# Foundation Capital

> Foundation Capital is a VC fund backing Software and Information Technology. See 678 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 678
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 30%
- Last fund: Mar 2025
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/foundation-capital
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/FoundationCap
- Website: http://foundationcapital.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foundationcap/

Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to the proposition that one entrepreneur's idea, with the right support, can become a business that changes the world. The company is made up of former entrepreneurs who set out to create the firm they wanted as founders. This forward-thinking team of VCs has helped companies like LendingClub change the way money is lent and borrowed, Sunrun reinvent the residential clean energy market, and Netflix revolutionizes media distribution and consumption, among many others.Foundation Capital is currently invested in more than 60 high-growth ventures in the areas of consumer, information technology, software, digital energy, financial technology, and marketing technology. These investments include AdRoll, Beepi, Bolt Threads, DogVacay, Kik, ForgeRock, Lending Home, Localytics, and Visier. The firm's twenty-six IPOs include Lending Club, OnDeck, Chegg, Sunrun, MobileIron, Control4, TubeMogul, Envestnet, Financial Engines, Netflix, NetZero, Responsys and Silver Spring Networks.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.7M–$10M |
| Series A | $6.3M–$33M |
| Series B | $6M–$62M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 103 | 15% |
| Information Technology | 44 | 6% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 44 | 6% |
| Financial Services | 38 | 6% |
| FinTech | 34 | 5% |

299 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 136 | 20% |
| Series A | 121 | 18% |
| Series B | 88 | 13% |
| Series C | 59 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 41 | 6% |

16 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 273 | 40% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 1% |
| Canada | 6 | 1% |
| Mexico | 6 | 1% |
| India | 4 | 1% |

14 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Jennifer Kaehms | Partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jennifer-kaehms |
| Steve Vassallo | General Partner | 51 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/steve-vassallo |
| Ashu Garg | General Partner | 54 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ashu-garg |
| Bill Elmore | General Partner and Founder | 15 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bill-elmore |
| Charles Moldow | General Partner | 71 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-moldow |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Search Party | Search Party helps brands get discovered inside AI-driven search interfaces. Search party specializes in Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), a new discipline built for the era of conversational AI and large language models. Instead of optimizing for web crawlers, Search party deploys agents that position brands to appear, be cited, and berecommended within generative platforms like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| AegisAI | AegisAI is a next-generation email security technology that uses self-driving AI agents to analyse each email like a human analyst would. | $36M | Series A | Jul 23, 2026 |  |
| SkyPilot | SkyPilot is an open-source framework for running AI and batch workloads on any infra. | $20M | Seed | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Pulse Security AI | Pulse Security is redefining how cybersecurity programs are run. Built by security industry and Google-schooled veterans, Pulse helps security teams feel confident that their programs are effective and efficient. | $8M | Seed | Jul 15, 2026 |  |
| Current | Current is a leading consumer fintech banking platform transforming financial access for everyday Americans. We're focused on building integrated solutions to solve needs that stand between Americans and their financial goals, making it easier for everyone to build the future they deserve. To learn more about us, visithttp://www.current.com or download our app on the App Store or Google Play.Current is backed by investments from Andreessen Horowitz, Tiger Global Management, Avenir, Wellington Management, General Catalyst, Cross River, Foundation Capital and QED Investors. | $80M | Series E | Jun 11, 2026 |  |
| Palenca | Palenca is a Payroll API that makes it easy for consumers to share employment data with financial institutions, as well as offering automated collections directly from a borrower's paycheck. | $4M | Seed | May 19, 2026 |  |
| Tessera Labs | Tessera Labs specializes in automating code, data, and process changes within enterprises. The company focuses on enterprise automation software, supporting modernization and governance for businesses. | $60M | Series A | May 06, 2026 |  |
| TradeForm | TradeForm is the AI-native platform for building and orchestrating your manufacturing workforce. We automate operations, capture high-intent deal inbound, and convert operational data into real action and continuous improvement.We replace manual coordination, inbox chaos, and spreadsheet silos with an AI operating system that plugs directly intoyour existing ERP and communication stack. TradeForm runs work end-to-end: managing multi-channel vendor communication, parsing dense technical documentation, surfacing revenue opportunities, and triggering autonomous follow-through. | $2M | Pre-Seed | Apr 30, 2026 |  |
| PUMPCADE |  | $5M | Seed | Apr 13, 2026 |  |
| PUMPCADE |  | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 02, 2026 |  |

10 of 678 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Foundation Capital invest in?

Foundation Capital invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 678 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Foundation Capital's check size?

Foundation Capital typically joins rounds of $1.7M–$10M at Seed, $6.3M–$33M at Series A and $6M–$62M at Series B. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Foundation Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Foundation Capital?

Public channels for Foundation Capital include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Foundation Capital?

The team at Foundation Capital includes Jennifer Kaehms (Partner), Steve Vassallo (General Partner) and Ashu Garg (General Partner), among 16 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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