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Foundation Capital

Venture Capital · Founded 1995 · Palo Alto, United States

Early-stage venture capital for transformative technology startups

378 portfolio companies Venture Capital · $15B invested · 718 investments · Investor rank #173 · Last investment 7/2026
Portfolio companies 378 ↑ 23% 5y
Decacorns 13
Thoroughbreds 31
01 · Biggest holdings

Foundation Capital’s biggest current holdings.

The most valuable companies Foundation Capital still holds — unicorns and thoroughbreds it has backed, ordered by Dealroom’s latest valuation. Companies that have been acquired or gone public are in Exits instead. Where a cap table names Foundation Capital directly, the stake and its estimated value are shown too.

#CompanyEst. stakeValuationEst. value
  1. 1 StripeCenticorn · Fintech · USA $159B
  2. 2 BinanceDecacorn · Fintech · Decentralised $60.0B
  3. 3 OpenSeaDecacorn · Fintech · USA $13.3B
  4. 4 CohesityUnicorn · Security · USA $7.0B
  5. 5 RappiUnicorn · Food · Colombia $5.2B
  6. 6 ClubhouseUnicorn · Media · USA $4.0B
  7. 7 MoonPayUnicorn · Fintech · USA $3.4B
  8. 8 TuringUnicorn · Jobs Recruitment · USA 11% $2.2B $242M
  9. 9 EightfoldUnicorn · Education · USA 11.5% $2.1B $242M
  10. 10 FramerUnicorn · Enterprise Software · Netherlands $2.0B
  11. 11 CurrentUnicorn · Fintech · USA 9.8% $1.5B $216M
  12. 12 Jasper AIUnicorn · Media · USA $1.5B

Estimated value = Foundation Capital’s disclosed ownership % × Dealroom’s latest company valuation; direct named stakes only, exited positions excluded. Figures are indicative, not reported marks. Foundation Capital also appears inside investor groups in AVATR, Berachain, Boba network, Cohesity, JUST, Phantom, Picnic, Skydio, where a standalone stake isn’t disclosed. See the underlying cap tables on Dealroom →

02 · Exits

Foundation Capital’s biggest exits.

Portfolio companies that IPO’d or were acquired at $1B+, with the valuation recorded at exit and — for those still public — their value today. Exit events come from each company’s funding-round history; entry stage from Foundation Capital’s transaction record.

$309M IPO · 2002
Entered Series B+Now $314BMedia
$82B IPO · 2019
Entered Series B+Now $163BFood
$40B IPO · 2026
Entered Series ANow $50BSemiconductors
$1.6B IPO · 2012
Now $25BSecurity
$1.4B IPO · 2015
Entered Series ANow $17BReal Estate
IPO · 1999
Now $14BSecurity
$5.4B IPO · 2014
Entered Series B+Now $1.3BFintech
$720M IPO · 2001
Now $4.0BSecurity
Engage
IPO · 1999
Entered SeedNow $3.4BMedia
Neustar
$1.3B IPO · 2005
Now $3.1BEnterprise Software
Financial Engines
$470M IPO · 2010
Entered Series ANow $3.0BFintech
Calix
$550M IPO · 2010
Now $2.2BTelecom
03 · Portfolio analysis

Where Foundation Capital’s portfolio is concentrated.

Distribution of portfolio companies by headquarters country, sector, entry stage and current growth stage. Across all 378 portfolio companies. "Stage entered" is the first priced round the investor joined, derived from the investor’s transaction history.

By countryCount
  1. USA395
  2. Canada10
  3. UK10
  4. Mexico9
  5. Israel8
  6. India5
  7. Cuba4
  8. Germany4
  9. Australia2
  10. Brazil2
  11. Colombia2
  12. Netherlands2
By sectorCount
  1. Enterprise Software114
  2. Fintech109
  3. Security50
  4. Media40
  5. Marketing39
  6. Health26
  7. Semiconductors18
  8. Telecom18
  9. Energy15
  10. Real Estate15
  11. Transportation15
  12. Education14
By stage enteredCount
  1. Seed162
  2. Series A122
  3. Series B+92
By growth stageCount
  1. Breakout Stage188
  2. Early Growth161
  3. Late Growth99
  4. Mature11
04 · Portfolio market map

Inside Foundation Capital’s portfolio.

