Founder Collective

Founder Collective, established in 2009 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with an additional office in New York, is a venture capital firm managed by entrepreneurs who have founded and sold technology companies. The firm focuses on seed-stage investments in technology-related companies across the United States, with a preference for the Boston and New York regions. Founder Collective aims to provide a user-friendly approach to venture capital, advising entrepreneurs to raise the least amount of money necessary to maintain control of their firms. The firm manages multiple funds, including Founder Collective I, II, III, and IV, investing between $0.2 to $2 million per round, primarily in the software and information technology sectors.

Joe DeFilippi

Partner and CFO

Noah Glass

Partner

Jack Groetzinger

Founder Partner

Amanda Herson

General Partner

Zach Klein

Founder Partner

Eric Paley

General Partner

Brent Willess

Principal

Past deals in Photo Software

SelfMade

Series A in 2019
SelfMade, Inc. is a technology company based in New York that specializes in empowering individuals and brands to enhance their presence on social media through professional photo editing and strategic support. Founded in 2015, SelfMade operates a members-only app that utilizes artificial intelligence and proprietary technology to connect users with professional image editors and social media strategists. This platform allows users to transform their photos according to their brand identity and style, while also providing tools to develop growth strategies and manage posting schedules. By democratizing access to high-quality image editing and social media expertise, SelfMade enables clients to build compelling brands and expand their online following effectively and affordably.

SelfMade

Series A in 2017
SelfMade, Inc. is a technology company based in New York that specializes in empowering individuals and brands to enhance their presence on social media through professional photo editing and strategic support. Founded in 2015, SelfMade operates a members-only app that utilizes artificial intelligence and proprietary technology to connect users with professional image editors and social media strategists. This platform allows users to transform their photos according to their brand identity and style, while also providing tools to develop growth strategies and manage posting schedules. By democratizing access to high-quality image editing and social media expertise, SelfMade enables clients to build compelling brands and expand their online following effectively and affordably.

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.

Picturelife

Series A in 2012
The Picturelife team is a group of accomplished software engineers and designers that came together to solve a frustrating problem that everyone has: keeping our pictures safe and secure. It takes a fraction of a second to capture a memory that's meant to last forever, but just an instant to lose it to a thief, data corruption, or natural disaster. That’s why we built Picturelife. We’ve been working hard to make Picturelife the service we always wanted. We want our pictures safely backed because we're afraid of losing them. We value our privacy so we built Picturelife to be private and secure by default. And we're always on the go, so we made Picturelife accessible from any computer or device with an Internet connection.

Couple

Seed Round in 2012
Couple is an app just for the two of you. It helps you stay connected, and feel close to each other. Whether it's texting, sharing videos, photos, sketching together and more, Couple let's your partner know that you're thinking about them. Couple was part of the YCombinator W2012 batch, and was formerly named Pair until they renamed to Couple on January 31st, 2013.

Picturelife

Debt Financing in 2011
The Picturelife team is a group of accomplished software engineers and designers that came together to solve a frustrating problem that everyone has: keeping our pictures safe and secure. It takes a fraction of a second to capture a memory that's meant to last forever, but just an instant to lose it to a thief, data corruption, or natural disaster. That’s why we built Picturelife. We’ve been working hard to make Picturelife the service we always wanted. We want our pictures safely backed because we're afraid of losing them. We value our privacy so we built Picturelife to be private and secure by default. And we're always on the go, so we made Picturelife accessible from any computer or device with an Internet connection.

1000Memories

Series A in 2011
1000Memories is a digital platform designed to help individuals organize, share, and discover old photographs and cherished memories. By offering a user-friendly interface, the company facilitates the creation of family trees, allowing users to connect and reminisce with loved ones. In addition to personal memories, 1000Memories provides a social website where families and friends can create free memorial pages to honor and remember those who have passed away. This combination of photo organization and memorialization positions 1000Memories as a meaningful resource for preserving and celebrating personal and familial histories.

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.

1000Memories

Seed Round in 2010
1000Memories is a digital platform designed to help individuals organize, share, and discover old photographs and cherished memories. By offering a user-friendly interface, the company facilitates the creation of family trees, allowing users to connect and reminisce with loved ones. In addition to personal memories, 1000Memories provides a social website where families and friends can create free memorial pages to honor and remember those who have passed away. This combination of photo organization and memorialization positions 1000Memories as a meaningful resource for preserving and celebrating personal and familial histories.
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