First Round Capital

First Round Capital, established in 2004, is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm specializing in seed-stage investments. It focuses on building a robust community of technology entrepreneurs and companies, providing custom software solutions, in-person experiences, and unique services to help early-stage companies grow. First Round Capital has invested in notable startups like Uber, Square, and Warby Parker, and has adopted the Diversity Term Sheet Rider to promote diversity in its portfolio. The firm invests nationally, with additional offices in San Francisco and New York, typically providing around $500,000 in the initial investment. It actively supports its portfolio companies and has facilitated a VC-sponsored exchange fund for qualified entrepreneurs. To date, members of the First Round Capital community have raised over $2.5 billion in follow-on capital.

Meka Asonye

Partner

Brett Berson

Partner

Jeff Donnon

CFO

Amy Fu

Vice President of Investments

Todd Jackson

Partner

Josh Kopelman

Founder and Partner

Whitnie Narcisse

Operating Partner

James Wu

Infrastructure and AI / ML Investor

Past deals in Web Design

Gumloop

Series A in 2025
Gumloop is a technology company that offers a user-friendly, no-code platform for automating various business workflows using artificial intelligence. Its platform enables users, regardless of coding knowledge, to design and execute complex tasks such as web scraping, document processing, and SEO marketing through a visual interface. By integrating with multiple applications, Gumloop helps businesses across diverse sectors boost productivity and optimize operations.

Spline

Seed Round in 2023
Spline is a design tool that facilitates the creation and collaboration of 3D and 2D models, tailored for designers and developers in digital environments. The platform operates directly in the browser, allowing users to create, edit, and collaborate on 3D designs in real-time, which is particularly beneficial for team projects. Spline's capabilities include the creation of interactive 3D prototypes for web and mobile applications, along with versatile export options that support various formats like WebGL. The tool simplifies the design process by enabling users to build three-dimensional website experiences without the need for coding, allowing for the easy manipulation of text, geometric shapes, and imported models. This user-friendly approach helps designers produce cost-effective and straightforward objects efficiently.

The Expert

Series A in 2022
The Expert is an online platform that connects customers with interior design professionals for personalized consultations through video calls. Founded in 2021 by Jake Arnold and Leo Seigal, the company is based in Los Angeles, California. It offers customers the opportunity to engage with designers from around the world for hour-long sessions, allowing for tailored advice and guidance without the necessity of a large budget or full-service design commitment. This innovative approach aims to make expert interior design advice accessible to a broader audience.

Spline

Seed Round in 2021
Spline is a design tool that facilitates the creation and collaboration of 3D and 2D models, tailored for designers and developers in digital environments. The platform operates directly in the browser, allowing users to create, edit, and collaborate on 3D designs in real-time, which is particularly beneficial for team projects. Spline's capabilities include the creation of interactive 3D prototypes for web and mobile applications, along with versatile export options that support various formats like WebGL. The tool simplifies the design process by enabling users to build three-dimensional website experiences without the need for coding, allowing for the easy manipulation of text, geometric shapes, and imported models. This user-friendly approach helps designers produce cost-effective and straightforward objects efficiently.

Bizwise

Seed Round in 2021
Bizwise is a technology company that specializes in web design and development services for small businesses. They create customized websites based on client input and provide a range of business tools for marketing, operations, commerce, employee management, and back-office applications. Additionally, Bizwise offers accounting software consulting, bookkeeping, payroll services, and business planning advice. The company prides itself on providing round-the-clock support, constant updates, and specialized tools to meet the unique needs of its clients.

Abstract

Series A in 2017
Abstract is the design workflow management system that empowers design teams and stakeholders to seamlessly manage, version, and collaborate. It specializes in the fields of software, web apps, and web designs. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Abstract

Seed Round in 2016
Abstract is the design workflow management system that empowers design teams and stakeholders to seamlessly manage, version, and collaborate. It specializes in the fields of software, web apps, and web designs. It was founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Bloc

Series A in 2014
Bloc, Inc. is an online apprenticeship platform focused on teaching the fundamentals of web development, iOS, and web design. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides an intensive coding bootcamp experience that combines personalized 1-on-1 mentorship with a curriculum developed by industry experts. Students can select mentors based on their expertise, programming languages, geographic location, and availability, allowing for tailored learning experiences. Bloc aims to offer a more accessible and effective alternative to traditional offline bootcamps, enabling aspiring developers worldwide to build essential skills through guided assignments and practical application. As of 2018, Bloc operates as a subsidiary of Thinkful, Inc.

Pantheon Systems Platform

Series B in 2014
Pantheon Systems, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a web management platform designed for agile marketers and developers to create, launch, and manage websites built on WordPress and Drupal. Founded in 2010, Pantheon provides cloud-based web development tools and hosting services that facilitate efficient website operations across various industries, including media, technology, higher education, nonprofit, government, healthcare, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and travel. By streamlining the website development process, Pantheon enables users to innovate more rapidly and achieve their business objectives effectively.

