
Backing the founders of Founders Network.
We write $50K–$500K pre-seed checks into founders from the Founders Network community. Any sector, anywhere. The fund is one more way to back them.
- Portfolio companies
26
Portfolio companies
- Sectors
10
Sectors
- Investing since
2023
Investing since
- FN chapters
20
FN chapters
- Founders approved since 2011
2,000+
Founders approved
since 2011
Atlanta Austin Bangalore Berlin Boston Chicago Denver London Los Angeles Mexico City Miami New York City San Francisco Seattle Silicon Valley Singapore Sydney Toronto Vancouver Washington DC
Portfolio
Founders we’ve backed
Fathom VideoFathom captures, transcribes…Fathom captures, transcribes, and summarizes Zoom…Richard WhiteFounder & CEO
ShovelsWe collect the data the internet…We collect the data the internet doesn't have…Ryan BuckleyFounder
ScalestackThe autonomous context layer…The autonomous context layer between your database…Elio NarcisoCo-founder
Avela HealthAvela Health offers…Avela Health offers neurodiversity-affirming virtual…Robin Ann McIntoshFounder

Inside the community
We invest where founders already gather.
Every FN Fund company was founded by a Founders Network member, known to their peers long before the first check.
How we invest
Pre-seed, inside the community
One more way to support them
Founders Network has backed founders with peer mentorship for fifteen years. The fund doesn't replace that relationship, it extends it: capital is one more form of support we can offer a founder in the community.
Concentrated by conviction
We believe great founders stand out and that picking is possible. We'd rather hold a real position in a company we understand than a sliver of one we don't.
Our kind of founder
Not every founder wants what we offer. The ones who do value peer mentorship and use it, and that is how we earn our place on a cap table.
Any sector, any city
We don't pick a sector or a geography. We back FN founders wherever they are and whatever they're building. Today that means pre-seed, $50K–$500K.
Team
Who you’ll work with

General Partner
Get in touch
Founder or investor? Start here.
FN Fund only backs Founders Network members, so founders start with a membership request. Investors can tell us a bit about themselves and join the conversation with the Founders Network investor community.