First Round

We’re Looking for a Partner Ops Manager

Full-time, based in Philadelphia

First Round is a venture capital firm laser-focused on helping seed stage companies win. We love meeting incredible entrepreneurs and rolling up our sleeves to help founders build…

Seeking Extraordinary Contractors to Partner with 200+ Startups

Through every stage of growth, startups depend on external resources and support. Whether they need a PEO for healthcare, a design agency to build their first marketing site or a retained search firm for a key VP hire…

The Watney Rule for Startups — and the Return to the ‘Old Normal’

About a year ago, we published a quarterly letter to our limited partners — in which we talked about the risk that the “…industry as a whole will see a 3x decrease in returns…” and commented on some of the irrational…

Welcome Hayley. Welcome.

By Phin Barnes

My partners and I are excited to announce that Hayley Barna will be joining the First Round team as a Venture Partner in our New York office. 
 
While she’s new to investing — and the transition to the dark side is a strange feeling…