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Founder Collective Activity

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3 milestones· AUG 2026Show all

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WHOOP raises $575M at $10.1B valuation

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Portfolio company Socure secured $156M at a $5.2B valuation to expand fraud prevention.

Socure

Socure Founder Collective

news.crunchbase.comAUG 27, 2026

AUG 27, 2026

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Portfolio company OLIX, an AI chip startup, tripled its valuation to $3.3B.

OLIX

OLIX Founder Collective

ft.comAUG 3, 2026

AUG 3, 2026

News

David Frankel was named a 2026 Tech Power Player in the Venture Capital Sector by The Boston Globe.

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bostonglobe.comJUN 9, 2026

JUN 9, 2026

Milestone

Portfolio company Suno raised $400M at a $5.4B valuation for its AI music platform.

Suno

Suno Founder Collective

variety.comJUN 3, 2026

JUN 3, 2026

Investment

Founder Collective led Dalton Mills' $9M seed round. Dalton Mills is an AI no-code platform for commercial and residential trades.

Dalton Mills

Dalton Mills Founder Collective

theventurecodex.comJUN 2026

JUN 2026

News

David Frankel ranked #7 on Forbes Midas Seed List 2026.

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forbes.comMAY 27, 2026

businessinsider.com

MAY 27, 2026

4 essays· APR 2026 – MAY 2026Show all

Essay

Published a fundraising essay updating Founder Collective's prior against defensive raises amid a harder-to-read Series A and B market.

Defensive Fundraising Is Anxiety Dressed as Strategy (But Maybe the Anxiety Isn’t Wrong)

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foundercollective.comMAY 27, 2026

MAY 27, 2026

Essay

Published a thesis essay arguing that smart hardware can compound like software when paired with durable data and services.

Dumb Hardware Depreciates. Smart Hardware Compounds.

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foundercollective.comMAY 21, 2026

MAY 21, 2026

Essay

Published takeaways from Collective Future NYC on AI commoditization shifting defensibility toward taste, workflow, and trust.

6 Takeaways from Collective Future NYC

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foundercollective.comMAY 14, 2026

MAY 14, 2026

Essay

Published a capital-efficiency essay arguing that more software will be built than ever while less of it will be bought.

The Buy Window

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foundercollective.comAPR 20, 2026

APR 20, 2026

Milestone

WHOOP raised $575M at $10.1B valuation to scale life-saving wearables.

WHOOP

WHOOP Founder Collective

foundercollective.comMAR 31, 2026

MAR 31, 2026

Milestone

Shield AI raised $2B, more than doubling valuation to $12.7B.

Shield AI

Shield AI Founder Collective

foundercollective.comMAR 26, 2026

MAR 26, 2026

Essay

Micah Rosenbloom examined shifts in venture capital alignment and founder incentives.

Mercenary Capital vs. Mercenary Equity: The Death of the Venture Social Contract

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foundercollective.comMAR 19, 2026

MAR 19, 2026

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