First Round

First Round

We're called First Round for a reason.

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First Round is an early-stage venture capital firm that helps startups like Notion, Roblox, Uber, Square, Verkada, Together and 500 others tackle company building firsts. From incredible in-person experiences and a vibrant community of fellow builders, to custom-built software, a deep bench of experts, and content with tactical company building advice, we connect early teams with the resources they need to make their first hires, build their first product and find their first customers.
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Discovery Assist by First Round

Discovery Assist by First Round

Getting early founders the customer intros they need, faster
Early Founders should spend more of their energy gathering insights from great potential customers — but the process of cold-emailing 300 folks to set up 10 calls is rough.
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With Discovery Assist, get the introductions you need, faster.
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Girl Alex
Over the years as we’ve run customer discovery sprints with companies we’ve backed, we’ve seen how big of a difference it makes to have support here. Early founders should be able to spend their energy on finding the key insights, not cold-emailing another 300 people to hopefully set up 10 calls. Discovery Assist gets you the introductions you need, faster. By tapping @FirstRound’s deep network of startup builders and Fortune 1000 operators, we help teams skip the months of favors, opt-ins, failed intros and “sorry for the delay” replies. It’s a pretty simple concept, but one we think could be super valuable, especially for folks looking to hone an early B2B idea. If you’re in the early innings of exploring a startup idea, we'd love to work with you!
Evan J. Zimmerman
@firstround @grlalx Dear god. (Better believe my startup will be applying!) When applying, how much detail do you want in the dream customer descriptions?
Ben Cmejla
@firstround @grlalx @ejzim Thanks for the question Evan. A few simple examples (e.g. HR leaders at mid-size companies) is more than enough!
Sumit Datta [dwata] 👋
@firstround @grlalx This is a definite need for me as a solo founder. I started reaching out early on but it takes so much time. My product is tech-heavy and now it is at a stage where the MVP is ready. I need to reach out a lot, so I will surely get in touch.
Juliet Oberding
@firstround @grlalx Love to see this type of innovation. Looking at a pivot and this might be useful!
Jodi Frank
@firstround @grlalx Is this only for B2B?
Iulia Tudor
Is this only for US founders?
Jessi Craige Shikman
@iulia_tudor Yes for now we're focusing on founders and teams anywhere in the U.S.
Shiyan Koh
This is fantastic @bencmejla & the first round team!
Ben Cmejla
@shiyan_koh Thanks Shiyan!
Lauren Nham
Brilliant — especially for B2B where GTM is perhaps the biggest question of all! Commercial models, integrations, onboarding, etc.
Ben Cmejla
@laurensophia Thanks Lauren! And you're dead on, we're going to be focusing on B2B for v1.
David J. Phillips
Awesome! Congrats on the launch!
Marc H. Guirand
Very exciting - best of luck with this new initiative! #DeriskingEntrepreneurship
William M. Ballance
Applied yesterday, this is great.
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