# Founders, Inc.

> Founders, Inc. is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 105 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 105
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundersinc/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fdotinc
- Website: https://f.inc/

Founders, Inc. is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. At Founders, Inc. we're quietly building the next gen. of emerging tech companies.We start companies from scratch through our venture Studio: - thirdweb ($30M raised) - buildspace ($10M raised) - Zeet ($4M raised) - Scenario ($6M raised) And we bet on early-stage builders - sometimes even before they're ready to start a company(past investments include Lexica, Levels.fyi, and more).Are you a prolific builder with an affinity for emerging tech? We'll be your first check.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 33 | 31% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 23 | 22% |
| Information Technology | 13 | 12% |
| Machine Learning | 9 | 9% |
| Apps | 7 | 7% |

126 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 60 | 57% |
| Pre-Seed | 24 | 23% |
| Angel | 4 | 4% |
| Series A | 3 | 3% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 2% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 62 | 59% |
| Canada | 5 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 4% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| France | 1 | 1% |

10 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Furqan Rydhan | Founder and General Partner | 18 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/furqan-rydhan |
| Hubert Thieblot | General Partner | 17 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hubert-thieblot |
| Joher Khan | COO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joher-khan-4bd4 |
| Omar Waseem | VP of Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/omar-waseem |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pally | Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $3.5M | Seed | Aug 06, 2026 |  |
| Parse | Parse offers an AI-powered web scraping platform that transforms any website into a structured API for data extraction. |  | Pre-Seed | Dec 03, 2025 |  |
| Inference | Inference is a distributed GPU cluster for LLM inference based on Solana, providing a fast, scalable, and token-based API for models such as DeepSeek V3 and Llama 3.3. | $11.8M | Seed | Oct 14, 2025 |  |
| Bondu | Bondu combines a soft physical toy with an AI-driven conversational system that responds to spoken questions and engages in dialogue. The platform enables children to practice speaking in multiple languages while receiving real-time replies tailored to their interactions. Bondu also incorporates role-play features, allowing the toy to participatein imaginative scenarios with sound effects and context-based responses. Through its connected app, parents can set reminders and routines that the toy reinforces during daily activities. | $5.3M | Seed | Oct 10, 2025 |  |
| Kontigo | We help underbanked gig workers in Latam build credit and access group financing where small groups of family or friends lend and save money together. Users can validate their income from multiple sources such as gig apps, catalog sales, and open finance (Uber, Rappi, Didi, Indriver, Avon, and all major banks). After verifying the income wedirectly offer them group savings and group loans, without leaving WhatsApp, their primary messaging app. | $20M | Seed | Sep 01, 2025 |  |
| Stratus Aviation AI | AI-powered aviation safety platform |  | Pre-Seed | Jul 15, 2025 |  |
| Helios | Helios develops an AI-powered platform to assist government employees with policy tracking and stakeholder management. Its AI-powered platform, Proxi, continuously monitors legislation, regulations, and public sector signals to flag the developments that matter most. It maps the policy landscape, tracks key stakeholders and influence networks, andgenerates polished advocacy materials in seconds. | $4M | Seed | Jul 11, 2025 |  |
| Pally | Pally is an AI Agent for your network. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 30, 2025 |  |
| Hup | Vision AI hardware startup focusing on consumer homes. | $373.5K | Angel | Jun 02, 2025 |  |
| DreamPark | DreamPark is revolutionizing the theme park experience by creating the downloadable mixed-reality theme park platform. Using advanced XR technology, DreamPark transforms real-world locations into immersive digital adventures accessible via Meta Quest headsets or mobile devices | $1.1M | Seed | May 29, 2025 |  |

10 of 105 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Y Combinator](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/y-combinator) — VC Fund, 16 deals together
- [Orange DAO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/orange-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Pioneer Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pioneer-fund) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [Gaingels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gaing) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bossa Invest](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bossanova-investimentos) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Flybridge](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/flybridge-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Founders, Inc. invest in?

Founders, Inc. invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 105 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Founders, Inc.?

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### Who are the partners at Founders, Inc.?

The team at Founders, Inc. includes Furqan Rydhan (Founder and General Partner), Hubert Thieblot (General Partner) and Joher Khan (COO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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