Consumer

At Foundation Capital, we aren't necessarily interested in spotting the next consumer "thing" before the rest of the crowd. Rather, we tend to think hard about the real-life events and real-life needs of consumers everywhere: marriage, childcare, retirement, healthcare, and personal and financial wellness.

Our consumer practice is dedicated to finding innovative technology solutions to life's biggest problems and to transforming large markets like healthcare and financial services through business-model and technology innovation.   

Current Investments

	Babycare BabyCare (BaoYing, Ltd)) supplies internationally sourced nutritional supplements for infants and toddlers in China. The company has a presence in over 30 cities in China and is built on a direct marketing channel…	READ MORE
	Bella Pictures Bella Pictures is the first national wedding photography company in the highly fragmented $4 billion market for wedding photography services. Bella's vision is to make great wedding photography accessible to as many couples…	READ MORE
	BigDeal BigDeal.com is a VC-funded ecommerce company that is a fun and exciting shopping experience for consumers where every bidder is a winner.. BigDeal.com was established in …	READ MORE
	Chegg Chegg.com is the number one textbook rental company. Chegg.com has saved millions of dollars for students at 4,000 plus campuses nationwide…	READ MORE
	Control4 Control4 manufactures a complete line of affordable wired and wireless home automation products, making safety, convenience, comfort, and economy available to virtually any homeowner in America. Control4 wireless products…	READ MORE
	Ebates.com Ebates.com is one of the world’s largest shopping portals, integrating hundreds of merchants with services to make buying more fun and compelling. All buyers who purchase through ebates receive a percentage of their…	READ MORE
	National Payment Network National Payment Network, Inc. is the leading provider of loan acceleration programs and has processed over $3 billion in consumer loans. The company’s program has helped thousands of consumers simplify their…	READ MORE
	Netflix Netflix.com is the world's leader in online DVD rental. Netflix established the category in 1998 and today counts more than 9 million subscribers as customers. The company’s pioneering move into instant streaming…	READ MORE
	Simply Hired Simply Hired is a vertical search engine company building the world’s largest online jobs database. The company’s goal is to make a job-seeker’s path to employment a simple yet effective, enjoyable journey…	READ MORE
	Spot Runner Spot Runner makes advertisers successful by revolutionizing the entire advertising process—including the way ads are created, targeted, planned, bought, and sold. Spot Runner’s unique advantage is in its proprietary…	READ MORE
	Waterfront Media Waterfront Media enables consumers to find the authoritative and credible health information, as well as the support necessary to live healthier lives every day, through its network of health, diet, fitness and pregnancy…	READ MORE

Prior Investments by members of the FC Team

NetZero (United Online) IPO: 9/23/99	Powerset Acquired by Microsoft	Xoopit Acquired by Yahoo
Internet Brands IPO: 11/16/07	Weblistic Acquired by Spot Runner