First Round Capital

First Round Capital is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2004. Specializing in seed-stage investments, it focuses on early-stage technology companies across various sectors, including enterprise, fintech, healthcare, consumer, hardware, artificial intelligence, and web3. First Round Capital aims to support entrepreneurs by providing not only capital but also a range of tailored services and resources designed to foster growth. The firm typically invests around $500,000 as initial funding, often serving as a company’s first outside capital. It actively engages with portfolio companies to enhance their development. With a commitment to community, First Round Capital has established a network that has collectively raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital, demonstrating a strong track record of facilitating growth among its investments.

Meka Asonye

Partner

Brett Berson

Partner

Chris Brown

Associate

Jeff Donnon

CFO

Molly Fowler

CEO

Amy Fu

VP, Investments

Todd Jackson

Partner

Josh Kopelman

Founder and Partner

Whitnie Narcisse

Operating Partner

Chris Fralic

Board Partner

Past deals in Intellectual Property

And AI

Seed Round in 2025
And AI is a platform for managing patents, helping attorneys and inventors streamline searches and claim drafting.

Attributor

Series C in 2008
Attributor Corporation specializes in online book protection services aimed at the publishing industry. It offers the Digimarc Guardian solution, which identifies and verifies instances of copyright infringement across various platforms, including cyberlockers and peer-to-peer networks. When unauthorized use is detected, Guardian notifies the hosting site and provides options for compliance, such as transitioning to authorized content, submitting a licensing request, or issuing a DMCA takedown notice. Additionally, Attributor provides an analytics platform that helps publishers understand how and where their digital content is consumed, enabling them to enforce authorized use, analyze market demand, and monetize their digital assets effectively.

Attributor

Series B in 2006
Attributor Corporation specializes in online book protection services aimed at the publishing industry. It offers the Digimarc Guardian solution, which identifies and verifies instances of copyright infringement across various platforms, including cyberlockers and peer-to-peer networks. When unauthorized use is detected, Guardian notifies the hosting site and provides options for compliance, such as transitioning to authorized content, submitting a licensing request, or issuing a DMCA takedown notice. Additionally, Attributor provides an analytics platform that helps publishers understand how and where their digital content is consumed, enabling them to enforce authorized use, analyze market demand, and monetize their digital assets effectively.

Attributor

Series A in 2006
Attributor Corporation specializes in online book protection services aimed at the publishing industry. It offers the Digimarc Guardian solution, which identifies and verifies instances of copyright infringement across various platforms, including cyberlockers and peer-to-peer networks. When unauthorized use is detected, Guardian notifies the hosting site and provides options for compliance, such as transitioning to authorized content, submitting a licensing request, or issuing a DMCA takedown notice. Additionally, Attributor provides an analytics platform that helps publishers understand how and where their digital content is consumed, enabling them to enforce authorized use, analyze market demand, and monetize their digital assets effectively.
Spot something off? Help us improve by flagging any incorrect or outdated information. Just email us at support@teaserclub.com. Your feedback is most welcome.