Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York City. Established by a group of successful entrepreneurs, the firm aims to provide a supportive framework for early-stage technology companies. It emphasizes the importance of entrepreneurs raising the least amount of capital necessary to maintain control over their firms. The company focuses on seed-stage investments and is industry agnostic, although it shows a preference for businesses that incorporate information technology. Founder Collective seeks to guide startups through the complexities of venture capital, drawing on the firsthand experiences of its partners who have founded and sold their own technology companies.

Elliot Cohen

Founder and Partner

Joe DeFilippi

CFO

Amanda Herson

Seed Investor

Eric Paley

Managing Partner

Micah Rosenbloom

Managing Partner

James Tamplin

Founder Partner

Brent Willess

Principal

Past deals in Cargo

Packfleet

Series A in 2024
Packfleet is a parcel delivery company based in the UK that aims to enhance the delivery experience for independent businesses. The company provides a platform equipped with features such as real-time tracking, updated estimated time of arrivals, and options for customers to change delivery addresses or dates and provide access instructions. By offering these capabilities, Packfleet enables businesses of all sizes to improve their delivery services, which can lead to better customer satisfaction and increased retention.

Cycle

Series A in 2023
Cycle is a rapidly growing subscription service that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of market-leading delivery companies while promoting sustainable transportation. By ensuring that thousands of couriers operate safely, quickly, and comfortably, Cycle adds value to delivery services and contributes to reducing transport-related CO2 emissions during the last mile of logistics. The company also operates a micro-mobility platform that partners with hotels and apartments to provide a fleet of individually branded e-mobility vehicles and cargo bikes. This innovative approach enables clients to deliver more parcels in less time while utilizing affordable and reliable transport options, thereby increasing competitiveness and supporting urban sustainability initiatives.

Cycle

Seed Round in 2022
Cycle is a rapidly growing subscription service that focuses on enhancing the efficiency of market-leading delivery companies while promoting sustainable transportation. By ensuring that thousands of couriers operate safely, quickly, and comfortably, Cycle adds value to delivery services and contributes to reducing transport-related CO2 emissions during the last mile of logistics. The company also operates a micro-mobility platform that partners with hotels and apartments to provide a fleet of individually branded e-mobility vehicles and cargo bikes. This innovative approach enables clients to deliver more parcels in less time while utilizing affordable and reliable transport options, thereby increasing competitiveness and supporting urban sustainability initiatives.

Packfleet

Seed Round in 2022
Packfleet is a parcel delivery company based in the UK that aims to enhance the delivery experience for independent businesses. The company provides a platform equipped with features such as real-time tracking, updated estimated time of arrivals, and options for customers to change delivery addresses or dates and provide access instructions. By offering these capabilities, Packfleet enables businesses of all sizes to improve their delivery services, which can lead to better customer satisfaction and increased retention.

Dropoff

Series A in 2015
The courier industry is decades old and has remained relatively unchanged, with minimal use of technology, mediocre service levels and no national brand. Dropoff aims to become the first national brand for same-day delivery. We offer businesses a superior experience built on convenience, reliability and unmatched customer service, all powered by our proprietary technology platform. We provide easy web and mobile ordering, flexible delivery options, transparent pricing, real-time tracking and confirmations, up-to-the-minute ETAs, delivery Agent ratings and a feature-rich API for a seamless last mile logistics solution. Dropoff is headquartered in Austin, Texas.
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