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Feb 22

We’re Looking for a Chief of Staff

Full-time, Remote (West Coast) Role — 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 their companies from day one. We have offices in San Francisco, New York, and Philadelphia with team members across the US. …

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We’re Looking for a Chief of Staff
We’re Looking for a Chief of Staff

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Jan 17

Crush Your Career Goals with First Round’s Fast Track Mentorship Program — Apply Now

As we turn the page to a new year, plenty of folks are setting ambitious goals to tackle in the coming months. January is a month brimming with opportunity (and shiny new annual plans). But as anyone who’s previously attempted to make resolutions knows well, there’s a wide gulf between…

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Crush Your Career Goals with First Round’s Fast Track Mentorship Program — Apply Now
Crush Your Career Goals with First Round’s Fast Track Mentorship Program — Apply Now

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Jan 12

Ready for the Next Phase of Your Angel Investing Journey? Apply to First Round’s Angel Track

Applications are open for our Spring 2023 cohort — get yours in by 1/29 — The new year brings new beginnings, a fresh slate that’s ready to be filled with ambitious new goals. If you’ve been toying with the idea of adding “Take my angel investing to the next level” to your list of resolutions in 2023, then this is the read for you. While…

Angel Investing

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Ready for the Next Phase of Your Angel Investing Journey? Apply to First Round’s Angel Track
Ready for the Next Phase of Your Angel Investing Journey? Apply to First Round’s Angel Track
Angel Investing

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Jan 10

Adding to First Round’s Investment Team

Meet Our New Investors in Healthcare and Infrastructure & AI/ML — Ever since our founding in 2004, we’ve been laser-focused on investing in pre-product-market fit companies very early in their lifespan. …

Venture Capital

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Adding to First Round’s Investment Team
Adding to First Round’s Investment Team
Venture Capital

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Aug 30, 2022

Celebrating Whitnie Narcisse’s Promotion to Operating Partner

By: Brett Berson & the First Round Partnership To build a lasting company, founders (and the folks who join them on the startup journey), need to learn how to do a tremendous range of things: build a fantastic product, raise money, hire great people, figure out pricing and packaging, manage…

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Celebrating Whitnie Narcisse’s Promotion to Operating Partner
Celebrating Whitnie Narcisse’s Promotion to Operating Partner

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Aug 11, 2022

Meet the Newest Cohort of First Round’s Angel Track — Ready to Join Your Cap Table

We just wrapped up our 10th Angel Track cohort, and we’re feeling a bit nostalgic. Angel Track started as a nascent program with ambitious goals — to help emerging angel investors level up, build new relationships, and increase their odds of success as investors. …

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Meet the Newest Cohort of First Round’s Angel Track — Ready to Join Your Cap Table
Meet the Newest Cohort of First Round’s Angel Track — Ready to Join Your Cap Table

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Jul 12, 2022

Opening Up Our Mentorship Program Across the Startup Ecosystem — Apply to Fast Track

Here at First Round, we’ve seen firsthand all of the career benefits folks gain when they choose to climb aboard a startup. As a business grows rapidly, so too does your scope of role and opportunities for learning. …

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Opening Up Our Mentorship Program Across the Startup Ecosystem — Apply to Fast Track
Opening Up Our Mentorship Program Across the Startup Ecosystem — Apply to Fast Track

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Apr 5, 2022

Welcoming Annie Duke to First Round

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…

Venture Capital

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Welcoming Annie Duke to First Round
Welcoming Annie Duke to First Round
Venture Capital

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Mar 21, 2022

Meet First Round’s Newest Partner: Cristina Cordova, a Seasoned Company Builder From Stripe & Notion

Why this business generalist and operator-turned-investor is the partner founders need in their corner. By: The First Round Partnership When we posted that we were opening up our partner hiring process for the first time in 2020, we started off by noting that we don’t hire partners often. Venture is…

Startup

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Meet First Round’s Newest Partner: Cristina Cordova, a Seasoned Company Builder From Stripe &…
Meet First Round’s Newest Partner: Cristina Cordova, a Seasoned Company Builder From Stripe &…
Startup

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Mar 1, 2022

Apply to join First Round’s Recruiter Track — A program for folks looking to make a career switch into tech recruiting

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. …

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Apply to join First Round’s Recruiter Track — A program for folks looking to make a career switch…
Apply to join First Round’s Recruiter Track — A program for folks looking to make a career switch…

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