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Founders.ai is a Silicon Valley startup platform founded in 2020 by Michael Rumiantsau (co-founder of FriendlyData, acquired by ServiceNow). Its aim is to "enable tenacious people around the world to build companies that will improve work and life with AI and data." The firm invests primarily in pre-seed and seed rounds — often as a first check — in companies transforming the enterprise with AI, NLP/ML, data/analytics, cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and the future of work. Beyond capital, Founders.ai acts as a co-founder, assembling teams, providing offshore talent access, and leveraging its Silicon Valley network to help technical founders scale world-class B2B SaaS products.
Notable quotes
“The amount of investment is in the range of $0 — $250,000. We have a flow of applications from quite high-quality startups and the external pipeline is quite large: I have good networking in Silicon Valley.”
“We feel your pain. We've seen what it takes to start a company, raise money and sell it in Silicon Valley while being immigrants and first time founders.”
“Our aim is to enable tenacious people around the world to build companies that will improve work and life with AI and data.”
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Activeloop | Seed | $5m | 2021-11 |
| Britive | Seed | $5m | 2020 |
| Gappify | Seed | — | 2021 |
| Arcion | Seed | — | 2021 |
| Nylas | Seed | — | — |
| Narrative BI | Pre-seed | $1m | 2021 |
| Klue | Seed | $4m | — |
| Databook | Seed | — | — |
| Gainy | Pre-seed | $200k | 2021 |
| Contra | Seed | — | — |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Upfront Ventures | 2 |
| Bessemer Venture Partners | 1 |
| Pelion Venture Partners | 1 |
| Stage 2 Capital | 1 |
| Rally Ventures | 1 |
| Elysium Venture Capital | 1 |
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