# Lindel Eakman, Partner at Foundry Group > Lindel Eakman, Partner at Foundry Group. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Longmont, US · Partner # Lindel Eakman Partner at [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) Profile summary - **Rounds named:** - none observed - **Filings:** 5 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 +5 mentions What this record rests on - **Named in rounds** No round names them yet - ✓ **On filings** 5 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Foundry Group - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=lindel-eakman)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=lindel-eakman) ## The firm [**Foundry Group** VC firm · US **5** cheques in 12 months **351** all time **64** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [3D Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/3d-robotics) - [Adero](https://millionrounds.com/startup/adero) - [Airship](https://millionrounds.com/startup/airship-5) - [Amper Music](https://millionrounds.com/company/amper-music) - [Backbone PLM](https://millionrounds.com/company/backbone-plm) - [Bamba](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bamba) - [Beeswax](https://millionrounds.com/company/beeswax) - [Blocknative](https://millionrounds.com/startup/blocknative) - [Borrowed & Blue](https://millionrounds.com/company/borrowed-and-blue) - [Boundless](https://millionrounds.com/company/boundless) - [Broadly](https://millionrounds.com/company/broadly) - [Chewse](https://millionrounds.com/company/chewse) - [Chowbotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/chowbotics) - [Code Climate](https://millionrounds.com/company/code-climate) - [ColdQuanta](https://millionrounds.com/company/coldquanta) - [Data Nerds](https://millionrounds.com/startup/data-nerds-ltd) - [Dwolla](https://millionrounds.com/company/dwolla) - [Elevate Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/elevate-security) - [Estated](https://millionrounds.com/startup/estated) - [Food.ee](https://millionrounds.com/startup/food-ee) - [Formlabs](https://millionrounds.com/company/formlabs) - [Fritz AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fritz-ai) - [Glowforge](https://millionrounds.com/company/glowforge) - [Havenly](https://millionrounds.com/startup/havenly-2) - [HelloSign](https://millionrounds.com/company/hellosign) - [Integrate](https://millionrounds.com/company/integrate) - [JOANY](https://millionrounds.com/startup/joany) - [JumpCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/jumpcloud) - [Knock](https://millionrounds.com/startup/knock-2) - [Landing](https://millionrounds.com/startup/landing-2) - [Looking Glass Factory](https://millionrounds.com/startup/looking-glass-factory) - [Mapbox](https://millionrounds.com/company/mapbox) - [Meru Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/meru-health) - [Mighty AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/mighty-ai-inc) - [Misty Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/misty-robotics) - [Mixhalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/mixhalo) 36 of 73 companies. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Eden Road](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eden-road)** Executive Officer since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Eden Road Capital, LLC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eden-road-capital-llc)** Executive Officer since 2026 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Optimize Systems Inc.** Director since 2023 - SEC Form D · Company raising **SoFar Ocean Technologies, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2021 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)** A Managing Director of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2018 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Foundry Group - [**Brad Feld** General Partner *20 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-feld) - [**Ryan McIntyre** General Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-mcintyre) - [**Chris Moody** General Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/chris-moody) - [**Lena Giacomini** Chief Financial Officer *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/lena-giacomini) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) · 18 Jan 2017 · 52 min Lindel Eakman, Foundry Group Next With [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) About this episode For over a decade, Lindel Eakman managed the private investment program for the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO), one of the largest endowments in the world. After 13 years at UTIMCO, Lindel left and joined Foundry Group to lead investments in other early-stage VC funds… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 12 Oct 2016 · 23 min 20VC: Why Many VCs Fail To Raise, Why LP Compensation Is A Massive Problem & Why Fund of Funds Will Become More Prominent with Lindel Eakman, Managing Director @ Foundry Group With [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Brad Feld](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-feld) About this episode Lindel Eakman is a Managing Director @ Foundry Group and is a nationally recognized leader in the LP community having successfully managed the private investment program for the combined $35 billion pool of capital managed by the University of Texas Investment Management Company (UTIMCO). There he… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Sept 2016 · 29 min 103. The Limited Partner, Part 2 (Lindel Eakman) With [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) About this episode Today we cover Part 2 of The Limited Partner with Lindel Eakman of. In this segment we address: Do you think that LP investment strategy is driving the strategy of individual fund managers? Why or why not? What are the biggest challenges for limited partners? How do LP's differentiate... To… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 31 Aug 2016 · 35 min 102. The Limited Partner, Part 1 (Lindel Eakman) With [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry) About this episode Lindel Eakman of Foundry Group Next joins Nick to cover The Limited Partner, Part 1. We will address questions including: Can you walk us through your background and your path to becoming an LP? Can you talk about your experience at Foundry Group and what you're doing w/ FG Next?... To listen… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Lindel Eakman in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 1 Aug 2024 · 1h 3m Investing in USV Fund I, lessons learned as a LP, and why Emerging Managers are so important Mentions [IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[Union Square Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/union-square-ventures)[Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week I'm excited to sit down with Lindel Eakman from Foundry. Lindel has been an investor in funds and companies since the early 2000s when he started at UTIMCO. In our… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 12 Jan 2021 · 46 min Jaclyn Freeman Hester of Foundry Group on investing in emerging manager funds, venture trends, and mistakes fund managers can avoid when raising - Venture Unlocked Episode 017 Mentions [Foundry Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/foundry)[Founder Collective](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founder-collective)[IA Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ia-ventures)[K9 Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k9-ventures)[Brad Feld](https://millionrounds.com/person/brad-feld)[Jason Mendelson](https://millionrounds.com/person/jason-mendelson) About this episode We’re excited to release our newest episode with another great guest, Jaclyn Freeman Hester, Partner at the Foundry Group. Founded in 2007 by Brad Feld, Jason Mendelson, Ryan McIntyre, and Seth Levine The Foundry Group has $2.4B under management and has invested in startups such as FitBit,… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 16 Apr 2018 · 12 min Investor Stories 83: The Strange & Unusual (Eakman, Duovos, Shah) Mentions [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman)[Semil Shah](https://millionrounds.com/person/semil-shah) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following investors are featured: Lindel Eakman Chris Duovos Semil Shah Each investor describes the most unusual situation or pitch that they've encountered as an investor. To listen more, please visit http://fullratchet.net/podcast-episodes/… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 28 Dec 2017 · 31 min 152. Cram Session, Episodes 96-103 (Nick Moran) Mentions [Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman)[Peter Boyce](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-boyce) About this episode Welcome back to TFR for another Cram Session. In these special releases, we have aggregated the takeaways and tips from previous episodes. In this installment, we will be recapping the following episodes: 96. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 1 (Peter Boyce II) 97. Student-Focused VC Funds, Part 2… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Full Ratchet](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/full-ratchet) · 1 Dec 2017 · 12 min Investor Stories 74: Why I Invested (Tsai, Greathouse, Eakman) Mentions [Christine Tsai](https://millionrounds.com/fund/christine-tsai)[John Greathouse](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-greathouse)[Lindel Eakman](https://millionrounds.com/person/lindel-eakman) About this episode On this special segment of The Full Ratchet, the following Investors are featured: -Christine Tsai -John Greathouse -Lindel Eakman Each investor describes a situation where they did decide to invest, what the key factors were that led to "Yes" and how that investment has worked out. To… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=lindel-eakman). ## Find people like Lindel Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)