Brett Berson

Ever since our founding in 2004, we’ve been laser-focused on investing in pre-product-market fit companies very early in their lifespan. We’ve since had the privilege of partnering with generational companies in vastly different spaces — like Looker transforming data, Uber shaping modern transportation, Roblox expanding the gaming universe, Notion bringing a fresh take to productivity and collaboration, and Mirror tackling virtual fitness (just to name a few).

Back in 2018, we set out on a little experiment. We wanted to bring together talented startup builders who were keen on diving deeper into angel investing — those who hoped to both sharpen their skills and escape the “going it alone” feeling by joining an intimate cohort of like-minded peers.

As you might have heard this morning, my partners and I are thrilled to announce that Todd Jackson will be joining the First Round team as a Partner. While this is an exciting start to 2020, we can’t help but think back to February 2013, when Josh Kopelman took a meeting with a pair of co-founders who were working on an Android idea and looking to raise a seed round.