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First Round Capital
First Round Capital is a venture capital firm based in the United States. First Round Capital has backed 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, joining 3 tracked rounds and leading 1. The most recent was Gumloop's US$50M Series B in March 2026. First Round Capital most often invests alongside Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners and Benchmark.
VC based in US. 1 Canadian AI company in the Index, 3 tracked rounds, 1 as lead.
- Type
- VC
- HQ country
- US
- Companies
- 1
- Tracked rounds
- 3
- Led
- 1
- First tracked deal
- Gumloop, Jul 2024
- Latest tracked deal
- Gumloop, Mar 2026
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gumloop | Seed · Jul 2024 · US$3.1M round (lead)Series A · Jan 2025 · US$17M roundSeries B · Mar 2026 · US$50M round | US$70.1M | Led Seed |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
Frequent co-investors
Y Combinator (3 shared rounds), Nexus Venture Partners (2 shared rounds), Benchmark (1 shared round), Box Group (1 shared round), Shopify Ventures (1 shared round), The Cannon Project (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.