Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2009 with roots in Cambridge, Massachusetts and offices in New York. The firm is built by entrepreneurs who have founded and exited technology companies, and it aims to back founders by providing practical capital and guidance to navigate the risks of venture funding. It concentrates on early investments in technology companies, with an emphasis on software and information technology, and it makes bets across the United States and beyond, though its roots are on the East Coast. The team partners with portfolio companies to help them scale, often supporting startups that seek modest initial financings. Through its network and hands-on approach, Founder Collective seeks to partner with ambitious teams to grow durable, technology-driven businesses.

Joe DeFilippi

Partner and CFO

Noah Glass

Founder Partner

Jack Groetzinger

Founder Partner

Amanda Herson

General Partner

Zach Klein

Founder Partner

Eric Paley

Managing Partner

Andy Palmer

Founder Partner

Brent Willess

Principal

Past deals in Photography

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.

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.

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.

Open Places

Seed Round in 2010
Open Places is a company that develops an open network of high-quality information about various locations, curated by writers and photographers globally. This platform promotes neighborhoods, towns, and regions, fostering a connection between travelers and locals. Open Places creates social content platforms for iOS and Android, which engage users by leveraging mobile actions linked to social media, while also building email and push notification lists for targeted communications. The company offers the Trazzler application, allowing users to discover nearby places and collaborate with editors on editorial content. Open Places provides opportunities for writers and photographers to receive assignments, collaborate with professionals, win awards, and enhance their portfolios. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, tourism bureaus, and various approved organizations. Incorporated in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Open Places was previously known as Trazzler, Inc.

Open Places

Seed Round in 2009
Open Places is a company that develops an open network of high-quality information about various locations, curated by writers and photographers globally. This platform promotes neighborhoods, towns, and regions, fostering a connection between travelers and locals. Open Places creates social content platforms for iOS and Android, which engage users by leveraging mobile actions linked to social media, while also building email and push notification lists for targeted communications. The company offers the Trazzler application, allowing users to discover nearby places and collaborate with editors on editorial content. Open Places provides opportunities for writers and photographers to receive assignments, collaborate with professionals, win awards, and enhance their portfolios. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, tourism bureaus, and various approved organizations. Incorporated in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Open Places was previously known as Trazzler, Inc.

DailyBooth

Seed Round in 2009
DailyBooth is a social networking platform that allows users to share photos and status updates in real-time. The service enables individuals to connect with friends by following their activities and sharing visual moments, creating an interactive environment for personal expression and communication. By focusing on real-time updates, DailyBooth provides a dynamic way for users to engage with their social circles through the sharing of images and status messages.
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