Brad Feld

In 1987, Feld co-founded Feld Technologies, a custom software development startup which catered mostly to small and medium-sized businesses,[2] while he was a student at MIT.[3] In 1993, the company was acquired by AmeriData for around $2 million,[2] where Feld took the role of chief technology officer.[3][4] Prior to the acquisition, Feld Technologies had grown to a headcount of 20 employees and was doing just under $2 million in annual revenue.[5]

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Feld helped operate Interliant, an application service and hosting provider.[6] Interliant failed in 2002, following the collapse of the dot-com bubble.[7] Feld openly talks about his experience at Interliant, using it as an example of entrepreneurial failure.[1]

In 2006, Feld helped David Cohen co-found Techstars, an early-stage venture fund and startup accelerator.[8]

Before co-founding Foundry Group in 2007, Feld co-founded VC firms Intensity Ventures and Mobius Venture Capital. After its inaugural $225 million fund, Foundry Group has raised four more early-stage funds of $225 million each – in 2010, 2012, 2013, and 2016.

Foundry Group also raised a $225 million Select Fund in 2013 that invests in later-stage opportunities of their earlier stage funds. In 2016, they raised Foundry Next which is a $500 million fund investing in later-stage opportunities as well as investing in other venture firms.[9]

Feld serves on the boards of nonprofits National Center for Women & Information Technology, Startup Colorado, Global EIR Program,[10] and UP Global.

As of 2022, Feld was the primary funder of the Banana Lounge at MIT which gives away hundreds of thousands of bananas to the MIT community.[11]

Since 2005 Feld has been writing on Feld Thoughts, a technology venture blog.[1]

Feld is the author and co-author of a series of books focused on entrepreneurship, technology venture capital, and startups in general.[12] He is also a member of the Xconomists, an ad hoc team of editorial advisors for the tech news and media company Xconomy.[13]

Feld was born in Arkansas and grew up in Dallas, Texas. In 1983, he moved to Cambridge, Massachusetts to attend MIT where he earned a bachelor's and master's degree in Management Science. Since 1995, he has lived in Boulder, Colorado with wife and co-author Amy Batchelor.

• Do More Faster: TechStars Lessons to Accelerate Your Startup with David Cohen (2010)
• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist with Jason Mendelson (2011)
• Burning Entrepreneur: How to Launch, Fund, and Set Your Startup On Fire (2012)
• Startup Communities: Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Your City (2012)
• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist (Second Edition) with Jason Mendelson (2012)
• Startup Life: Surviving and Thriving in a Relationship with an Entrepreneur with Amy Batchelor (2013)
• Startup Boards: Getting the Most Out of Your board of directors with Mahendra Ramsinghani (2013)
• Startup Metrics: Making Sense of the Numbers in Your Startup with Seth Levine (2014)
• Startup Opportunities: Know When to Quit Your Day Job with Sean Wise (2015)
• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist (Third Edition) with Jason Mendelson (2016)
• #GiveFirst: A New Philosophy for Business in The Era of Entrepreneurship (2018)
• The Startup Community Way: Evolving an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem with Ian Hathaway (2020)
• The Entrepreneur's Weekly Nietzsche: A Book for Disruptors with Dave Jilk (2021)

• Personal weblog
• Brad Feld's Twitter Page