capital founded october 1995 ; 21 years ago 1995 10 founder bill elmore kathryn gould and jim anderson headquarters menlo park california united states number of employees 30 worldwide website www.foundationcap.com foundation capital is a venture capital firm located in silicon valley . the firm was founded in 1995 and manages more than 2.4 billion 1 in investment capital . foundation capital has invested in approximately 200 ventures over the course of the last 19 years 23 of which have had successful initial public offerings . it currently maintains investments in around 80 companies . most investments fall under the areas of consumer tech fin tech mar tech energy enterprise tech and applications . its partners have been members of the founding executive teams of silicon valley startups of the past two decades with each having an average of 15 years of operating experience . the firm differentiates itself from other venture capital firms in that it takes a hands on approach with its portfolio companies offering operational and management assistance and counsel as well as investment capital . the firm s entrepreneur in residence program takes on a select few candidates who have shown superior entrepreneurial tenacity each year . the program incubates trains and graduates these individuals challenging them to apply their knowledge and experience to the mission of developing a solid business plan for an emerging technology . the firm s young entrepreneurs program now when in its third year builds relationships with top business schools nationwide to offer foundation capital access and exposure to promising entrepreneurs and startups through various mba networks . through the program foundation offers graduate students an opportunity to gain experience identifying promising startups pitching ventures providing analysis of the opportunities and building constructive relationships . members of the program have a background in technology or entrepreneurship a strong interest in the field and a strong connection to the local entrepreneurship ecosystem . the firm raised its seventh and largest fund of 750 million in april 2008 . 2 it was one of netflix s original investors . 3 references edit update 1 foundation capital raises 750 million fund . reuters . retrieved 2012 02 18 . foundation capital raises 750m fund claiming focus on cleantech venturebeat . deals.venturebeat.com . retrieved 2012 02 18 . levy ari 2009 11 06 . chegg seeks to become the netflix of textbook rentals update1 . bloomberg . retrieved 2012 02 18 . external links edit conversation on entrepreneurship with kathryn gould co founder of foundation capital feb. 2015 stanford entrepreneurship corner retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title foundation capital & oldid 734097831 categories venture capital firms of the united statescompanies based in menlo park californiacompanies established in 1995hidden categories vague or ambiguous time from january 2016 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 august 2016 at 03 39 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view