Where others see luck, we see:

Bravery to imagine new futures.

Founding a company is an act of bravery. We are the true believers in founders who have the imagination, courage, and discipline to defy the odds and build something extraordinary.

Our commitment

Relentlesslyfounder first.

0 board votes against our founders.

We vote with founders. Always.

Semgrep

“It’s phenomenal to have the backing of Felicis: they have our trust, and we know we have theirs.”

Isaac Evans

CEO and Founder

Isaac Evans

1% of every first check goes to founder support.

We give founders what they need to become unbreakable.

Crusoe

"Coaching and personal development for leaders is easy to overlook in a world where budgets are highly constrained, but I think it is one of the most high-leverage ways to support companies. Thank you for providing this incredible and unique benefit."


Chase Lochmiller

CEO and Cofounder

Chase Lochmiller

24 hours from first meeting to term sheet.

We act fast. Our structure leads to quick decision-making.

Ethena

"With Felicis, our time always feels respected."

Roxanne Petraeus

CEO and Cofounder

Roxanne Petraeus

94% of our investments are Seed or Series A.

We invest before it's is obvious, when founders are just beginning to build.

Periodic Labs

"Peter Deng wrote the first check to get Periodic Labs which gave us the resources to get moving quickly! Have loved working with Peter and the team at Felicis."


Liam Fedus

CEO and cofounder

Liam Fedus

83% of the time, Felicis leads or co-leads.

We back what we believe in, early and without hesitation.

Supabase

“Anytime we have an ask, the team at Felicis is incredibly efficient. They bring so much energy to the table, and that’s exactly what you want from a partner. The team has worked with us to build the kind of culture and go-to-market strategy that will allow us to build a generational company.”

Paul Copplestone

CEO and Founder

Paul Copplestone

80% of the founders we back are referrals from our portfolio.

Founders know what founders want.

Weights & Biases

"From a founder's perspective, so much trust is involved when you work with an investor. You are really vulnerable to all kinds of things, so trust is the number one aspect to consider when evaluating a potential partner. I was super excited to work with Felicis for the third time. There's no substitute for 10 years of working together."



Lukas Biewald

CEO and Cofounder

Lukas Biewald

40+ home countries of portfolio founders.

Greatness can come from anywhere.

Adyen

"Entrepreneurs feel they can build a company in Europe with global ambitions."

Pieter van der Does

CEO and Co- Founder

Pieter van der Does
By the numbers

Global impact.Proven track record.

We’re proud of these results — and founders are at the center of it all.

$4.1B AUM

10 Funds. 20 Years.

Long-term conviction gives founders room to build.

50+ Unicorns

$220B+ in total market value.

Startups that became category leaders.

125+

portfolio companies acquired or public.

Outcomes that match your ambitions.

Top 8

early-stage firm by mega-unicorn exit.

Early belief that compounds through scale.

11%

of Felicis-backed companies become unicorns.

Compared to a 1% industry average. Outcomes shaped by patience and partnership.

100%

of our LPs are world-positive organizations.

We are proud of our limited partners, and welcome all founders to ask us about them.

timeline

“Generational” usually starts off looking like “impossible” unless you are a true believer.

2006

$4M

FV I fund

First investor in Y Combinator

2010
Founders on Felicis

Real talk from thefounders who know us best.

Cristóbal Valenzuela | CEO and Co-Founder, Runway

"We are building a generational company. We want investors who understand how to build companies that define or create entirely new markets, that are excited about something that hasn't been done before. It wasn't really a hard choice when we realized that we could put Felicis on our cap table. They truly believe the opportunity for growth and understand how to support a company as it starts to invent a market."

Isaac Evans | CEO and Co-Founder, Semgrep

"When you have a choice of investors, you need to think about the relationship you’re going to have with this person over the long term. There’s a mutual bank of trust that needs to be built up over time. The team at Felicis has our trust, and we know we have theirs."

Filip Kaliszan | CEO and Co-Founder, Verkada

"The best investors believe in and support your company, and that’s exactly what the Felicis team has done through both good and challenging times. They're with us for the long run."

Ken Lin | CEO and Co-Founder, Credit Karma

"There is always someone in the portfolio who can help out. You realize over time that those points of view are very hard to come by and tremendously valuable."

