Founder Collective

Founded in 2009, Founder Collective is a venture capital firm with headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and an additional office in New York City. The firm specializes in seed-stage investments, primarily targeting technology-related companies across the United States. It is a Registered Investment Adviser and manages approximately $50 million in assets. Founder Collective operates several funds, including early-stage venture capital funds co-managed with Koa Labs. While the firm is open to various industries, it shows a preference for investments with an information technology component. The firm's approach is driven by a team of successful entrepreneurs who leverage their expertise to identify promising opportunities in the technology sector.

Elliot Cohen

Founder Partner

Joe DeFilippi

CFO

David Frankel

General Partner

Jack Groetzinger

Founder Partner

Amanda Herson

Seed Investor

Zach Klein

Founder Partner

Eric Paley

General Partner

Dan Sommer

Founder Partner

Brent Willess

Principal

Past deals in Boston, MA

ianacare

Series A in 2022
Ianacare, Inc. is a health care company focused on supporting family caregivers through its ianacare platform, which offers products and services via mobile applications. Founded in 2017 and based in Newton Center, Massachusetts, the company provides care management for individuals with chronic illnesses and other challenges. The platform facilitates connections among caregivers, care recipients, and care supporters, ensuring that users receive the encouragement and resources they need. Ianacare aims to empower caregivers by drawing on the experiences of caregivers, patients, and medical professionals, thereby addressing the complexities of caregiving in a comprehensive manner.

Mable

Series A in 2020
Mable operates an online wholesale platform designed for independent grocers and small businesses, facilitating the ordering and discovery of products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform allows retailers and distributors to easily find and purchase a diverse range of goods from various suppliers, including well-known brands like Black Dinah Chocolatiers and Crown Maple. Mable's technology streamlines wholesale ordering and marketing, enabling users to manage their inventory and product sourcing efficiently in one location. By integrating mobile ordering capabilities, Mable enhances accessibility for retailers and supports emerging brands in reaching their target market effectively.

ianacare

Venture Round in 2020
Ianacare, Inc. is a health care company focused on supporting family caregivers through its ianacare platform, which offers products and services via mobile applications. Founded in 2017 and based in Newton Center, Massachusetts, the company provides care management for individuals with chronic illnesses and other challenges. The platform facilitates connections among caregivers, care recipients, and care supporters, ensuring that users receive the encouragement and resources they need. Ianacare aims to empower caregivers by drawing on the experiences of caregivers, patients, and medical professionals, thereby addressing the complexities of caregiving in a comprehensive manner.

TetraScience

Series A in 2019
TetraScience, Inc. develops hardware and software solutions designed to monitor and manage research experiments while logging data in the cloud. The company provides a range of products including sensors for temperature, humidity, and acceleration, as well as cameras for viewing experiments, electric switches, and adapters for connecting various hardware tools such as syringe pumps and wave generators. TetraScience's solutions cater to the needs of scientists, engineers, managers, and safety officers, enabling efficient data management in various research applications including bioprocessing and analytical chemistry. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, TetraScience has formed a strategic partnership with Dotmatics Limited to enhance its offerings.

Mable

Seed Round in 2019
Mable operates an online wholesale platform designed for independent grocers and small businesses, facilitating the ordering and discovery of products. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform allows retailers and distributors to easily find and purchase a diverse range of goods from various suppliers, including well-known brands like Black Dinah Chocolatiers and Crown Maple. Mable's technology streamlines wholesale ordering and marketing, enabling users to manage their inventory and product sourcing efficiently in one location. By integrating mobile ordering capabilities, Mable enhances accessibility for retailers and supports emerging brands in reaching their target market effectively.

Flipside

Seed Round in 2019
Flipside Crypto, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a cryptocurrency information platform designed to provide business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency management, acquisition, digital walleting, custody services, and portfolio dashboards for investors. Flipside Crypto specializes in analytics, delivering insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial metrics. It also offers the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS), which measures the fundamental health of cryptocurrency projects. Additionally, Flipside Crypto collaborates with partners like CoinMarketCap and Messari to distribute its analytics. The company is backed by notable investors, including Coinbase Ventures and True Ventures.

