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 Facial Recognition

Cephable

Seed Round in 2024
Cephable is a company focused on developing an assistive technology platform aimed at enhancing human-computer interaction. By utilizing voice commands, facial expressions, body gestures, virtual buttons, and tilt controls, Cephable's technology provides users with personalized and accessible means of interacting with digital devices. The platform is designed to extend digital controls to head and face movements, making it easier for individuals with varying needs to engage with technology in a way that is tailored to their preferences. Cephable’s commitment to equity and accessibility positions it as a leader in transforming how users connect with their devices.

Memoir

Series A in 2014
Memoir transforms your photos, the places you go, and your social media into memories that can be relived when they’re most interesting to you. As soon as you request them, the photos your friends choose to share with you become part of your Memoir seamlessly. You can find memories and photos by people, places, dates, context, and more - no tagging or organization required. Memoir discovers photos and memories wherever they were created - iPhone cameras, DSLR's, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare - even on your computer. With Memoir, all of your photos and memories are backed up securely to the cloud.

Memoir

Seed Round in 2011
Memoir transforms your photos, the places you go, and your social media into memories that can be relived when they’re most interesting to you. As soon as you request them, the photos your friends choose to share with you become part of your Memoir seamlessly. You can find memories and photos by people, places, dates, context, and more - no tagging or organization required. Memoir discovers photos and memories wherever they were created - iPhone cameras, DSLR's, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare - even on your computer. With Memoir, all of your photos and memories are backed up securely to the cloud.
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