First Round Capital

First Round Capital is a San Francisco-headquartered seed-stage venture capital firm that backs technology startups from pre-seed through Series A. Since its founding in 2004, it has sought to build a vibrant community of entrepreneurs and support portfolio companies beyond capital through a suite of services, custom software, and in-person programs. The firm invests nationally and maintains offices in San Francisco and New York, often taking an active role in its companies. Typical initial investments are around $500,000, and it targets opportunities across enterprise, fintech, healthcare, consumer, hardware, artificial intelligence, and web3 sectors. First Round emphasizes founder support and inclusive practices, including initiatives such as the Diversity Term Sheet Rider.

Meka Asonye

Partner

Hayley Barna

Partner

Brett Berson

VP, Platform

Jeffrey Donnon

CFO

Annie Duke

Special Partner

Past deals in Android

Waldo

Series A in 2022
Waldo is a developer of mobile application testing software designed to simplify the testing process for iOS and Android applications. The company's platform allows mobile application teams to create, test, and visualize user flows in a single tool, facilitating the delivery of a consistent and high-quality user experience. By recording tests and replaying them against new application versions, Waldo helps developers identify and resolve issues efficiently, ultimately enabling faster product releases with fewer bugs. Headquartered in Brooklyn, New York, Waldo also has a development office in Paris, France.

Plexchat

Seed Round in 2017
Plexchat, Inc. is a mobile chat platform designed specifically for gamers to connect and communicate about their interests in gaming. Founded in 2015 and based in Redwood City, California, Plexchat provides an application available on both iOS and Android devices. The platform focuses on fostering meaningful conversations within large open communities, enabling gamers to coordinate, communicate, and share feedback in an anonymous environment. By addressing the chaos often present in online social networks, Plexchat aims to be the premier tool for social coordination in mobile gaming, enhancing the overall gaming experience for its users. In July 2018, Plexchat was acquired by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc.

Mobcrush

Series B in 2016
Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Mobcrush

Series A in 2015
Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Mobcrush

Seed Round in 2015
Mobcrush, Inc. is a technology and entertainment company founded in 2014 and based in Santa Monica, California. It specializes in developing a mobile application that facilitates live streaming for gamers. The Mobcrush app connects users globally, allowing them to create and broadcast gameplay live from their mobile devices. It provides a platform for users to watch and interact with content creators, participate in eSports competitions, and engage with a community of like-minded gamers. The application enhances the gaming experience by enabling real-time communication and social interaction among players, making it a hub for mobile gaming and creator-driven media.

Bento Labs

Seed Round in 2015
Bento Labs Inc., headquartered in San Francisco, develops an Android homescreen application that employs contextual search to surface relevant apps, notifications, and content based on user context and behavior. The company aims to enhance app discovery, data sharing between applications, and personalization on smartphones, leveraging its team's collective experience from prominent tech companies such as Google and Yahoo.

Snowball

Seed Round in 2014
Snowball is a developer of a smartphone application designed to streamline notifications for Android users. The application consolidates messages from various social and communication platforms, including Facebook, WhatsApp, SMS, Line, Telegram, and email, into a unified inbox. This allows users to manage their communications efficiently without the need to open multiple apps. Snowball also offers features such as travel assistance, providing users with real-time pricing and arrival times from ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft. Additionally, the app prioritizes notifications, enabling users to filter out less important alerts while ensuring they do not miss critical messages and reminders. This focus on enhancing user experience is aimed at reducing app clutter and improving overall productivity.

Flurry

Series D in 2013
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Flurry

Venture Round in 2013
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Cover Lockscreen

Seed Round in 2013
Cover is an Android-only lockscreen replacement that shows you the right apps at the right time. It displays your productivity apps when you're at work, relaxing apps like Netflix at home, and navigation apps in the car. It also lets you quickly peek in at your apps and rapidly switch between them. Cover is building an 100% Android development team to bring contextual computing to the biggest mobile market.

Flurry

Series D in 2012
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Pocket Change

Series A in 2012
Pocket Change Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates monetization and distribution for iOS and Android game developers through a unique token system. The company allows users to earn virtual credits by engaging with mobile applications, which can later be redeemed for a variety of products in the Pocket Change store. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, Pocket Change emphasizes financial education and offers products that support students, educators, and communities, including programs for foster care, kinship, independent living, and professional development for educators. Originally known as Lunch Money Co., the company aims to provide a universal loyalty currency that enhances user engagement across mobile apps.