Mightier

Series A in 2019
Mightier is a gaming platform designed to assist children in regulating their emotions through scientifically-backed methods. Founded in 2016 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform features bioresponsive video games developed in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The games utilize a biofeedback heart rate monitor that adjusts the difficulty level based on the player's emotional state, helping children learn to manage their feelings in real-time. By engaging with these interactive experiences, children with behavioral and emotional challenges can discover their emotional strengths and develop skills to harness their emotions in everyday situations.

Zoba

Seed Round in 2019
Zoba, Inc., founded in 2016 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, operates a web application that enables organizations to engage with real-time predictions of human behavior. The company specializes in developing an optimization platform that automates operational decisions, helping mobility companies enhance fleet performance and customer satisfaction. By utilizing spatial machine learning models and analyzing environmental data, Zoba's platform predicts demand for various services and optimizes network strategies. This approach allows organizations to make informed decisions regarding risk and location, thereby improving overall operational efficiency.

Edmit

Seed Round in 2018
Edmit was founded by innovative university leaders passionate about student success. We believe students should feel empowered in the college admissions and financial aid process, and that colleges should have more effective ways to engage directly with students on pricing in order to effectively bring great students to their institution.

Mightier

Seed Round in 2018
Mightier is a gaming platform designed to assist children in regulating their emotions through scientifically-backed methods. Founded in 2016 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform features bioresponsive video games developed in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The games utilize a biofeedback heart rate monitor that adjusts the difficulty level based on the player's emotional state, helping children learn to manage their feelings in real-time. By engaging with these interactive experiences, children with behavioral and emotional challenges can discover their emotional strengths and develop skills to harness their emotions in everyday situations.

Ten Percent Happier

Seed Round in 2018
Ten Percent Happier is a provider of a meditation platform designed for fidgety skeptics. The company's platform offers expert advice to monitor behavioral changes in a person's life by blending text messages, web content, and short videos that enables users to access a clear a simple approach to meditation. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Flipside

Seed Round in 2018
Flipside Crypto, Inc. is a Boston-based company that operates a cryptocurrency information platform designed to provide business intelligence for blockchain organizations. Founded in 2017, the company offers a range of services, including cryptocurrency management, acquisition, digital walleting, custody services, and portfolio dashboards for investors. Flipside Crypto specializes in analytics, delivering insights into user behaviors, developer activities, and financial metrics. It also offers the Fundamental Crypto Asset Score (FCAS), which measures the fundamental health of cryptocurrency projects. Additionally, Flipside Crypto collaborates with partners like CoinMarketCap and Messari to distribute its analytics. The company is backed by notable investors, including Coinbase Ventures and True Ventures.

Sentenai

Seed Round in 2017
Sentenai is cloud service that connects intelligent systems to the data they need to make better decisions in real-time. Sentenai’s product combines distributed systems and applied machine learning to automatically organize sensor data streams, making them searchable in real-time. Sentenai is an early-stage startup building data infrastructure for machine learning and predictive applications.

Alyce

Seed Round in 2017
Alyce, Inc. is an AI-powered platform based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in personalized gifting for sales and marketing. Founded in 2015, Alyce offers a unique service that allows businesses to send curated gifts through its online platform, SWAG SELECT. This platform provides users with a diverse catalogue of gift options and employs artificial intelligence to analyze personal social data, ensuring that the selected gifts resonate with recipients. Alyce simplifies the process of direct mail and account-based marketing by managing orders, shipping, and tracking for a wide range of gift quantities. The company's approach not only fosters genuine relationships but also significantly enhances engagement metrics, delivering improved account penetration and pipeline growth compared to traditional methods.

Embark

Seed Round in 2017
Embark offers dog DNA testing that ends preventable diseases in dogs. It was founded by top experts in genomics, computational biology, and software design to sell an industry-leading dog DNA test. They use a clinical-grade CLIA-certified SNP chip to provide the most accurate and comprehensive results (200,000+ genetic markers) available on the market. Their data contributes to proprietary genetics research that will help dog owners optimize nutrition, exercise, allergies, and prevent a variety of heritable conditions. Their technological advantage, intellectual capital, and research-focus enable them to push canine health toward our shared vision of preventative veterinary care.

Embark

Seed Round in 2017
Embark offers dog DNA testing that ends preventable diseases in dogs. It was founded by top experts in genomics, computational biology, and software design to sell an industry-leading dog DNA test. They use a clinical-grade CLIA-certified SNP chip to provide the most accurate and comprehensive results (200,000+ genetic markers) available on the market. Their data contributes to proprietary genetics research that will help dog owners optimize nutrition, exercise, allergies, and prevent a variety of heritable conditions. Their technological advantage, intellectual capital, and research-focus enable them to push canine health toward our shared vision of preventative veterinary care.

