Foundry Group

Foundry Group is a venture capital firm established in 2007, specializing in early-stage investments in information technology, Internet, and software companies across North America. Based in Boulder, Colorado, the firm has made over 100 investments as institutional investors and more than 50 as angel investors. Foundry Group focuses on seed investments ranging from $250,000 to $500,000, supporting promising entrepreneurs in various sectors, including Human Computer Interaction and Digital Life. The firm's investment strategy typically involves allocating funds across a diverse range of regions, including Colorado, the Bay Area, and other major U.S. cities. Currently managing its fifth fund, which totals $225 million, Foundry Group aims to foster innovation and help build industry-leading companies while also mentoring the next generation of venture fund managers.

Angeli Agrawal

Senior Associate

Brad Feld

Partner

Bradley A. Feld

Partner

Lena Giacomini

CFO

Jaclyn Hester

Partner

Seth Levine

Managing Director

Seth Le vine

MD and Co-Founder

Past deals in Washington

Glowforge

Series E in 2023
Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.The company's printers utilize software and sensors to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials, enabling users to print and decorate any materials.

Glowforge

Series E in 2022
Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.The company's printers utilize software and sensors to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials, enabling users to print and decorate any materials.

RealWear

Series C in 2022
RealWear, Inc. develops hands-free, ruggedized head-mounted tablets designed specifically for industrial workers. Its flagship product, the HMT-1, is a wearable Android-class tablet that can be used in various environments such as fields, factories, and warehouses. This device allows users to maintain hands-free communication with remote consultants, enabling real-time visual assistance during tasks. RealWear's products support multiple languages to cater to a diverse workforce. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, and has established strategic partnerships with notable companies like Atheer, Cisco, Qualcomm, ABB, and Beeware.

Boundless

Series B in 2021
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Optimize Health

Series A in 2020
Optimize.health is a provider of a digital healthcare platform that enables the deployment of Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) programs. It uses easy-to-use equipment and software. The software is designed to facilitate provider compliance when billing to new Medicare CPT codes for RPM while providing a great user experience for both patients and providers. Its system is designed to be profitable for physicians starting in the first month. Chuks Onwuneme, Jeff LeBrun, and Otto Sipe established the company in Seattle, Washington in 2015.

Boundless

Series A in 2020
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

SingleFile Technologies

Seed Round in 2019
SingleFile helps companies and law firms fill out reports, manage filings, maintain internal records and remain in good standing.

Boundless

Series A in 2019
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Taunt

Seed Round in 2018
Taunt develops a social competition platform for e-sports fans, which uses data and machine learning to create companion experiences for fans watching broadcasts. Its product offers users to predict real-time events in e-sports matches. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Glowforge

Series B in 2018
Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.The company's printers utilize software and sensors to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials, enabling users to print and decorate any materials.

Mapbox

Series C in 2017
Mapbox Inc. is a location data platform that specializes in creating custom maps for mobile and web applications, serving a diverse range of industries including logistics, real estate, finance, and health. The company offers a suite of products such as maps, navigation APIs, geocoding services, and satellite imagery, enabling enterprises to enhance their data analysis and visualization capabilities. Mapbox's platform supports over 2.6 million registered developers, providing them with access to a dynamic mapping system that continuously updates based on user activity. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Mapbox operates internationally, including in Japan, and has been instrumental in empowering major companies like Facebook and IBM with advanced geospatial tools.

Taunt

Seed Round in 2017
Taunt develops a social competition platform for e-sports fans, which uses data and machine learning to create companion experiences for fans watching broadcasts. Its product offers users to predict real-time events in e-sports matches. The company was founded in 2017 and is based in Seattle, Washington.

Rover

Series F in 2017
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Boundless

Seed Round in 2017
Boundless operates in two distinct sectors: education and immigration services. In the education sector, Boundless Learning, Inc. offers an online platform that provides a wide range of study materials, including content in subjects such as accounting, biology, history, and computer science, along with quizzes and PowerPoint templates. The platform aims to enhance the accessibility and utility of open educational resources for students. In the immigration sector, Boundless empowers families by offering tools, information, and personalized support to help them navigate the immigration system efficiently and affordably. The company's platform connects immigrants with resources, including access to immigration lawyers and online filing options. Founded in 2011 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, Boundless has expanded its focus to include immigration services since its inception in 2017, with headquarters in Seattle, Washington.

