# Founder Factor: portfolio, investments and team

> Founder Factor is a vc firm. 2 investments on record, 2 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-factor (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Founder Factor

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 2 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Startups

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**100%** of best year **2** **cheques in 12 months**, 2 on record

Since the last cheque **1** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.5M** Rounds led **0 of 2**

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## Founder Factor highlights

- 01 2 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed: 100% of its rounds

## What they do

> Founder Factor is an investment platform led by Y Combinator alumni investing in - and supporting - the top startups from Y Combinator From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Stages:** Seed Series A
- **Sectors:** Startups
- **Cold pitches:** Not accepted

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **2 appearances**

- **2026** 2 rounds
- **Oct** **[Neuron Industries](https://millionrounds.com/company/neuron-industries)** Seed · US · Google News search **$10M** With 5 others
- **Mar** **[DiligenceSquared](https://millionrounds.com/company/diligencesquared)** Seed · US · AlleyWatch **$5.0M** With 5 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.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**$8.6M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Founder Factor Management LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 343454

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

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

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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.

## The cheque

Seed Series A

Median round joined **$7.5M** the round, not its cheque

Led 0 of 2 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** Never alone
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *2*
- Series A said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)

## Quick answers about Founder Factor

### What does Founder Factor invest in?

Founder Factor invests most often at Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Startups.

### How active is Founder Factor?

2 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Founder Factor invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Neuron Industries (Seed, Oct 2026) and DiligenceSquared (Seed, Mar 2026).

### How big are Founder Factor's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.5M.

### Is Founder Factor investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Founder Factor invest alongside?

Most often Y Combinator (2 rounds together).

### What kind of investor is Founder Factor?

Founder Factor is a VC firm.

### How much does Founder Factor manage?

About $8.6M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

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