As the New Year kicks off, plenty of folks may find they have a renewed interest in professional development and tackling long-term goals. But there’s a wide gulf between these aspirations and getting started with career growth — folks often don’t know where to start, or what particular skills they…

How this renowned retired poker player & decision-making expert is helping us refine our process and support founders in our community. By: Josh Kopelman The longer I’ve been an investor, the more I realize how humbling this job is. These past 18 years of backing incredible founders have shown me…

A recruiter shoulders a lot of responsibility for a growing startup. They’re sourcing hundreds of candidates, plucking out the right folks for critical roles all over the org chart. They team up with hiring managers to hone the job description and smooth out wrinkles in the interview process. …

Full-time, based in Philadelphia or NYC — First Round is a venture capital firm that’s laser-focused on helping seed stage companies win. Across our offices in Philadelphia, San Francisco and New York, we roll up our sleeves every day to help incredible founders build their companies from day one. We’re looking to add a Chief of Staff…

Applications are open for our Spring 2022 cohort — get yours in by 2/20. — By: Brett Berson It was exactly this time of year back in 2018 when the First Round team was huddled together, gearing up to launch a new experiment. The ambitious goal was to enable the next generation of angel investors to level up, build new relationships and increase their odds…

No industry has transformed over the last two years quite like healthcare. Here at First Round, we have a front-row seat to these innovations, partnering with our companies in our community like Flatiron Health, PatientPing, Forward, Suki, Nomad Health, Pine Park, Thirty Madison, Alma, Boulder Care, and over 20 others…

First Round is a seed-stage venture capital firm on a mission to build and serve the world’s strongest community of entrepreneurs. Along the way, we’ve been fortunate to partner with transformative companies like Uber, Roblox, Square, and Notion, helping incredible founders tackle company-building firsts. We’re looking to add two new…

Full-time, based in San Francisco — By: Brett Berson We launched our first Angel Track cohort nearly four years ago with the aim to help emerging angel investors increase their odds of success. We hoped to address a gap we spotted by fusing together the magic of community and knowledge sharing to build the strongest network…

By: Brett Berson Back in May, we were kicking off the most recent cohort of Angel Track with some butterflies. We’ve constantly iterated and tinkered with the format ever since our original launch, but this round brought on some of the biggest changes yet. For starters, there was a necessary…