Foundry Group
Venture Capital Est. 2007
USD 1.5B
Estimated FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Boulder, CO, United States
- Founded
- 2007
- Focus
- Generalist Tech
About
Foundry Group is a Colorado-based venture firm that invests in early-stage and growth-stage companies headquartered in the US and Canada. Foundry Group also invests in select, newly-formed venture capital fund managers. Foundry Group formed in 2007 and originally focused on Seed and Series A investments. It raised a growth-stage fund in 2014 (Foundry Group Next), and a fund dedicated to investing in other venture funds (Foundry Group Next) in 2016.
Regardless of the size of our initial investment, the size and structure of our funds allow us to continue to fund portfolio companies through their entire financing lifecycles. In addition, our venture capital fund investments give us insight and access to a large number of venture-backed companies at varying stages while extending the reach of our overall network. In addition to providing capital, we leverage our experience in starting and growing companies, our expertise in the technology industry, and our network of relationships to help outstanding entrepreneurs and venture capital fund managers turn great ideas into great companies.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Breadth not publicly established
Growth Equity
Breadth not publicly established
Investment Focus
Investment size
USD 300K - USD 15M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Focus Areas
Stages
Growth Seed Series A Series B
Focus
Generalist Tech
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Headquarters
Boulder, CO, United States
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
Boulder, CO, United States (HQ)
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