Mighty AI

Series B in 2017
Mighty AI delivers training data to companies that build computer vision models for autonomous vehicles. Its platform combines guaranteed accuracy with scale and expertise, thanks to its full stack of annotation software, consulting and managed services, proprietary machine learning, and global community of pre-qualified annotators. Founded in 2014, Mighty AI is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Rover

Series E in 2016
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Glowforge

Series B in 2016
Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.The company's printers utilize software and sensors to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials, enabling users to print and decorate any materials.

Cloudability

Series B in 2016
Cloudability Inc. specializes in cloud cost management software, designed to help organizations monitor, manage, and optimize their cloud expenditures. The platform provides tools for tracking cloud spending through budget alerts, report scheduling, and customizable dashboards, enabling users to gain insights into their financial performance. Features such as Anomaly Detection allow for the identification of unusual spending patterns, while the True Cost Explorer facilitates detailed analysis of vendor billing. Cloudability’s solutions cater to various stakeholders, including IT operations, finance teams, and executives, offering real-time data and analytics for effective financial governance. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Cloudability also has offices in Seattle, Boulder, Sydney, and London, and operates as a subsidiary of Apptio, Inc.

Moz

Series C in 2016
Moz provides analytics software to track all of a website's inbound marketing efforts—search marketing, link building, social media, and brand mentions—on one platform. Moz Analytics tracks each effort with beautiful data visualizations, insights into competitors' data, and actionable recommendations to improve each effort's performance. Dedicated to helping people do better marketing, Moz creates easy-to-use tools, tutorials, and educational resources for learning inbound marketing—and fosters the web’s most vibrant online marketing community. With offices in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, Moz supports over 20,000 customers and 300,000 community members worldwide. The company received an A round of financing from Ignition Partners and Curious Office in September 2007 to build their Linkscape web index.

Mighty AI

Series A in 2015
Mighty AI delivers training data to companies that build computer vision models for autonomous vehicles. Its platform combines guaranteed accuracy with scale and expertise, thanks to its full stack of annotation software, consulting and managed services, proprietary machine learning, and global community of pre-qualified annotators. Founded in 2014, Mighty AI is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Mapbox

Series B in 2015
Mapbox Inc. is a location data platform that specializes in creating custom maps for mobile and web applications, serving a diverse range of industries including logistics, real estate, finance, and health. The company offers a suite of products such as maps, navigation APIs, geocoding services, and satellite imagery, enabling enterprises to enhance their data analysis and visualization capabilities. Mapbox's platform supports over 2.6 million registered developers, providing them with access to a dynamic mapping system that continuously updates based on user activity. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Mapbox operates internationally, including in Japan, and has been instrumental in empowering major companies like Facebook and IBM with advanced geospatial tools.

Glowforge

Series A in 2015
Glowforge is a manufacturer of 3D laser printers intended to offer printing services on a wide range of materials and many more.The company's printers utilize software and sensors to cut, engrave, and shape designs from a variety of materials, enabling users to print and decorate any materials.

Rover

Series D in 2015
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Mighty AI

Seed Round in 2014
Mighty AI delivers training data to companies that build computer vision models for autonomous vehicles. Its platform combines guaranteed accuracy with scale and expertise, thanks to its full stack of annotation software, consulting and managed services, proprietary machine learning, and global community of pre-qualified annotators. Founded in 2014, Mighty AI is headquartered in Seattle, Washington.

Rover

Series C in 2014
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Mapbox

Series A in 2013
Mapbox Inc. is a location data platform that specializes in creating custom maps for mobile and web applications, serving a diverse range of industries including logistics, real estate, finance, and health. The company offers a suite of products such as maps, navigation APIs, geocoding services, and satellite imagery, enabling enterprises to enhance their data analysis and visualization capabilities. Mapbox's platform supports over 2.6 million registered developers, providing them with access to a dynamic mapping system that continuously updates based on user activity. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Washington, D.C., Mapbox operates internationally, including in Japan, and has been instrumental in empowering major companies like Facebook and IBM with advanced geospatial tools.

