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Foundry Group is an early-stage venture capital fund focused on making
investments in the information technology sector.   We view ourselves

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First Round Capital is a venture capital firm dedicated to helping
talented entrepreneurs build remarkable companies. We are not
afraid of investing in pre-revenue companies - and often provide
a company's first outside capital. As former entrepreneurs,
we understand the challenges of launching a new enterprise.
We look to take an active role in most of the companies we invest
in. We believe our insight and expertise are far more valuable
than our capital -- and we look for entrepreneurs who feel the
same.

First Round Capital invests nationally and has offices in Philadelphia, New York City and San Francisco.

Y Combinator does seed funding for startups. Seed funding is the earliest stage of venture funding. It pays your expenses while you're getting started.

Some companies may need no more than seed funding. Others will go through several rounds. There is no right answer; how much funding you need depends on the kind of company you start.

At Y Combinator, our goal is to get you through the first phase. This usually means: get you to the point where you've built something impressive enough to raise money on a larger scale.
Then we introduce you to later stage investors—and in some cases even acquirers.