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FoundersX Ventures

3000 Sand Hill Rd Bldg 3 Ste 110, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, United States

Overview

Venture capital firm focused on deep tech and enterprise AI investments.

Founded

2016

Deals · 12mo

2

Links

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Stage focus

Seed

Geographic focus

Nigeria
United Kingdom
United States

Sector focus

Consumer
Enterprise Software
Financial Services
FinTech
...

Investment portfolio

21rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
Idilio
Jun 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Turion Space
Apr 2026Participated
$75 MSeries B
Trustible
Jun 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Alinea
Apr 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
DreamFlare AI
Jul 2024Led
$2 MOther Equity
Chowdeck
Apr 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
LunaJoy
Apr 2024Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Alinea
Jan 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
Zafrens
Dec 2023Participated
$23 MOther Equity
Anchor
Sep 2023Participated
$2 MSeed
Kapital
May 2023Participated
$65 MDebt
Cognito Therapeutics
Mar 2023Led
$73 MSeries B
Idilio
Jun 2026Participated
$5 MSeed
Turion Space
Apr 2026Participated
$75 MSeries B
Trustible
Jun 2025Participated
$5 MSeed
Alinea
Apr 2025Participated
$10 MSeries A
DreamFlare AI
Jul 2024Led
$2 MOther Equity
Chowdeck
Apr 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
LunaJoy
Apr 2024Participated
$4 MOther Equity
Alinea
Jan 2024Participated
$3 MSeed
Zafrens
Dec 2023Participated
$23 MOther Equity
Anchor
Sep 2023Participated
$2 MSeed
Kapital
May 2023Participated
$65 MDebt
Cognito Therapeutics
Mar 2023Led
$73 MSeries B
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Deal Distribution

FoundersX Ventures: 21 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
FoundersX Ventures: 21 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed110
Series A01
Series B11
Other Equity15
Debt01

Monthly Deal Activity

FoundersX Ventures: 21 deals are recorded across 89 months.All available history.
FoundersX Ventures: 21 deals are recorded across 89 months. All available history
MonthDeals
Jun '191
Jul '190
Aug '190
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Nov '190
Dec '190
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Jan '220
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Dec '220
Jan '232
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Jan '260
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Apr '261
May '260
Jun '261
Jul '260
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Sep '260
Oct '260

Sector Breakdown

FoundersX Ventures: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

FoundersX Ventures: Fintech is the largest displayed sector by deal count (6 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
Fintech6
Enterprise Software5
Networks, Cloud & Communication5
Health & Life Sciences4
Space & Frontier Tech3
AI & Machine Learning3
Education & Workforce2
E-Commerce & Retail2
Data, Analytics & IT2
Media & Entertainment2
Food & Agriculture2
Professional Services2
Transportation & Logistics1
Hardware & Robotics1
Marketing & Advertising1
Manufacturing1

Deal Size Distribution

FoundersX Ventures: 21 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

FoundersX Ventures: 21 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M11
$5M-$10M2
$10M-$25M2
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M3
$100M-$250M3
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

FoundersX Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals).All available history.

Top 5 of 5 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

FoundersX Ventures: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States13
Nigeria3
Europe3
London1
Mexico1
FoundersX Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Y Combinator sharing 8 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

FoundersX Ventures: 20 co-investors are shown, with Y Combinator sharing 8 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
Y Combinator8
Goodwater Capital4
Garage Capital3
EFund2
F7 Ventures2
Gaingels2
KSK Group2
Liquid 2 Ventures2
Magic Fund2
N49P2
North South Ventures2
Nurture Ventures2
Outbound Ventures2
Precursor Ventures2
VentureSouq2
Victory Park Capital2
10SQ Capital1
a16z Speedrun1
Accelerator Ventures1
Accial Capital1

Investment Strategy

FoundersX Ventures: Led accounts for 14% and participating for 86% of round participation.All available history.
FoundersX Ventures: Led accounts for 14% and participating for 86% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led314%
Participating1886%
FoundersX Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics.All available history.
FoundersX Ventures: Single-lead accounts for 67% and co-led for 33% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead267%
Co-led133%

Team

Benjamin Xu

Partner

Helen H. Liang, PhD

Founder & Managing Partner

Tom Kosnik

Partner