Rover

Series B in 2013
Rover Company operates as a comprehensive service and product provider for pet owners. It connects pet parents with a vast network of reliable pet sitters and dog walkers, facilitating personalized care options such as pet sitting, dog walking, in-home boarding, and daycare. Founded with the belief that everyone should experience the companionship of a dog, Rover aims to enhance the lives of both pets and their owners. In addition to its service offerings, Rover Company also specializes in durable PVC pet products, including play pens, raised pet beds, crates, and gates. These products are recognized for their strength, lightweight design, and long-lasting construction, making them a choice for many pet owners. Manufactured in the U.S.A. using environmentally-friendly methods, Rover's commitment to quality ensures that their products provide safety and peace of mind for pet owners.

Cheezburger

Venture Round in 2012
Cheezburger, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that operates a network of social humor websites, including I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, Know Your Meme, and Memebase. Founded in 2007 by Ben Huh and Eric Nakagawa, the platform allows users to view, create, and remix humorous content, including memes, images, videos, and news. Cheezburger also provides advertising services to monetize its digital humor network. In addition to its online presence, the company has published several books related to its content themes. Cheezburger, Inc. is a subsidiary of Literally Media.

Cloudability

Series A in 2012
Cloudability Inc. specializes in cloud cost management software, designed to help organizations monitor, manage, and optimize their cloud expenditures. The platform provides tools for tracking cloud spending through budget alerts, report scheduling, and customizable dashboards, enabling users to gain insights into their financial performance. Features such as Anomaly Detection allow for the identification of unusual spending patterns, while the True Cost Explorer facilitates detailed analysis of vendor billing. Cloudability’s solutions cater to various stakeholders, including IT operations, finance teams, and executives, offering real-time data and analytics for effective financial governance. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Portland, Oregon, Cloudability also has offices in Seattle, Boulder, Sydney, and London, and operates as a subsidiary of Apptio, Inc.

Moz

Series B in 2012
Moz provides analytics software to track all of a website's inbound marketing efforts—search marketing, link building, social media, and brand mentions—on one platform. Moz Analytics tracks each effort with beautiful data visualizations, insights into competitors' data, and actionable recommendations to improve each effort's performance. Dedicated to helping people do better marketing, Moz creates easy-to-use tools, tutorials, and educational resources for learning inbound marketing—and fosters the web’s most vibrant online marketing community. With offices in Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, Moz supports over 20,000 customers and 300,000 community members worldwide. The company received an A round of financing from Ignition Partners and Curious Office in September 2007 to build their Linkscape web index.

BigDoor

Series C in 2012
BigDoor Inc. is a Seattle-based company that provides a white label software platform designed to enhance customer engagement and loyalty for various brands. Founded in 2009, the company offers a range of loyalty programs and campaigns that are customizable and mobile-ready. Its platform enables brands to drive high-value actions, reward users, and improve conversion rates and return on investment. Additionally, BigDoor provides actionable analytics to help brands understand and track customer behavior, fostering stronger relationships with their users. The company's services cater to multiple industries, including retail, dining, entertainment, travel, telecommunications, and publishing.

Cheezburger

Venture Round in 2011
Cheezburger, Inc. is a Seattle-based company that operates a network of social humor websites, including I Can Has Cheezburger, FAIL Blog, Know Your Meme, and Memebase. Founded in 2007 by Ben Huh and Eric Nakagawa, the platform allows users to view, create, and remix humorous content, including memes, images, videos, and news. Cheezburger also provides advertising services to monetize its digital humor network. In addition to its online presence, the company has published several books related to its content themes. Cheezburger, Inc. is a subsidiary of Literally Media.

Gnip

Venture Round in 2010
Gnip provides social media data for customers in sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. The company customers deliver social media analytics to over 95% of the Fortune 500. It also delivers more than 120 billion real-time social data activities each month, providing access to data from dozens of sources. Gnip was founded by Eric Marcoullier in March 2008 and is based in Boulder, Colorado with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington.

