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 Travel

TravelJoy

Seed Round in 2017
TravelJoy is a travel management platform designed to assist travel agents in delivering a modern digital trip planning experience to their clients. The platform provides essential tools that streamline the booking process, allowing agents to secure clients more efficiently and with minimal effort. Additionally, TravelJoy supports travel professionals by offering features that help manage their businesses effectively, including simplified invoicing and secure payment options. This focus on organization and efficiency enables agents to save time while enhancing the overall client experience in the tourism industry.

Top10

Series A in 2013
Top10 is a hotel metasearch platform that simplifies the process of finding the ideal hotel. Launched in 2013, the service provides users with a curated list of the ten best hotels in various cities worldwide, ensuring competitive pricing. In 2014, Top10 expanded its offerings with an iPhone app that gained recognition as a 'Best New App' in 127 countries. The company operates from London, UK, and has a team of 25 professionals. Backed by notable investors such as Balderton, Accel Partners, Founder Collective, and Forward Venture Partners, Top10 focuses on delivering a streamlined user experience for travelers seeking quality accommodation.

Top10

Series A in 2011
Top10 is a hotel metasearch platform that simplifies the process of finding the ideal hotel. Launched in 2013, the service provides users with a curated list of the ten best hotels in various cities worldwide, ensuring competitive pricing. In 2014, Top10 expanded its offerings with an iPhone app that gained recognition as a 'Best New App' in 127 countries. The company operates from London, UK, and has a team of 25 professionals. Backed by notable investors such as Balderton, Accel Partners, Founder Collective, and Forward Venture Partners, Top10 focuses on delivering a streamlined user experience for travelers seeking quality accommodation.

MileWise

Debt Financing in 2010
Milewise is a travel planning company that provides a search engine service for frequent travelers which shows various ways to pay for flights using cash, airline miles, and hotel and credit card points. The search engine also tracks reward program balances and combines them with user’s travel and redemption preferences to recommend the best way to pay. Milewise was incorporated in 2010 and is based in New York, United States. As of May 9, 2013, it was acquired by [Yahoo! Inc](http://www.crunchbase.com/organization/yahoo).

Open Places

Seed Round in 2010
Open Places is a company that develops a network of publication-quality information about various locations, created by writers and photographers worldwide. This information is designed to promote neighborhoods, towns, and regions of interest. The company has established social content platforms for both iOS and Android, which harness the enthusiasm of travelers and locals, integrating mobile actions with social media and facilitating communication through email and push notifications. Open Places also offers the Trazzler application, allowing users to discover nearby locations and engage collaboratively with editors to highlight places of interest. The company provides opportunities for writers and photographers to receive assignments, work with editors, and build professional portfolios. Open Places serves a diverse clientele, including nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, and tourism bureaus. Originally known as Trazzler, Inc., the company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Open Places

Seed Round in 2009
Open Places is a company that develops a network of publication-quality information about various locations, created by writers and photographers worldwide. This information is designed to promote neighborhoods, towns, and regions of interest. The company has established social content platforms for both iOS and Android, which harness the enthusiasm of travelers and locals, integrating mobile actions with social media and facilitating communication through email and push notifications. Open Places also offers the Trazzler application, allowing users to discover nearby locations and engage collaboratively with editors to highlight places of interest. The company provides opportunities for writers and photographers to receive assignments, work with editors, and build professional portfolios. Open Places serves a diverse clientele, including nonprofits, public radio stations, parks, schools, and tourism bureaus. Originally known as Trazzler, Inc., the company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

DealBase

Series A in 2009
DealBase Corporation operates a Website for travel deals. It provides information on destination, flight, hotel, vacation, car rental, discount, and coupon deals from various sources, including airline and hotel Websites, email newsletters, private hotel offers, rewards programs, and online travel agencies. The company was founded in 2008 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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