Bloc

Seed Round in 2013
Bloc, Inc. is an online apprenticeship platform focused on teaching the fundamentals of web development, iOS, and web design. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company provides an intensive coding bootcamp experience that combines personalized 1-on-1 mentorship with a curriculum developed by industry experts. Students can select mentors based on their expertise, programming languages, geographic location, and availability, allowing for tailored learning experiences. Bloc aims to offer a more accessible and effective alternative to traditional offline bootcamps, enabling aspiring developers worldwide to build essential skills through guided assignments and practical application. As of 2018, Bloc operates as a subsidiary of Thinkful, Inc.

Pagevamp

Seed Round in 2013
Pagevamp is a website-building platform designed to simplify the process of creating and managing websites for small businesses and organizations. By allowing users to build and update their websites directly from their Facebook pages, Pagevamp eliminates the need to navigate complex content management systems. This approach caters to individuals who may not have technical expertise, enabling them to maintain an attractive and current online presence. The platform also supports e-commerce functionalities, allowing clients to sell products and accept payments through their websites. Co-founders Vincent Sanchez-Gomez, Atulya Pandey, and Fred Wang developed Pagevamp following their experiences at a traditional design agency, where they recognized the challenges small businesses faced in keeping their websites up to date. The first version of Pagevamp was created during the PennApps Hackathon in Fall 2012, with the public beta launched in March 2013.

RebelMouse

Seed Round in 2012
RebelMouse, Inc. is a social media aggregator and digital publishing platform founded in 2012 and based in New York City. It enables brands, media companies, and individuals to create and manage dynamic content experiences that foster community engagement and audience growth across various social channels. Unlike traditional content management systems, RebelMouse emphasizes a distributed approach, allowing content to be shared across multiple platforms, including websites, social media, and applications. The platform features tools for social sharing, post creation, and analytics, which help users understand how their content is consumed and shared. RebelMouse has gained recognition for its innovative strategies that have driven significant online traffic for various publishers and brands, including prominent projects with media entities and initiatives to enhance brand engagement, such as transforming United Airlines Hub into a leading airline blog.

Artillery

Venture Round in 2012
Artillery is a team of passionate gamers that is turning the modern web browser into a gaming console using HTML5 technology. Artillery's team is comprised of a brain trust of former Google and Facebook engineers focused on solving seemingly impossible game development hurdles and includes long-standing and high ranking gaming and eSports community members. It was founded in 2011 and based in Palo Alto, California.

Clipboard

Seed Round in 2011
Clipboard was founded by Gary William Flake in January 2011 with the simple goal of helping people save and share the parts of the Web that they care about. Since the Internet is more than two decades old, doesn't it seem strange that the typical way to save something online is to put it into an email or a document? We think so too, which is why we built an easy and powerful tool to help you. All of this may sound simple, but we think it's actually quite significant. We believe that someday soon everyone will be saving and organizing their online life in a way that is easy, fun and reflective of themselves. It is a world where everyone is highly engaged and active in saving their life experiences online. We are here for you and we are in this for the long haul. Our mission is to help you organize your online life. Please read more about us and our values at https://clipboard.com/about Stats on Clipboard: In close to 2 years before Clipboard was acquired in May 2013 140,000 people created 3 million clips.

Rockmelt

Series B in 2011
Rockmelt is a social web browser developed on the Chromium platform, offering seamless integration with major social media networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The browser features a unique interface known as "Edges," which displays online friends and followed feeds with real-time update notifications. Rockmelt distinguishes itself with a dedicated search field that presents comprehensive search results in a dropdown format, enhancing user experience by allowing quick navigation between results from a single query. Additionally, the browser includes its own URL shortener, me.lt. It is compatible with both Windows and OS X operating systems. Rockmelt is supported by prominent figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and principal engineer Robert John Churchill, known for his previous work on Netscape Navigator.

Medico.com

Seed Round in 2011
Medico.com is a global health-focused internet company that operates an online health portal designed to provide users with access to reliable health information. Initially targeting users in Spain, the platform aims to expand into other Hispanic markets, including the United States, and plans to include additional languages and markets such as India. Medico.com features a comprehensive library of over 4,000 articles covering various diseases and conditions, complemented by continuously updated health news. The portal also includes community features and a question-and-answer platform organized around specific health topics, allowing users to share experiences, exchange information, and actively participate in managing their health. The service is offered free of charge to users.