Gist

Venture Round in 2010
Connected People Change History. Gist provides the only full view of the contacts in your professional network by creating rich business profiles that include the most news, status updates and work details. All contacts in one place Gist automatically brings contact details, news and updates together in one place – no invites to send or connections to request. Updated with the latest news Gist prioritizes news and updates about contacts so you always have the information you need even if you didn’t know it was out there. Stop missing important information because it gets lost in the online noise. Delivered where you need it Gist works the way you do – in your inbox with plugins for Outlook, Notes, and Gmail, on a mobile device with applications for both iPhone and Android, inside Salesforce.com or in a web browser. What is Gist? http://blog.gist.com/what-is-gist/

BigDoor

Series B in 2010
BigDoor Inc. is a Seattle-based company that provides a white label software platform designed to enhance customer engagement and loyalty for various brands. Founded in 2009, the company offers a range of loyalty programs and campaigns that are customizable and mobile-ready. Its platform enables brands to drive high-value actions, reward users, and improve conversion rates and return on investment. Additionally, BigDoor provides actionable analytics to help brands understand and track customer behavior, fostering stronger relationships with their users. The company's services cater to multiple industries, including retail, dining, entertainment, travel, telecommunications, and publishing.

BigDoor

Pre Seed Round in 2009
BigDoor Inc. is a Seattle-based company that provides a white label software platform designed to enhance customer engagement and loyalty for various brands. Founded in 2009, the company offers a range of loyalty programs and campaigns that are customizable and mobile-ready. Its platform enables brands to drive high-value actions, reward users, and improve conversion rates and return on investment. Additionally, BigDoor provides actionable analytics to help brands understand and track customer behavior, fostering stronger relationships with their users. The company's services cater to multiple industries, including retail, dining, entertainment, travel, telecommunications, and publishing.

Smith & Tinker

Venture Round in 2009
Smith & Tinker is an electronic entertainment company founded in 2007 by Jeremy Bornstein, Lenny Raymond, Kev Ray, and Jordan Weisman. In late 2007 the first three left the company and Weisman recruited Tim Lebel and Joe Lawandus. On October 15, 2007, they announced that they had licensed from Microsoft the rights for Weisman's previous creations of MechWarrior, Shadowrun, Crimson Skies and other FASA titles and would be announcing their plans for these intellectual properties at a later date. The first game from Smith & Tinker was Nanovor. Nanovor is an online battle game targeted to 7 - 12 year olds. Nanovor was released to public beta in May 2009. Smith & Tinker are also responsible, in conjunction with Piranha Games, for the future release of Mechwarrior as announced on June 8/09.

Gist

Series A in 2009
Connected People Change History. Gist provides the only full view of the contacts in your professional network by creating rich business profiles that include the most news, status updates and work details. All contacts in one place Gist automatically brings contact details, news and updates together in one place – no invites to send or connections to request. Updated with the latest news Gist prioritizes news and updates about contacts so you always have the information you need even if you didn’t know it was out there. Stop missing important information because it gets lost in the online noise. Delivered where you need it Gist works the way you do – in your inbox with plugins for Outlook, Notes, and Gmail, on a mobile device with applications for both iPhone and Android, inside Salesforce.com or in a web browser. What is Gist? http://blog.gist.com/what-is-gist/

Gnip

Series B in 2008
Gnip provides social media data for customers in sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. The company customers deliver social media analytics to over 95% of the Fortune 500. It also delivers more than 120 billion real-time social data activities each month, providing access to data from dozens of sources. Gnip was founded by Eric Marcoullier in March 2008 and is based in Boulder, Colorado with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington.

Gnip

Series A in 2008
Gnip provides social media data for customers in sectors such as social media monitoring, business intelligence, government, and finance. The company customers deliver social media analytics to over 95% of the Fortune 500. It also delivers more than 120 billion real-time social data activities each month, providing access to data from dozens of sources. Gnip was founded by Eric Marcoullier in March 2008 and is based in Boulder, Colorado with offices in San Francisco, New York, and Washington.

Shelfari

Series A in 2007
Shelfari, Inc is a division of Amazon that runs Shelfari, a social network for book lovers.