Foundation Capital
Venture capital firm investing in enterprise and defense technology companies.
Foundation Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in enterprise technology, fintech, and defense technology companies. The firm is an investor in Loft Orbital.
Overview
- Firm
- Foundation Capital LLC
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
- Founded
- 1995
- AUM
- $4.1B
- Stages
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- Thesis
- Investing in bold entrepreneurs building transformative companies.
- Website
- foundationcapital.com
Portfolio companies1
Frequently asked
- What is Foundation Capital?
- Investing in bold entrepreneurs building transformative companies.
- How much does Foundation Capital manage?
- Foundation Capital manages $4.1B in assets, and was founded in 1995.
- What stages does Foundation Capital invest at?
- Foundation Capital invests at Seed, Series A, Series B.
Sources & citations4
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Steve Vassallo, General Partner at Foundation Capital, led the firm's investment in Loft Orbital
Loft Orbital: Announcing Loft's $170M Series CVerified2025-01-01 - 3
Foundation Capital's stated focus areas are enterprise software, fintech, and crypto; after multiple targeted searches, no second defense-tech portfolio company beyond Loft Orbital was found - this appears to be a genuine gap in the firm's defense-tech exposure, not a missed data point
Defense Tech Atlas Research: Foundation Capital portfolio research noteEstimated2026-07-18 - 4
Foundation Capital raised a $600 million eleventh flagship fund in March 2025, roughly 20% larger than its predecessor; a firm-disclosed total AUM figure could not be independently confirmed (Crunchbase/PitchBook profile pages were not accessible) - the existing $4.1B figure remains sourced only from a low-quality aggregator
everythingstartups.com: Foundation Capital - New VC FundsEstimated2025-03-01