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First Round Capital

First Round Capital is a California-based seed-stage firm that can lead rounds with checks from $1 million to $10 million, backing generalist sectors like Uber and Notion.

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Entry stageSeed
Check size$1M to $10M
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team17 people1 activity update, latest Oct 7

Who you would pitch at First Round Capital

17 people on the investing team, 13 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Amy Fu
Amy FuPartnerShe previously invested in technology companies at Temasek and advised on M&A at Credit Suisse.
Annie Duke
Annie DukeSpecial Partner, Decision ScienceShe co-founded The Alliance for Decision Education and is a bestselling author.
Bill Trenchard
Bill TrenchardPartnerHe founded two companies, led LiveOps to $100M in sales, and has invested in over 90 companies.
Brett Berson
Brett BersonPartnerHe co-led the firm and created initiatives like The Review, Angel Track, and the In Depth podcast.
Chris Fralic
Chris FralicBoard PartnerHe has over 35 years of technology industry experience, including roles at del.icio.us and Half.com.
Hayley Barna
Hayley BarnaPartnerShe previously co-founded Birchbox and worked at Amazon, Christie’s, and Bain & Company.
Josh Kopelman
Josh KopelmanPartnerHe discusses changes in early-stage investing post-COVID and what he looks for in founders.
Liz Wessel
Liz WesselPartnerShe was the co-founder and CEO of WayUp and a Visiting Group Partner at Y Combinator.
Richard Alfonsi
Richard AlfonsiBoard PartnerHe previously held senior roles at Stripe, Twitter, and Google.
Rob Hayes
Rob HayesBoard PartnerHe previously was the first venture investor at Omidyar Network and worked at Palm.
Roy Rosin
Roy RosinBoard PartnerHe previously served as Chief Innovation Officer at Penn Medicine for 12 years and spent 18 years at Intuit.
Steven Aldrich
Steven AldrichBoard PartnerHe has been a founder and CEO, and held senior roles at Intuit, Outright, and GoDaddy.
Todd Jackson
Todd JacksonPartnerHe previously held product roles at Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Dropbox, and founded Cover, which was acquired by Twitter in 2014.
Maggie Basta
Maggie BastaInvestorShe studied at Harvard and worked as a machine learning engineer before joining Scale Venture Partners in 2022.
Nick Rubin
Nick RubinInvestorHe studied Symbolic Systems at Stanford, founded Sendo, and previously interned at Hipcamp and Harvard's Berkman Klein Center.
Nyle Sykes
Nyle SykesInvestorHe studied computer science and finance at MIT and has a background in strategy and business development.
Simon Zhou
Simon ZhouInvestorHe began at McKinsey, then Unusual Ventures, and was a Partner at Sunflower Capital before joining First Round Capital.

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Writes $1M to $10M checks. Its smallest check is larger than 83% of firms in the atlas.

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1 activity update since September, latest Oct 7.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target10-12%, > 12%
How to reach them[email protected]

Notable investments

UberNotionRobloxSquareLookerUpstart

In their words

Home | First RoundFirst Round is a venture capital firm that works with founders exclusively at the earliest stages of company building, often when all they have is an “imagine if.”www.firstround.com
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Questions

What stage does First Round Capital invest in?

First Round Capital reports entry at seed.

How much does First Round Capital invest?

First Round Capital reports checks of $1M to $10M.

Does First Round Capital lead rounds?

Yes. First Round Capital says it can lead.

Who are the partners at First Round Capital?

Amy Fu (Partner), Annie Duke (Special Partner, Decision Science), Bill Trenchard (Partner), Brett Berson (Partner), Chris Fralic (Board Partner), Hayley Barna (Partner).

Is First Round Capital active right now?

First Round Capital has shown 1 activity update since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-07.

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