Pantheon Systems Platform

Seed Round in 2010
Pantheon Systems, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company that offers a web management platform designed for agile marketers and developers to create, launch, and manage websites built on WordPress and Drupal. Founded in 2010, Pantheon provides cloud-based web development tools and hosting services that facilitate efficient website operations across various industries, including media, technology, higher education, nonprofit, government, healthcare, financial services, food and beverage, manufacturing, and travel. By streamlining the website development process, Pantheon enables users to innovate more rapidly and achieve their business objectives effectively.

KidZui

Series C in 2010
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

Rockmelt

Series A in 2009
Rockmelt is a social web browser developed on the Chromium platform, offering seamless integration with major social media networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The browser features a unique interface known as "Edges," which displays online friends and followed feeds with real-time update notifications. Rockmelt distinguishes itself with a dedicated search field that presents comprehensive search results in a dropdown format, enhancing user experience by allowing quick navigation between results from a single query. Additionally, the browser includes its own URL shortener, me.lt. It is compatible with both Windows and OS X operating systems. Rockmelt is supported by prominent figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and principal engineer Robert John Churchill, known for his previous work on Netscape Navigator.

Mint

Series C in 2009
Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard.

Rockmelt

Seed Round in 2009
Rockmelt is a social web browser developed on the Chromium platform, offering seamless integration with major social media networks, particularly Facebook and Twitter. The browser features a unique interface known as "Edges," which displays online friends and followed feeds with real-time update notifications. Rockmelt distinguishes itself with a dedicated search field that presents comprehensive search results in a dropdown format, enhancing user experience by allowing quick navigation between results from a single query. Additionally, the browser includes its own URL shortener, me.lt. It is compatible with both Windows and OS X operating systems. Rockmelt is supported by prominent figures in the tech industry, including Marc Andreessen and principal engineer Robert John Churchill, known for his previous work on Netscape Navigator.

KidZui

Venture Round in 2008
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

Mint

Series B in 2008
Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard.

CE Interactive

Series A in 2008
Wirewize is a product of CE Interactive, a New York-based software and services company that has developed the definitive platform to help users manage, support, improve and simplify their consumer electronics experience. CEI represents the next generation of support services, and provides its solutions to consumer electronics retailers, manufacturers, service providers and consumers. CEI's unique information delivery technologies provide cross-brand model specific support solutions at all critical customer touch points; on the retail floor, through a call center help desk, through a service or installation event, and by the customer directly over the web.

Flowgram

Seed Round in 2008
[Flowgram](http://www.flowgram.com) is a way to share Web pages, photos, and videos in a browser-based player that acts like an interactive screencast. The company is headed by [Abhay Parekh](http://www.crunchbase.com/person/abhay-parekh), the co-founder of FastForward Networks (which was sold to Inktomi for $1.3 billion in 2000) and an ex-[Accel](http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/accel-partners) Venture Partner.

Sendori

Series A in 2007
Sendori specializes in digital marketing solutions designed to benefit both advertisers and publishers by reducing costs, generating revenue, and safeguarding brand equity. The company offers a diverse range of high-converting traffic through its proprietary and third-party network sources. Additionally, Sendori utilizes patented one-click redirect technology and a robust ad serving platform to enhance digital advertising campaigns, focusing on driving conversions and lowering customer acquisition costs. Furthermore, Sendori provides internet navigation support that improves the customer experience by facilitating faster access to popular websites and enhancing security by minimizing the risk of typos leading to malicious sites.

Mint

Series A in 2007
Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard.

Reimage

Venture Round in 2007
Reimage is a leading provider of internet-based system repair solutions, headquartered in Nicosia, Cyprus. The company specializes in online services for the diagnosis and repair of computer systems. Its proprietary PC repair software utilizes patented technology to scan, assess, and repair Windows operating systems, enhancing speed and ensuring system stability. Additionally, Reimage restores settings and registry values that may have been compromised by viruses and malware. As a part of Market.COM, Reimage benefits from a comprehensive suite of e-commerce solutions, including payment processing, risk management, online marketing, and custom website development.

Mint

Angel Round in 2006
Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard.

Mint

Seed Round in 2006
Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint's flexible dashboard.

KidZui

Seed Round in 2006
KidZui provides a browser that appeals to kids and only lets them navigate certain pre-approved areas of the web.

Browster

Series A in 2006
Browster develops browsing and search enhancement technology. It provides Browster, a tool that pre-fetches content from links on a Web page and makes that content available by mousing-over the link. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CE Interactive

Seed Round in 2005
Wirewize is a product of CE Interactive, a New York-based software and services company that has developed the definitive platform to help users manage, support, improve and simplify their consumer electronics experience. CEI represents the next generation of support services, and provides its solutions to consumer electronics retailers, manufacturers, service providers and consumers. CEI's unique information delivery technologies provide cross-brand model specific support solutions at all critical customer touch points; on the retail floor, through a call center help desk, through a service or installation event, and by the customer directly over the web.
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