Yummly

Series A in 2012
Yummly is a digital recipe platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. It allows users to search for recipes based on various criteria, including ingredients, dietary restrictions, allergies, nutrition, and cuisine. The platform utilizes patented technology and proprietary data to offer personalized recipe recommendations and features helpful tools and videos, enhancing the user experience for food enthusiasts. With its app available on multiple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows, Yummly aims to simplify the process of finding and sharing recipes, catering to diverse tastes and occasions.

Pocket Change

Seed Round in 2011
Pocket Change Inc. operates an online platform that facilitates monetization and distribution for iOS and Android game developers through a unique token system. The company allows users to earn virtual credits by engaging with mobile applications, which can later be redeemed for a variety of products in the Pocket Change store. Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, Pocket Change emphasizes financial education and offers products that support students, educators, and communities, including programs for foster care, kinship, independent living, and professional development for educators. Originally known as Lunch Money Co., the company aims to provide a universal loyalty currency that enhances user engagement across mobile apps.

MightyText

Seed Round in 2011
MightyText is a technology company based in the Bay Area, California, founded by a team with experience from notable firms such as Google, Zynga, and Cisco. The company operates a messaging application that allows users to send and receive SMS and MMS messages as well as phone calls from their computers or tablets. By utilizing a user’s phone number, MightyText ensures that messages remain synchronized with the phone's SMS inbox, helping individuals manage their communications more efficiently and avoid missing important notifications. The platform leverages the capabilities of the Android operating system to enhance user experience and accessibility for consumers worldwide.

Flurry

Series C in 2010
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Yummly

Seed Round in 2010
Yummly is a digital recipe platform founded in 2009 and headquartered in Redwood City, California. It allows users to search for recipes based on various criteria, including ingredients, dietary restrictions, allergies, nutrition, and cuisine. The platform utilizes patented technology and proprietary data to offer personalized recipe recommendations and features helpful tools and videos, enhancing the user experience for food enthusiasts. With its app available on multiple devices, including iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows, Yummly aims to simplify the process of finding and sharing recipes, catering to diverse tastes and occasions.

Stickybits

Series A in 2010
Stickybits operates as a social object network, bridging the gap between the digital and physical realms. The company offers unique barcodes known as "stickybits," which can be scanned using iPhone or Android devices. These codes allow users to augment their experiences with user-generated content, enabling them to receive notifications when their codes are scanned, modified, or relocated by others. Stickybits also provides a product line that includes a pack of aesthetically designed stickers available for purchase on Amazon, alongside the option for users to print their own codes at home through the company's website.

Xobni

Series C in 2010
Xobni, founded in 2008, specializes in enhancing email productivity by making inboxes and address books smarter. It offers products like Smartr for Gmail, Android, iPhone, Outlook, and BlackBerry, which automatically create comprehensive profiles for contacts using email history and data from social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Hoovers. These profiles are instantly searchable and include a photo, job title, company details, and updates from the contact's social media presence.

Flurry

Series B in 2010
Flurry, Inc. is a mobile application analytics and advertising platform that assists businesses in understanding and monetizing user interactions with their mobile applications. Founded in 2005 and headquartered in San Francisco, Flurry offers a comprehensive suite of products, including Flurry Analytics, which tracks consumer behavior across over 400,000 applications, providing insights into audience engagement and retention. The platform also features AppSpot for ad serving, AppCircle for audience building, Flurry Personas for targeted marketing, and Flurry Marketplace for streamlined access to advertisers. With more than 125,000 companies utilizing its services, Flurry handles over 1 billion end-user sessions monthly across various devices, including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone. Flurry is a subsidiary of Yahoo! Inc. as of 2014.

Xobni

Series B in 2009
Xobni, founded in 2008, specializes in enhancing email productivity by making inboxes and address books smarter. It offers products like Smartr for Gmail, Android, iPhone, Outlook, and BlackBerry, which automatically create comprehensive profiles for contacts using email history and data from social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Hoovers. These profiles are instantly searchable and include a photo, job title, company details, and updates from the contact's social media presence.

Xobni

Series B in 2009
Xobni, founded in 2008, specializes in enhancing email productivity by making inboxes and address books smarter. It offers products like Smartr for Gmail, Android, iPhone, Outlook, and BlackBerry, which automatically create comprehensive profiles for contacts using email history and data from social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Hoovers. These profiles are instantly searchable and include a photo, job title, company details, and updates from the contact's social media presence.

Xobni

Series A in 2007
Xobni, founded in 2008, specializes in enhancing email productivity by making inboxes and address books smarter. It offers products like Smartr for Gmail, Android, iPhone, Outlook, and BlackBerry, which automatically create comprehensive profiles for contacts using email history and data from social networks such as LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Skype, and Hoovers. These profiles are instantly searchable and include a photo, job title, company details, and updates from the contact's social media presence.
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