Foundation Capital
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm located in Silicon Valley. The firm was founded in 1995, and in 2012 managed more than $2.4 billion in investment capital. As of 2023, the firm has over $6 billion in assets under management.
Investing activity
Foundation Capital appears in 8 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $64M, and led 4 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $7M and the largest at $44M. The most recent are Dextr AI (Seed, $6.7M, Sep 2026), RadiantOps (Seed, $7M, Sep 2026) and SciFin (Seed, $44M, Sep 2026).
Foundation Capital most often invests alongside Zetta Venture Partners, Elevation Capital, MKT1 and Vermilion Cliffs Ventures, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Foundation Capital
What AI companies has Foundation Capital invested in?
Foundation Capital's AI investments include Dextr AI, RadiantOps, SciFin, Joymore, SkyPilot, Pulse Security, Prolo and Hobbes. The 8 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Foundation Capital based?
Foundation Capital is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
What stage does Foundation Capital invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Foundation Capital has invested at Seed, with a median round of $7M. Foundation Capital led 4 of those rounds.
Who does Foundation Capital co-invest with?
Foundation Capital's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Zetta Venture Partners (2 deals), Elevation Capital (1 deal), MKT1 (1 deal), Vermilion Cliffs Ventures (1 deal) and Vela Partners (1 deal).
How can founders reach Foundation Capital?
Founders on Lounge can see Foundation Capital's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Foundation Capital to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.