Founders, Inc.
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Founders need more than just capital—they need belief, community, and infrastructure to build great companies. We're the first believers in bold ideas at the earliest stages, providing campus access, daily support, and a community of exceptional builders.
Likely not a fit for
We don't back teams without technical founding capacity, business-only founders, or those pursuing non-emerging tech domains.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Advisor
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
1 contact on file
h•••@f•••.inc
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LiveKit is a developer platform for building voice, video, and physical AI agents, providing infrastructure for real-time communication and multimodal computing.
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Paraform.ai is a company specializing in AI-driven solutions. It focuses on automation and efficiency.
The domain name shapes.ai is currently for sale and the company is not operational.
Building robots that automate everyday chores at home. First product Lume is a $1,499 floor lamp that transforms into robotic arms to fold laundry. Founded 2025 by Aaron Tan (PhD, U of Toronto / Stanford postdoc) and Angus Fung (PhD Robotics, U of Toronto). Backed by Founders Inc and a16z Speedrun. 1,000+ preorders, shipping Summer 2026.
USDC-Smart Neobank for Latinos, providing a global wallet and Bitcoin savings account to facilitate cross-border payments and financial inclusion.
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Recent activity
- Apr 2026
Rork
Series A · Participant
- Feb 2026
Dataleap
Series A · Participant
- Jan 2026
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- Sep 2025
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Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
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- Sep 2025
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Seed · Lead
- Sep 2025
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Seed · Lead
- Aug 2025
Anara
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