale of limited edition prints and original artwork. The platform allows artists to showcase a diverse range of images, appealing to various tastes and interests. Through its website and mobile app, users can engage with creators by leaving comments and likes, and they can also purchase eco-friendly postcards and unique apparel featuring the artwork. SeeMe employs intuitive discovery tools and predictive algorithms to help collectors find and support top artists, fostering a community where hundreds of thousands of creators are connected with millions of art enthusiasts worldwide.

Top10

Series A in 2011
Top10 is a hotel metasearch platform that simplifies the process of finding the ideal hotel. Launched in 2013, the service provides users with a curated list of the ten best hotels in various cities worldwide, ensuring competitive pricing. In 2014, Top10 expanded its offerings with an iPhone app that gained recognition as a 'Best New App' in 127 countries. The company operates from London, UK, and has a team of 25 professionals. Backed by notable investors such as Balderton, Accel Partners, Founder Collective, and Forward Venture Partners, Top10 focuses on delivering a streamlined user experience for travelers seeking quality accommodation.

Moat

Series A in 2011
Moat is a free search engine for display ads. Moat also offers heatmap analytics and resources for creative. Online ads tend to be transient: visible one second and gone the next. Whether you want to see the ads from a particular brand, discover new advertisers, or get inspiration from innovative creative campaigns, the need for a centralized ad search is evident. Enter: Moat. Moat Ad Search is a search engine that focuses entirely on ads instead of other kinds of online content. Similar to traditional search engines, its results are compiled using a web crawler that is specifically tuned to look for ads on the web and index them for later retrieval. Moat also accepts submissions from advertisers and agencies that wish to have their ads included.

Jeeng

Seed Round in 2011
Jeeng is a product developed by PowerInbox, Inc., a company that specializes in multichannel digital monetization solutions for publishers and marketers. Jeeng focuses on enhancing user engagement through automated push notifications and email alerts, leveraging real-time capabilities to revitalize static mail programs. The platform integrates seamlessly with existing email programs, allowing marketers, agencies, and email service providers to implement personalized and targeted campaigns effectively. By combining dynamic animation and geographic targeting, Jeeng aims to improve click-through rates and overall user interaction. Founded in 2010 and based in New York, PowerInbox continues to provide innovative solutions backed by leading venture capital firms.

Extension Entertainment

Seed Round in 2011
Exfm is a social music discovery platform that turns the entire web into your personal music library. As you browse the web, exfm gathers every MP3 file you come across, building a music library for you. Exfm makes it incredibly simple to share your favorite music with all your friends. Exfm was founded in March 2010 in New York City.

BackType

Seed Round in 2011
BackType is a marketing intelligence platform that aids brands and agencies in assessing the business impact of social media. The company operates a search engine that allows users to find, follow, and share comments from blogs and social news sites. Additionally, BackType offers features that enable users to search query results through RSS feeds and emails. With its technology, BackType supports social functionalities for over 100 organizations, including notable entities such as The New York Times, Slideshare, and Automattic, the creators of WordPress.

SeatGeek

Series A in 2010
SeatGeek, Inc. is a mobile ticketing marketplace and ticket search engine that allows fans to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, and theater events. Established in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company operates additional offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. SeatGeek aggregates ticket listings and employs a data engine that evaluates ticket deals, featuring a 'Deal Score' system that rates tickets on a scale of 0 to 100 to help consumers assess the relative value of options. The platform also includes an event discovery tool that generates recommendations based on user preferences and favorite teams and artists. By analyzing various ticket listings and providing detailed information about venues and average ticket prices, SeatGeek aims to offer a cost-effective and user-friendly ticket purchasing experience. The company operates as a subsidiary of Scribnia, LLC.

Cue

Seed Round in 2010
Cue (formerly Greplin) is a free service that helps people make the most of their day. Cue intelligently ties together and surfaces useful information at the right time from the accounts they use most, including email, contacts, and calendar. People can see their entire day at a glance or simultaneously search across all of their accounts with Cue.

SeatGeek

Series A in 2010
SeatGeek, Inc. is a mobile ticketing marketplace and ticket search engine that allows fans to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, and theater events. Established in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company operates additional offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. SeatGeek aggregates ticket listings and employs a data engine that evaluates ticket deals, featuring a 'Deal Score' system that rates tickets on a scale of 0 to 100 to help consumers assess the relative value of options. The platform also includes an event discovery tool that generates recommendations based on user preferences and favorite teams and artists. By analyzing various ticket listings and providing detailed information about venues and average ticket prices, SeatGeek aims to offer a cost-effective and user-friendly ticket purchasing experience. The company operates as a subsidiary of Scribnia, LLC.

Extension Entertainment

Seed Round in 2010
Exfm is a social music discovery platform that turns the entire web into your personal music library. As you browse the web, exfm gathers every MP3 file you come across, building a music library for you. Exfm makes it incredibly simple to share your favorite music with all your friends. Exfm was founded in March 2010 in New York City.

Stack Overflow

Series A in 2010
Stack Overflow Ltd operates an online community tailored for developers and technologists, facilitating knowledge sharing and problem-solving in programming. The company provides several key services, including Stack Overflow for Teams, which supports mission-critical knowledge management, and Stack Overflow for Talent and Jobs, a platform designed for hiring and employer branding solutions within technology sectors. Additionally, Stack Overflow Advertising enables businesses to promote products and enhance brand visibility. For larger organizations, Stack Overflow Enterprise offers a secure environment for sharing and accessing essential company information. Founded in 2008 and based in London, United Kingdom, Stack Overflow Ltd was previously known as Stack Exchange Ltd.

Zencoder

Seed Round in 2010
Zencoder is a web-based video encoding service that specializes in converting videos into formats compatible with web and mobile applications. Designed for websites and applications that require video uploads, Zencoder offers real-time encoding for both live and on-demand content. Its software features fast encoding speeds, easy API integration, and high scalability, allowing users to access powerful video encoding capabilities without the need to invest in or manage costly hardware and software. This service caters to a variety of devices, ensuring broad compatibility for end-users.

Moat

Seed Round in 2010
Moat is a free search engine for display ads. Moat also offers heatmap analytics and resources for creative. Online ads tend to be transient: visible one second and gone the next. Whether you want to see the ads from a particular brand, discover new advertisers, or get inspiration from innovative creative campaigns, the need for a centralized ad search is evident. Enter: Moat. Moat Ad Search is a search engine that focuses entirely on ads instead of other kinds of online content. Similar to traditional search engines, its results are compiled using a web crawler that is specifically tuned to look for ads on the web and index them for later retrieval. Moat also accepts submissions from advertisers and agencies that wish to have their ads included.

SeatGeek

Pre Seed Round in 2009
SeatGeek, Inc. is a mobile ticketing marketplace and ticket search engine that allows fans to buy and sell tickets for sports, concerts, and theater events. Established in 2009 and headquartered in New York, the company operates additional offices in the United Kingdom, Israel, the Netherlands, Australia, and Italy. SeatGeek aggregates ticket listings and employs a data engine that evaluates ticket deals, featuring a 'Deal Score' system that rates tickets on a scale of 0 to 100 to help consumers assess the relative value of options. The platform also includes an event discovery tool that generates recommendations based on user preferences and favorite teams and artists. By analyzing various ticket listings and providing detailed information about venues and average ticket prices, SeatGeek aims to offer a cost-effective and user-friendly ticket purchasing experience. The company operates as a subsidiary of Scribnia, LLC.
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