# Foothill Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Foothill Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 75 investments on record, 16 in the last 12 months, latest Sept 2026.

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# Foothill Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 75 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $48M, Jun 2023 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Subscription Collaboration Tools Recurring

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**70%** of best year **16** **cheques in 12 months**, 75 on record

Since the last cheque **60** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Cheque size, as they say **$500K – $5.0M** Rounds led **0 of 75** Sole investor **4 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 92%**

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## Foothill Ventures highlights

- 01 16 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Venture: 61% of its rounds
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B
- **Sectors:** Subscription Collaboration Tools Recurring
- **Based in:** Los Altos, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **75 appearances**

- **2026** 10 rounds
- **Sept** **[Capacity](https://millionrounds.com/company/capacity)** Series E · US **$54M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[Quintessent](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$40M** With 12 others
- **Aug** **[Subconscious](https://millionrounds.com/company/subconscious)** Seed · US **$5.1M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Vision Lab](https://millionrounds.com/company/vision-lab)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Amperesand](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand)** Venture · SG **$30M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Nervonik Inc.](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervonik-inc)** Series B · US · Ventureburn **$53M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[South 8 Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/south-8-technologies)** Grant · US **$9.2M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Hyperlight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperlight)** Series C · US **$80M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Anyware Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyware-robotics)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Aira Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/aira-technologies)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **2025** 23 rounds
- **Dec** **[Lucidean](https://millionrounds.com/company/lucidean)** Seed · US **$18M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[Aether Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/aether-fuels)** US **$15M** With 2 others
- **Dec** **[NovoLINC](https://millionrounds.com/company/novolinc)** Seed · US **$10M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Ryght AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryght-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Amperesand](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand)** Series A · SG **$80M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Ruli](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruli)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Oct** **[Rosebud AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosebud-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[iSono Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/isono-health)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Omni Design](https://millionrounds.com/company/omni-design)** Series A · US **$35M** Sole investor
- **Jul** **[Synfini](https://millionrounds.com/company/synfini)** US · TechStartups **$8.9M** With 8 others
- **Jun** **[UNIGRID](https://millionrounds.com/company/unigrid)** Grant · US **$2.9M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Ryght AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/ryght-ai)** Seed · US **$3.0M** With 1 other
- **May** **[Stately Bio](https://millionrounds.com/company/stately-bio)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$12M** With 7 others
- **May** **[CarbonSix](https://millionrounds.com/company/carbonsix)** Seed · KR **$4.3M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Supio](https://millionrounds.com/company/supio)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$60M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Corvic AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/corvic-ai)** Seed · US **$12M** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[ChEmpower](https://millionrounds.com/company/chempower)** Series A · US **$19M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Coreshell Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/coreshell-technologies)** Series A · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[iSono Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/isono-health)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[ResiQuant](https://millionrounds.com/company/resiquant)** Seed · US **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Nervonik](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervonik)** Series A · US **$13M** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Pseudolithic](https://millionrounds.com/company/pseudolithic)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Immunochina](https://millionrounds.com/company/immunochina)** Venture **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2024** 12 rounds
- **Dec** **[WeBox](https://millionrounds.com/company/webox)** Debt · US **$3.0M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[Hyperlight](https://millionrounds.com/company/hyperlight)** Series B · US **$37M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Blue Canoe Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/blue-canoe-learning)** Seed · US **$500K** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[AmpUp](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampup)** Series A · US **$15M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Jacobi Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jacobi-robotics)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Hayden AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/hayden-ai)** Series C · US **$90M** With 5 others
- **Jul** **[Feon](https://millionrounds.com/company/feon)** Grant · US **$350K** With 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 registration **3 named**

ER **Eric Rosenblum** Promoter i Filing they signed

JW **Jinlin Wang** Promoter i Filing they signed

XS **Xuhui Shao** Promoter i Filing 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

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**52** of 60 we have independently watched raise

[Aetherfuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/aether-fuels)[Am-batteries](https://millionrounds.com/company/am-batteries)[Amperesand](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand)[Ampup](https://millionrounds.com/company/ampup)[Anyware-robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/anyware-robotics)[Ascendelements](https://millionrounds.com/company/ascend-elements)[Avivalinks](https://millionrounds.com/company/aviva-links)[Axbio](https://millionrounds.com/company/axbio)[Bioeclipse](https://millionrounds.com/company/bioeclipse-therapeutics)[Capacity](https://millionrounds.com/company/capacity)[Celerosystems](https://millionrounds.com/company/celero-systems)[Certik](https://millionrounds.com/company/certik)[Consider](https://millionrounds.com/company/consider)[D-matrix](https://millionrounds.com/company/d-matrix)[Deephow](https://millionrounds.com/company/deephow)[Deepscribe](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepscribe)[Doubleloop](https://millionrounds.com/company/doubleloop)[Enspectrahealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/enspectra-health)[Firstshift](https://millionrounds.com/company/firstshift)[Foxrobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/fox-robotics)[Hypercare](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypercare)[Inchfab](https://millionrounds.com/company/inchfab)[Isonohealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/isono-health)[Jacobirobotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/jacobi-robotics)[Koidra](https://millionrounds.com/company/koidra)[Lunewave](https://millionrounds.com/company/lunewave)[Memverge](https://millionrounds.com/company/memverge)[Metabob](https://millionrounds.com/company/metabob)[Metalenz](https://millionrounds.com/company/metalenz)[Movinganalytics](https://millionrounds.com/company/moving-analytics)[Nervonik](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervonik-inc)[Neuralgalaxy](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuralgalaxy)[Nimbus](https://millionrounds.com/company/nimbus)[Novolinc](https://millionrounds.com/company/novolinc)[Otter](https://millionrounds.com/company/otter)[Patentpal](https://millionrounds.com/company/patentpal)[Pseudolithic](https://millionrounds.com/company/pseudolithic)[Quintessent](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent)[Resiquant](https://millionrounds.com/company/resiquant)[Rosebud](https://millionrounds.com/company/rosebud)[Ruli](https://millionrounds.com/company/ruli)[Shopinsync](https://millionrounds.com/company/shopinsync)[Sonothera](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonothera)[South8technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/south-8-technologies)[Statelybio](https://millionrounds.com/company/stately-bio)[Stellarcyber](https://millionrounds.com/company/stellar-cyber)[Subconscious](https://millionrounds.com/company/subconscious)[Subtlemedical](https://millionrounds.com/company/subtle-medical)[Supio](https://millionrounds.com/company/supio)[Synfini](https://millionrounds.com/company/synfini)[Tazi](https://millionrounds.com/company/tazi)[Theom](https://millionrounds.com/company/theom) 4btechnologies Abacuspower Aira-technology Airtap Ambilightinc Anjet Avotres Bubble and 39 more

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.

New fund on file

**$48M**

raised in Jun 2023

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.5M**

Led 0 of 75 rounds **0%**

- **Said size:** $500K – $5.0M
- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *27*
- Venture *16*
- Series A said *12*
- Series B said *7*
- Grant *6*
- Series C *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) 11
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 7
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 5
- [TDK Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures) 4
- [AIX Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures) 3
- [Ada Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures) 3

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## 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.

[**National Science Foundation** Government **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**TDK Ventures** Corporate VC **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tdk-ventures)[**AIX Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aix-ventures)[**Ada Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ada-ventures)[**Berkeley SkyDeck** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/berkeley-skydeck)[**In-Q-Tel** Accelerator **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iqt)[**Industry Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industry-ventures)[**Intel Capital** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/intel-capital)[**MassVentures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/massventures)[**Qualcomm Ventures** Corporate VC **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/qualcomm-ventures)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Foothill Ventures put money into.

[**Capacity** $54M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/capacity)[**Quintessent** $40M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/quintessent)[**Subconscious** $5.1M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/subconscious)[**Vision Lab** $1.1M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vision-lab)[**Amperesand** $30M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/amperesand)[**Nervonik Inc.** $53M · Apr 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/nervonik-inc)

## 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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