Founder
Founders & Co is a full-service design and development firm located in Palo Alto, California. The company is made up of startup founders and skilled professionals, focusing on aligning design and product work with customer and business outcomes. They emphasize that customer needs and key metrics are central to their approach. The core services offered by Founders & Co include creating brands, apps, websites, presentation designs, and packaging. They aim to support businesses seeking transformation through customer-facing creative and digital assets. With a startup-oriented, founder-led mindse
Investing activity
Founder appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, and led 1 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $6M. The most recent is Proxy Foods AI (Seed, $6M, Aug 2026).
Founder most often invests alongside Ted Leonsis, Managing Partner, Roger W and Chris Goulakos, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Founder
What AI companies has Founder invested in?
Founder's AI investments include Proxy Foods AI. The 1 round on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Founder based?
Founder is based in Palo Alto, California, United States.
What stage does Founder invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Founder has invested at Seed, with a median round of $6M. Founder led 1 of those rounds.
Who does Founder co-invest with?
Founder's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Ted Leonsis (1 deal), Managing Partner (1 deal), Roger W (1 deal), Chris Goulakos (1 deal) and Jeff Skoll (1 deal).
How can founders reach Founder?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Founder's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Founder to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.