Mylestone

Seed Round in 2017
Mylestone is a mobile application that allows users to capture and share dynamic digital memories of deceased loved ones, facilitating a meaningful way to remember and celebrate their lives. By providing a secure platform, Mylestone enables friends and families to store and access photos and stories, making it easier to reminisce about cherished moments. The application also integrates with voice technology, allowing users to retrieve memories by simply asking devices like Alexa to tell stories about their loved ones. This innovative approach not only preserves memories but also helps users reframe their experiences of loss in a more positive light.

Mightier

Seed Round in 2016
Mightier is a gaming platform designed to assist children in regulating their emotions through scientifically-backed methods. Founded in 2016 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the platform features bioresponsive video games developed in collaboration with Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. The games utilize a biofeedback heart rate monitor that adjusts the difficulty level based on the player's emotional state, helping children learn to manage their feelings in real-time. By engaging with these interactive experiences, children with behavioral and emotional challenges can discover their emotional strengths and develop skills to harness their emotions in everyday situations.

Crayon

Seed Round in 2016
Crayon, Inc. is a market intelligence company that provides businesses with tools to track, analyze, and respond to external market activities. Its platform allows users to capture and assess information from over 7 million sources, utilizing artificial intelligence to prioritize insights. Crayon's offerings include an intelligence and analysis platform, a marketing intelligence tool, and a website inspiration platform, all designed to support informed decision-making. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company was originally established as M80 Labs, Inc. and rebranded to Crayon, Inc. in June 2017.

GetHuman

Venture Round in 2016
GetHuman LLC is a Boston-based company that specializes in providing tools and information to assist consumers with customer service challenges. Founded in 2005, the company offers a range of resources, including guides for reaching customer service, phone numbers, and contact details for various companies. Users can find shortcuts to navigate complex phone systems, skip waiting on hold, and even place calls directly from their browsers. Additionally, GetHuman provides expert assistance for those who prefer personalized support in addressing their customer service issues. The company's aim is to save users time, money, and frustration by streamlining the process of resolving customer service problems.

Quilt

Seed Round in 2016
Quilt Insurance Agency, LLC is an online insurance broker based in Boston, Massachusetts, that specializes in providing renters and term life insurance. Founded in 2015, Quilt targets a digitally savvy audience, particularly the Millennial generation, by offering a self-service platform that simplifies the insurance purchasing process. The company's mobile-friendly approach allows customers to manage their policies online, break down annual premiums into affordable monthly installments, and make payments digitally, eliminating the need for traditional telemarketing sales tactics. As of 2018, Quilt operates as a subsidiary of Haven Life Insurance Agency, LLC.

Accion Systems

Series A in 2016
Accion Systems Inc. is a manufacturer of satellite propulsion systems for the space industry, utilizing proprietary ion beam technology developed at MIT. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including MIN-0 CubeSat and small satellite electric propulsion systems, MAX-1 small satellite electric propulsion systems, and TILE satellite electric propulsion systems. Accion Systems focuses on developing scalable, high-performance, and efficient in-space propulsion technologies to meet the evolving needs of the satellite market.

Kuvée

Venture Round in 2016
Kuvee is a direct-to-consumer wine service founded in 2014 by Vijay Manwani, Geoffrey Lansberry, and Mike Tomovich, and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The company offers an innovative wine bottle equipped with a patented valve system that keeps wine fresh for up to 30 days by preventing oxygen exposure. This Wi-Fi enabled, touchscreen wine bottle allows users to order wine cartridges directly through the device, facilitating convenient doorstep delivery. Kuvee's unique approach combines technology with wine enjoyment, aiming to enhance the consumer experience in the wine market.

Mylestone

Seed Round in 2016
Mylestone is a mobile application that allows users to capture and share dynamic digital memories of deceased loved ones, facilitating a meaningful way to remember and celebrate their lives. By providing a secure platform, Mylestone enables friends and families to store and access photos and stories, making it easier to reminisce about cherished moments. The application also integrates with voice technology, allowing users to retrieve memories by simply asking devices like Alexa to tell stories about their loved ones. This innovative approach not only preserves memories but also helps users reframe their experiences of loss in a more positive light.

