Founder Collective

Founder Collective is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2009 with roots in Cambridge, Massachusetts and offices in New York. The firm is built by entrepreneurs who have founded and exited technology companies, and it aims to back founders by providing practical capital and guidance to navigate the risks of venture funding. It concentrates on early investments in technology companies, with an emphasis on software and information technology, and it makes bets across the United States and beyond, though its roots are on the East Coast. The team partners with portfolio companies to help them scale, often supporting startups that seek modest initial financings. Through its network and hands-on approach, Founder Collective seeks to partner with ambitious teams to grow durable, technology-driven businesses.

Joe DeFilippi

CFO

David Frankel

Managing Partner

Amanda Herson

Principal and Investor

Zach Klein

Founder and Partner

Eric Paley

Managing Partner

Past deals in Coffee

Mable

Series A in 2020
Mable is a Boston-based company that operates a mobile and web-based B2B wholesale e-commerce platform specifically designed for retailers and distributors in the grocery sector. Founded in 2019, the platform enables users to discover and purchase a diverse range of products from various brands, including Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Brave Coffee & Tea, Coastal Craft Kombucha, Crown Maple, Eddie's Bakery, Loco Coffee, Real Food Bar, and STOKES Firestarters. Mable aims to streamline the wholesale buying process, providing an efficient solution for grocers seeking to source quality products.

Mable

Seed Round in 2019
Mable is a Boston-based company that operates a mobile and web-based B2B wholesale e-commerce platform specifically designed for retailers and distributors in the grocery sector. Founded in 2019, the platform enables users to discover and purchase a diverse range of products from various brands, including Black Dinah Chocolatiers, Brave Coffee & Tea, Coastal Craft Kombucha, Crown Maple, Eddie's Bakery, Loco Coffee, Real Food Bar, and STOKES Firestarters. Mable aims to streamline the wholesale buying process, providing an efficient solution for grocers seeking to source quality products.

Sudden Coffee

Seed Round in 2016
Sudden Coffee is a San Francisco-based company established in 2015 by Joshua Zloof and Kalle Freese, specializing in the production of high-quality instant coffee. The company offers an online retail platform where customers can subscribe to receive a variety of hand-crafted coffee products, including hot coffee, hot lattes, iced coffee, and iced lattes. Sudden Coffee focuses on delivering café-quality coffee by using premium beans that undergo a precise brewing process. This process distills the coffee into an easy-to-use powder, allowing consumers to prepare fresh-tasting coffee in seconds, thus providing a convenient option for coffee enthusiasts.

Sudden Coffee

Angel Round in 2016
Sudden Coffee is a San Francisco-based company established in 2015 by Joshua Zloof and Kalle Freese, specializing in the production of high-quality instant coffee. The company offers an online retail platform where customers can subscribe to receive a variety of hand-crafted coffee products, including hot coffee, hot lattes, iced coffee, and iced lattes. Sudden Coffee focuses on delivering café-quality coffee by using premium beans that undergo a precise brewing process. This process distills the coffee into an easy-to-use powder, allowing consumers to prepare fresh-tasting coffee in seconds, thus providing a convenient option for coffee enthusiasts.
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