Foundry VC

04/12/2021

We are pleased to share Foundry Group’s investment in Starting Line. Founded in 2018 by Ezra Galston, and headquartered in Chicago, Starting Line leads seed-stage rounds for consumer startups building products and services for the 99% economy – companies that leverage technology to be cheaper and better, open up access, and, ultimately, expand markets. We’ve been a fan of Ezra’s for years, dating back to before he left Chicago Ventures....

We are pleased to share Foundry Group’s investment in Starting Line. Founded in 2018 by Ezra Galston, and headquartered in Chicago, Starting Line leads seed-stage rounds for consumer startups build…

03/30/2021

We are pleased to announce our investment in Spekit’s Series A financing alongside our partner funds, Bonfire Ventures and Matchstick Ventures, as well as Renegade Partners, Operator Collective, and others. Spekit is a digital adoption and enablement platform for in-app employee training. Founded in Denver, Colorado, in 2018 by Melanie Fellay and Zari Zahra, Spekit streamlines employee training and onboarding by delivering contextualized and personalized in-app learning experiences to its users....

Spekit Co-founders Zari Zahra and Melanie Fellay We are pleased to announce our investment in Spekit’s Series A financing alongside our partner funds, Bonfire Ventures and Matchstick Ventures, as w…

02/22/2021

We’re pleased to announce our recent investment in Hustle Fund II. Based in San Francisco and Singapore, Hustle Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund that invests in and supports software-enabled businesses across North America and Southeast Asia. The fund is managed by co-founders Elizabeth Yin, Eric Bahn, and Shiyan Koh. Hustle Fund focuses on pre-seed companies with founders who exhibit hustle, which the team defines as “great ex*****on meets high velocity.” They execute a unique investment model: an initial $25k check, followed by a period of collaboration to assess hustle on both sides, followed by a larger investment in select companies with teams that demonstrate significant hustle and market potential....

We’re pleased to announce our recent investment in Hustle Fund II. Based in San Francisco and Singapore, Hustle Fund is a pre-seed and seed-stage venture fund that invests in and supports software-…

02/19/2021

We are pleased to announce our investment in Avid Ventures Fund I, the debut fund of emerging manager Addie Lerner. Based in New York, Avid backs exceptional founders at the Series A and B stages building transformative technology companies. Avid takes a hands-on approach to help founders evolve early-stage companies into proven growth businesses with their highly collaborative investment strategy. Avid has already made five investments in companies accelerating the credit, identity verification, co-working, healthcare brokerage, and mortgage industries....

We are pleased to announce our investment in Avid Ventures Fund I, the debut fund of emerging manager Addie Lerner. Based in New York, Avid backs exceptional founders at the Series A and B stages b…

02/01/2021

Craig J. Lewis (photo credit: Jae Oates) We are pleased to announce our investment in Gig Wage’s Series A financing. We invested alongside Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), Continental Investors, our friends at Revolution’s Rise of the Rest Seed Fund, and our partner fund, Techstars Ventures. Based in Dallas, TX, and founded by Craig J. Lewis, Gig Wage is building financial infrastructure to support the companies and workers that make up the world’s growing gig economy....

Craig J. Lewis (photo credit: Jae Oates) We are pleased to announce our investment in Gig Wage’s Series A financing. We invested alongside Green Dot (NYSE: GDOT), Continental Investors, our friends…

01/12/2021

We're excited to announce our investment in Landing ()!

We are pleased to announce our investment in Landing’s recent Series B financing. We led the round, with prior investors Greycroft and Maveron also participating. Landing is transforming apartment …

01/05/2021

January 05, 2021 10:27 AM Eastern Standard Time BOULDER, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Crucible Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offering of 22,500,000 units at $10.00 per unit. The units will be listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) and trade under the ticker symbol “CRU.U” beginning January 5, 2021. Each unit consists of one share of Class A common stock and one-third of one redeemable warrant....

January 05, 2021 10:27 AM Eastern Standard Time BOULDER, Colo.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Crucible Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”) announced today that it priced its initial public offerin…

12/09/2020

We are pleased to announce our recent investment in Parallel Domain alongside our friends and partners at Calibrate Ventures and Costanoa Ventures. We are excited to invest in another breakout company from our Partner Fund portfolio. From self-driving cars to delivery drones, autonomous systems have the opportunity to significantly improve the quality of life for billions of people. Training and testing these machines to perceive the surrounding world, however, is neither scalable nor reliable....

We are pleased to announce our recent investment in Parallel Domain alongside our friends and partners at Calibrate Ventures and Costanoa Ventures. We are excited to invest in another breakout comp…

12/02/2020

11/30/2020

Foundry Network Holiday Gift Guide 2020 Edition is live! Check it out at gifts.foundrygroup.com.

https://foundrygroup.com/blog/2020/11/foundry-network-holiday-gift-guide-2020-edition/

Are you looking for unique and cool holiday gifts? Maybe stay-at-home orders have you looking to treat yourself to something new and fun? Our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide highlights Foundry’s direct inv…