Venture capital
First Round Capital
Fit 80Cold inbound OK
Sample data — verify thesis, stage focus, and contact info before reaching out.
Seed-only. Concentrated bets on 'first-of-their-kind' founders. Heavy community support via Forum.
Stages
Pre-seedSeed
Geographies
usglobal
Industries
saasdeveloper-toolsfintechhealthtechconsumermarketplace
Business models
saasmarketplaceenterprise
Check size
$500,000 to $5,000,000
Founder segments
technical-founderdomain-expertfirst-time-founder
Portfolio anchors
NotionRobloxUberSquare
How to reach them
Warm intro to a First Round partner is best. Pitch.firstround.com accepts cold inbound.
Known weaknesses
- Will not lead later rounds
- Best when you can articulate non-obvious moat at seed
Outreach starter
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Venture capital cold email
Subject: {{idea name}}: {{one-line description}}
Hi First Round Capital,
I'm {{founder name}}, building {{idea name}}.
In one line: {{one-line description}}
Where we are today: {{1-2 sentences of traction}}
We are raising {{ask amount}}. Saw your work with Notion — that's the closest analog to what we're building, which is why I'm reaching out to you specifically.
Deck and demo: {{website url}}
Worth a 20-minute conversation?
{{founder name}}Fill in: idea name, one-line description, founder name, 1-2 sentences of traction, ask amount, website url
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