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Founderville
VC firmFounderville is a Greenville, South Carolina-based venture capital firm founded in 2022 by Shaler (Shay) P. Houser and Scott Millwood. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in business-to-business, software-as-a-service (SaaS) startups located within a 1.5-hour drive of Greenville.
Founderville offers hands-on support to its portfolio companies, providing guidance on product-market fit, team building, and operational challenges. They typically lead initial funding rounds, writing checks between $300,000 and $500,000, and reserve capital for follow-on investments. The firm emphasizes a hyper-local, face-to-face approach, aiming to foster a vibrant tech startup community in the Greenville area.
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3. Early Revenue
Target countries
USA
Lead
Sometimes
Tickets
$250k to $400k
Location
51 Belmont Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601, USA
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