Sentenai

Seed Round in 2016
Sentenai is cloud service that connects intelligent systems to the data they need to make better decisions in real-time. Sentenai’s product combines distributed systems and applied machine learning to automatically organize sensor data streams, making them searchable in real-time. Sentenai is an early-stage startup building data infrastructure for machine learning and predictive applications.

MoveWith

Seed Round in 2016
MoveWith, Inc. provides an online platform that enables users seeking to participate in fitness training to select and host fitness activities and instructors. The company’s platform enables users to discover, connect to, and book classes with fitness teachers in studios, out of studios, and outdoors. MoveWith, Inc. was formerly known as Gritsy, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California with a location in Boston.

TetraScience

Seed Round in 2015
TetraScience, Inc. develops hardware and software solutions designed to monitor and manage research experiments while logging data in the cloud. The company provides a range of products including sensors for temperature, humidity, and acceleration, as well as cameras for viewing experiments, electric switches, and adapters for connecting various hardware tools such as syringe pumps and wave generators. TetraScience's solutions cater to the needs of scientists, engineers, managers, and safety officers, enabling efficient data management in various research applications including bioprocessing and analytical chemistry. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, TetraScience has formed a strategic partnership with Dotmatics Limited to enhance its offerings.

MoveWith

Seed Round in 2015
MoveWith, Inc. provides an online platform that enables users seeking to participate in fitness training to select and host fitness activities and instructors. The company’s platform enables users to discover, connect to, and book classes with fitness teachers in studios, out of studios, and outdoors. MoveWith, Inc. was formerly known as Gritsy, Inc. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is based in San Francisco, California with a location in Boston.

Drift

Series A in 2015
Drift is a revenue acceleration platform that leverages conversational marketing and sales techniques to enhance business growth and customer lifetime value. The platform is utilized by over 50,000 companies to synchronize sales and marketing efforts, providing a cohesive customer experience. Drift enables businesses to engage website visitors in real-time through the use of bots and artificial intelligence, facilitating live chat sessions that gather immediate customer feedback. This functionality allows clients to convert website traffic into qualified sales meetings, streamline the sales cycle, and create a contemporary buying experience for potential customers.

Accion Systems

Seed Round in 2015
Accion Systems Inc. is a manufacturer of satellite propulsion systems for the space industry, utilizing proprietary ion beam technology developed at MIT. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a range of products, including MIN-0 CubeSat and small satellite electric propulsion systems, MAX-1 small satellite electric propulsion systems, and TILE satellite electric propulsion systems. Accion Systems focuses on developing scalable, high-performance, and efficient in-space propulsion technologies to meet the evolving needs of the satellite market.

Whoop

Series A in 2014
Whoop, Inc. specializes in developing wearable fitness sensors designed for athletes to monitor their heart rate and movements during workouts. Founded in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a performance optimization system that tracks key metrics such as recovery, training intensity, and sleep patterns. This data allows athletes, coaches, and trainers to maintain a better balance in training, minimize injuries, and enhance overall performance. The Whoop Strap 3.0 continuously collects physiological data to provide users with detailed insights into their bodies, enabling them to avoid over-training and maximize their potential. In addition to its wearable technology, Whoop sells various apparel and accessories online, further supporting the fitness community.

Ten Percent Happier

Seed Round in 2014
Ten Percent Happier is a provider of a meditation platform designed for fidgety skeptics. The company's platform offers expert advice to monitor behavioral changes in a person's life by blending text messages, web content, and short videos that enables users to access a clear a simple approach to meditation. It was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sample6

Series B in 2013
Sample6 is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of a synthetic-biology based diagnostic system for bacteria. Its innovative technology enables enrichment-free detection of harmful bacteria, identifying levels as low as 1 CFU/ml within just four hours. The proprietary Bioillumination Platform, created by a team of researchers including Professor Tim Lu from MIT, allows for the engineering of bioparticles that target specific unwanted bacteria, illuminating them for detection. This system is coupled with sensitive sensor technology that provides rapid on-site results without the need for a laboratory. Sample6 aims to enhance public health and safety by enabling quick and efficient detection of harmful bacteria across various industries, including food production, retail, and healthcare, addressing environments where humans and bacteria interact.

