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Foothill Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 75 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $48M, Jun 2023VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries ASubscriptionCollaboration ToolsRecurring

Deploying now
70%of best year16cheques in 12 months, 75 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MCheque size, as they say$500K – $5.0MRounds led0 of 75Sole investor4 roundsMostly inUnited States, 92%
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Foothill Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    16 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 61% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $2.5M

What they do

Foothill Ventures is a technology-focused venture fund based in Los Altos, California. We make seed and A-round investments in startups across software, life sciences and deep tech.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
$500K – $5.0M as they say
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries B
Sectors
SubscriptionCollaboration ToolsRecurring
Based in
Los Altos, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first75 appearances

  1. 2026

    10 rounds

  2. Sept
    CapacitySeries E · US$54MWith 4 others
  3. Aug
    QuintessentSeries A · US · Ventureburn$40MWith 12 others
  4. Aug
    SubconsciousSeed · US$5.1MWith 3 others
  5. Jun
    Vision LabSeed · US$1.1MWith 4 others
  6. Jun
    AmperesandVenture · SG$30MWith 3 others
  7. Apr
    Nervonik Inc.Series B · US · Ventureburn$53MWith 6 others
  8. Apr
    South 8 TechnologiesGrant · US$9.2MWith 4 others
  9. Apr
    HyperlightSeries C · US$80MWith 1 other
  10. Mar
    Anyware RoboticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  11. Mar
    Aira TechnologiesVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  12. 2025

    23 rounds

  13. Dec
    LucideanSeed · US$18MWith 2 others
  14. Dec
    Aether FuelsUS$15MWith 2 others
  15. Dec
    NovoLINCSeed · US$10MWith 2 others
  16. Nov
    Ryght AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  17. Nov
    AmperesandSeries A · SG$80MWith 3 others
  18. Nov
    RuliSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  19. Oct
    Rosebud AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  20. Oct
    iSono HealthVenture · USUndisclosedWith 3 others
  21. Sept
    Omni DesignSeries A · US$35MSole investor
  22. Jul
    SynfiniUS · TechStartups$8.9MWith 8 others
  23. Jun
    UNIGRIDGrant · US$2.9MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    Ryght AISeed · US$3.0MWith 1 other
  25. May
    Stately BioSeed · US · TechStartups$12MWith 7 others
  26. May
    CarbonSixSeed · KR$4.3MWith 1 other
  27. Apr
    SupioSeries B · US · TechCrunch$60MWith 4 others
  28. Apr
    Corvic AISeed · US$12MWith 1 other
  29. Apr
    ChEmpowerSeries A · US$19MWith 2 others
  30. Mar
    Coreshell TechnologiesSeries A · US$24MWith 4 others
  31. Mar
    iSono HealthSeed · US$1.8MWith 3 others
  32. Mar
    ResiQuantSeed · US$4.0MWith 2 others
  33. Mar
    NervonikSeries A · US$13MWith 1 other
  34. Jan
    PseudolithicSeed · US$6.0MWith 3 others
  35. Jan
    ImmunochinaVentureUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. 2024

    12 rounds

  37. Dec
    WeBoxDebt · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  38. Sept
    HyperlightSeries B · US$37MWith 1 other
  39. Sept
    Blue Canoe LearningSeed · US$500KWith 2 others
  40. Sept
    AmpUpSeries A · US$15MWith 5 others
  41. Jul
    Jacobi RoboticsSeed · US$5.0MWith 4 others
  42. Jul
    Hayden AISeries C · US$90MWith 5 others
  43. Jul
    FeonGrant · US$350KWith 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration3 named

EREric RosenblumPromoteriFiling they signed
JWJinlin WangPromoteriFiling they signed
XSXuhui ShaoPromoteriFiling they signed

We also hold 7 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What they claim to have backed

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Foothill Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Foothill Ventures put money into.

Quick answers about Foothill Ventures

What does Foothill Ventures invest in?

Foothill Ventures invests most often at Seed and Venture (61% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Subscription, Collaboration Tools and Recurring.

How active is Foothill Ventures?

75 investments on record, 16 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has Foothill Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Capacity (Series E, Sept 2026), Quintessent (Series A, Aug 2026) and Subconscious (Seed, Aug 2026).

How big are Foothill Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M. It says it writes cheques of $500K to $5.0M.

Does Foothill Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 75 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Foothill Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (92%) and Singapore (5%).

Is Foothill Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 16 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Foothill Ventures invest alongside?

Most often National Science Foundation (11 rounds together), Y Combinator (7 rounds together) and Alumni Ventures (5 rounds together).

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