New York City, US · Partner
Rob Hayes
The firm
First Round CapitalVC firm · US60cheques in 12 months806all time15ledRounds they were named in
- Rounds
- 1
- Led
- 0
- Disclosed
- $1M
- Active
- 2012
RemindSeed$1MUSJoined · +11 investors · historical
Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.
Companies they are listed as backing
Portfolio
Campuswire
Happs- Lobus
- Remind
Vital
- Solo Technologies
Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOdeko Inc.Directoron 3 filings · since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raisingBowery Farming Inc.Directoron 6 filings · since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDISHCRAFT ROBOTICS, INC.Directorsince 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSproutling, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raisingUrbanSitter, Inc.Directoron 2 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fundFirst Round CapitalExecutive Officersince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingSimpleGeo, Inc.Directorsince 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raisingOutright Inc.Directorsince 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raisingDNANEXUS, INC.Directorsince 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raisingGET SATISFACTION INCDirectoron 3 filings · since 2009
Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.
Hear them before you pitch them
Uber's First Investor, First Round Capital's Rob Hayes on How The Deal Of The Decade Originated and Why Product Orientated VC Is The Future
WithRob Hayes
MentionsFirst Round CapitalOmidyar NetworkPierre OmidyarDavid Hornik
About this episode
Rob Hayes is a partner at First Round Capital where he opened up the firm's San Francisco office. Over the past eight years, he has led investments in companies such as Mint.com (acquired by Intuit), Gnip (acquired by Twitter), Square, Uber, eero, and Planet Labs. Prior to joining First Round,… More on the show's page
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Sophia Amoruso is more than a founder, she’s a cultural icon. She built Nasty Gal from an eBay store into a $350M fashion powerhouse, bootstrapping to $28M in revenue, owning 80% at peak valuation, & crossing $100M in sales before VC funding led to bankruptcy. At the same time, she created… More on the show's page
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