Whoop

Seed Round in 2013
Whoop, Inc. specializes in developing wearable fitness sensors designed for athletes to monitor their heart rate and movements during workouts. Founded in 2012 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, the company offers a performance optimization system that tracks key metrics such as recovery, training intensity, and sleep patterns. This data allows athletes, coaches, and trainers to maintain a better balance in training, minimize injuries, and enhance overall performance. The Whoop Strap 3.0 continuously collects physiological data to provide users with detailed insights into their bodies, enabling them to avoid over-training and maximize their potential. In addition to its wearable technology, Whoop sells various apparel and accessories online, further supporting the fitness community.

PillPack

Series A in 2013
PillPack, Inc. is a full-service pharmacy that specializes in medication management by sorting and delivering prescriptions in personalized packets. The company receives prescriptions from healthcare providers and organizes medications according to the prescribed dosage, ensuring that customers take the right medications at the right times. In addition to prescription medications, PillPack offers a range of health-related products, including vitamins, over-the-counter medications, inhalers, creams, and testing supplies. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, PillPack operates multiple locations across the United States. The company also engages with customers through its online magazine, Folks, which shares inspiring stories of individuals overcoming health challenges. As of September 2018, PillPack functions as a subsidiary of Amazon.

PillPack

Seed Round in 2013
PillPack, Inc. is a full-service pharmacy that specializes in medication management by sorting and delivering prescriptions in personalized packets. The company receives prescriptions from healthcare providers and organizes medications according to the prescribed dosage, ensuring that customers take the right medications at the right times. In addition to prescription medications, PillPack offers a range of health-related products, including vitamins, over-the-counter medications, inhalers, creams, and testing supplies. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire, PillPack operates multiple locations across the United States. The company also engages with customers through its online magazine, Folks, which shares inspiring stories of individuals overcoming health challenges. As of September 2018, PillPack functions as a subsidiary of Amazon.

Boundless

Series A in 2012
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.

AI Exchange

Venture Round in 2011
AI Exchange, Inc., based in Boston, Massachusetts, has created a web-based technology and investment advisory platform designed to connect the alternative investment and investment advisor markets. Through its subsidiaries, AI Advisors and AI Exchange Technologies, the company provides investment advisors and their clients access to high-quality long/short alternative investment strategies. These strategies are offered in liquid and transparent formats, accompanied by reasonable investment minimums. Notably, clients of AI Advisors retain custody of their investment assets, ensuring security and control over their investments. AI Exchange, which was formerly known as Clearbridge, Inc., has been operational since its incorporation in 2011.

Sample6

Series A in 2011
Sample6 is a biotechnology company that specializes in the development of a synthetic-biology based diagnostic system for bacteria. Its innovative technology enables enrichment-free detection of harmful bacteria, identifying levels as low as 1 CFU/ml within just four hours. The proprietary Bioillumination Platform, created by a team of researchers including Professor Tim Lu from MIT, allows for the engineering of bioparticles that target specific unwanted bacteria, illuminating them for detection. This system is coupled with sensitive sensor technology that provides rapid on-site results without the need for a laboratory. Sample6 aims to enhance public health and safety by enabling quick and efficient detection of harmful bacteria across various industries, including food production, retail, and healthcare, addressing environments where humans and bacteria interact.

Boundless

Seed Round in 2011
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.

Vaultive

Venture Round in 2009
Vaultive specializes in cloud data encryption services, focusing on enhancing data security for businesses transitioning to cloud environments. The company's innovative technology allows organizations to encrypt their data while still enabling it to be searched, indexed, and processed within cloud applications without the need for decryption. This approach empowers customers to maintain control and ownership of their data, as they hold the encryption keys. By doing so, Vaultive ensures that businesses can utilize cloud applications efficiently while adhering to governance and compliance requirements, effectively mitigating the risks associated with cloud data storage.

Vaultive

Angel Round in 2009
Vaultive specializes in cloud data encryption services, focusing on enhancing data security for businesses transitioning to cloud environments. The company's innovative technology allows organizations to encrypt their data while still enabling it to be searched, indexed, and processed within cloud applications without the need for decryption. This approach empowers customers to maintain control and ownership of their data, as they hold the encryption keys. By doing so, Vaultive ensures that businesses can utilize cloud applications efficiently while adhering to governance and compliance requirements, effectively mitigating the risks associated with cloud data storage.
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