Alex Bovee | CEO and Co-Founder, ConductorOne

"When we started talking to Felicis, we weren’t raising money. But I really enjoyed our conversations and felt like Felicis understood our business when I shared our view of the world—horizontal platform, multiple products, net dollar retention—and how we were thinking about building the company. Felicis leaned in and there was extreme alignment."

Nini Hamrick | President and Co-Founder, Vannevar

"The Felicis team worked really hard to understand our business, and there's no commercial analog for what we do. The team was really quick to understand us, the company, the opportunity, and the industry. They flew across the country to have a barbecue and discuss defense problems, which said a lot to us. The resources that they've brought to the table are really specific to our business. We've found that we're really culturally well-aligned; Felicis wants to win and create a big impact in the world, which is exactly what we want to do at Vannevar.‍‍"

Harley Finkelstein | President and Co-founder, Shopify

"Constantly inspired by you all at Felicis."

Anastasios Angelopoulos | CEO and Co-founder, Arena

"Hell yeah Felicis!!!"

Jan Oberhauser | n8n Founder and CEO

"Very excited to have Felicis now for over 4 years on our side. Thanks for the continuous support!"

Lucas Ochoa | Automat CEO and Co-founder

"Incredibly thankful to be working with the team at Felicis."

Joanna Strober | CEO and Co-Founder, Midi

"Working with Felicis has been great. The team has been phenomenal and helped us do a lot of recruiting. They've given us a lot of advice on how to construct a great team, and they have been a really good partner in helping us build into a big company.‍‍"

Chris Gibson | CEO and Co-Founder, Recursion

"When you're working in a pioneering field, you need investors who are with you for the long term and there to support you every step of the way. The partnership with Felicis was exactly the kind of support I needed, and I'm incredibly appreciative of their founder pledge and voting commitment."

Ang Li | CEO and Co‑founder, Simular

"So honored to partner with Aydin Senkut, one of the most passionate and thoughtful investors in our space. I was genuinely impressed by how deeply you understood the space in our first meeting and how clearly you saw the need for repeatable, auditable agents for real-world work. Grateful to have Felicis lead our Series A and to be in our corner as we work toward a world of truly autonomous computers!"

Brian Stempeck | Evertune, CEO and Co-founder

"In the startup world, one of the most important conditions of success is having investors who understand what you're doing, why it's vital, and how it is different from everyone else. We're very lucky to have Felicis on board! During this fundraising process, we were absolutely blown away by how committed Felicis is to founders, and also the depth of AI expertise across the firm."


John Kim | Paraform CEO and Co-founder

"The best investors don't just write checks. They inspire, they galvanize, and they teach. We’re lucky to have Peter by our side and even more excited for what’s to come. Thank you again for believing in us since day 1 and supporting us along the way."


Andrew Lacy | CEO and Co-Founder, Prenuvo

"One of the most unique things about Felicis is the childlike fascination they have for different ways of seeing the world. This openness to challenge existing systems has made them such a tremendous investor, and its why I’m so excited to have them involved."

Alex Robinson | CEO and Co-Founder, Juniper Square

"The Felicis team is unbelievably helpful when it comes to downstream fundraising. They were completely involved in the process with us."

Aaron Skonnard | CEO and Founder, Pluralsight

"What Felicis is best at is removing roadblocks. Every step of the way we’ve encountered something and they’ve actually gone above and beyond to remove that roadblock."

Jordan Tigani | CEO and Co-Founder, MotherDuck

"After meeting Felicis, I realized there an entirely different type of VC; the type that understand 'how' you’re building your company, not just 'what' you’re building. The folks at Felicis clearly got this."

Joshua Motta | CEO and Co-Founder, Coalition

"Felicis brought a full-court press to recruiting, in terms of both wisdom and introductions. It wasn’t just one person, it was the entire firm."

Travis McPeak | CEO and Co-Founder, Resourcely

"Felicis has been a game changer for Resourcely. They're responsible for many of our firsts; first term sheet, first founding engineer, and first paying customer (and countless other customer introductions). They are my first call whenever I have a big problem or big win. I can't recommend them enough to founders looking for investors with the unique combination of 110% hustle, unrelenting support, and elevated strategic thinking."

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