While we accept business plan submissions from everyone, we've found that the most effective introduction is from someone who knows you and knows us. We place a much higher priority on deals that are referred/endorsed by people we know and trust. That includes people employed by existing First Round Capital portfolio companies, lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs, bankers and recruiters.
We also are big fans of LinkedIn - if you use LinkedIn, please feel free to reach out to us through your network. You can find our LinkedIn information on our profile pages. We're also huge fans of Unvarnished so if you have an Unvarnished profile with reviews, get it into our hands - and if you don't, get one! You can also become a fan of us on Facebook.
If we just don't seem to know anyone in common, feel free to send us your plan directly via our form.
We do not sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs). We receive so many plans each week that if we signed every NDA request, we would quickly be overwhelmed with legal documentation. For entrepreneurs who are concerned about protecting their idea, Guy Kawasaki has an excellent summary of NDA's in this article from Forbes magazine.
