Seth Levine

Co-Founder & Managing Director at Foundry Group · Joined 2006

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Biography

Seth Levine co-founded the Boulder, Colorado venture firm Foundry Group in 2006 after beginning his venture capital career at Mobius Venture Capital. Before venture capital he worked in Morgan Stanley's telecommunications investment banking group and was a corporate finance officer at FirstWorld Communications, where he led the company's 2000 IPO and concurrent equity raises of more than $260 million. He co-founded Pledge 1%, is a trustee of Macalester College, and co-authored The New Builders with Elizabeth MacBride. In January 2024 he wrote that Foundry's 2022 fund would be the firm's last and that Foundry would not raise another fund.

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Career Timeline

2000
Led FirstWorld Communications' initial public offering and concurrent equity investments totalling more than $260 million.
2006
Co-founded Foundry Group in Boulder, Colorado, after starting his venture capital career at Mobius Venture Capital.
2021
Co-authored The New Builders: Face to Face with the True Future of Business with Elizabeth MacBride.
2024
Wrote in January that Foundry's 2022 fund would be the firm's last and that it would not raise another fund.

Sources & References

Foundry - Team ↗Foundry Group - Seth Levine bio ↗Seth Levine - About (sethlevine.com) ↗VC Adventure - Endings and Beginnings (Jan 2024) ↗TechCrunch - Foundry Group is shutting down and won't raise another fund ↗