The 60 highest-funded portfolio companies, of 378 tracked.

Uber
Food · Centicorn
$163B
Stripe
Fintech · Centicorn
$159B
Cerebras Systems
Semiconductors · Decacorn
$50B
Rappi
Food · Unicorn
$5.2B
Binance
Fintech · Decacorn
$60B
Cohesity
Security · Unicorn
$7.0B
Graphcore
Semiconductors · Unicorn
$2.4B
MoonPay
Fintech · Unicorn
$3.4B
Flock Freight
Transportation
$454M
Deem
Travel · Unicorn
$1.6B
Doma
Fintech
$89M
Current
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.5B
Bolt Threads
Fashion
$250M
Fair
Transportation
$19M
OpenSea
Fintech · Decacorn
$13B
Eightfold
Education · Unicorn
$2.1B
Solana
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.3B
Loft Orbital
Space · Unicorn
$1.1B
Addi
Fintech
$340M
LendingClub
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.3B
Rover
Home Living · Unicorn
$1.6B
One
Fintech · Unicorn
$2.5B
Internet Brands | CarsDirect.com
Health · Unicorn
$1.1B
Silver Spring Networks
Energy
$830M
Sunrun
Real Estate · Decacorn
$17B
Jüsto
Food
$760M
Transphorm
Energy
$323M
Visier
Jobs Recruitment · Unicorn
$1.0B
Anyscale
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$1.6B
Genies
Media · Unicorn
$1.0B
Branch International
Fintech
$700M
D2iQ
Hosting
$500M
Turing
Jobs Recruitment · Unicorn
$2.2B
Aquion Energy
Energy
$132M
Kiavi
Fintech
$717M
Nowports
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.1B
Rival
Jobs Recruitment
$56M
ForgeRock
Security · Unicorn
$1.8B
Branch Financial
Fintech · Unicorn
$1.1B
OnDeck
Fintech
$90M
Auxmoney
Fintech
$825M
VidMob
Media
$500M
OpenSpace
Real Estate
$902M
Binance US
Fintech · Unicorn
$4.5B
Chegg
Education
$80M
Carbon Black
Security · Unicorn
$1.9B
Solarflare Communications
Security
$20M
Lyric
Travel
$640M
Plastiq
Fintech
League
Health
$380M
Venafi
Security · Unicorn
$1.5B
MobileIron
Security
$872M
Framer
Enterprise Software · Unicorn
$2.0B
CaptivateIQ
Marketing · Unicorn
$1.3B
Autogrid
Energy
$340M
Tennr
Health
$605M
Beepi
Telecom
$280M
Health IQ
Health
Serious Energy
Energy
$12M
Arize AI
Enterprise Software
$280M
05 · Portfolio founders

Where Foundation Capital’s portfolio founders come from.

181 founders across the 100 highest-funded portfolio companies — by current location, university attended, and the companies they worked at before founding. Sourced from the founder records the API links to each portfolio company.

LocationCount
  1. United States140
  2. Canada5
  3. United Kingdom4
  4. Colombia3
  5. Germany3
  6. Israel2
  7. Mexico2
  8. Netherlands2
  9. Spain2
  10. Argentina1
UniversityCount
  1. Stanford University14
  2. University of California, Berkeley14
  3. Stanford University Graduate School of Business8
  4. Harvard Business School7
  5. Harvard University7
  6. Columbia University4
  7. Cornell University4
  8. Dartmouth College4
  9. Massachusetts Institute of Technology4
  10. The University of the Andes4
Previous companyCount
  1. Alphabet | Google11
  2. Microsoft7
  3. Meta5
  4. Modesat5
  5. Apple4
  6. IBM4
  7. Sun Microsystems4
  8. Y Combinator4
  9. Boston Consulting Group3
  10. Procter & Gamble3