Funded Startups in Foster City
The size distribution in the most recent 20 Foster City rounds is dominated by a single disclosed outlier: Vaxcyte’s $1.5B round dated 2024-09-04, which dw…
The size distribution in the most recent 20 Foster City rounds is dominated by a single disclosed outlier: Vaxcyte’s $1.5B round dated 2024-09-04, which dwarfs the rest of the disclosed amounts (e.g., Replit at $400M on 2026-03-11 and Geron at $250M on 2024-11-07). Sector and stage also cluster: biotech appears in 7 of the 20 rows (Acrobat Genomics, AusperBio, Geron, Vaxcyte, Dren Bio, Cache with equity deals, and Cache also appears with non-equity), while 6 of the 20 entries are labeled “Series Unknown” and 2 of the 20 show “undisclosed” amounts.
Temporally, activity concentrates in 2024, with many rounds between 2024-04-08 (GoodGist) and 2024-11-07 (Geron), and the listing spans from 2021-02-09 (Pizza Club Games) through the most recent 2026-04-29 (Acrobat Genomics). The same company name “Cache” appears twice in Foster City with different funding types (Seed at $100K-amount non-disclosed equity vs. $100K non-equity assistance on 2022-03-16), suggesting recurring entries rather than a one-off event.
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Frequently asked
Which disclosed round is the outlier in these Foster City results, and how far above the next-largest disclosed amounts is it?
Vaxcyte’s $1.5B disclosed round on 2024-09-04 is the standout, far above Replit’s next-largest disclosed amount of $400M on 2026-03-11 and Geron’s $250M on 2024-11-07.
Do the dates cluster into a specific window rather than being evenly spread across years?
Yes—most rounds fall in 2024, including GoodGist at $1M on 2024-04-08, Cache (Seed) on 2024-05-07 (undisclosed), and Vaxcyte at $1.5B on 2024-09-04, with additional biotech activity stretching to Geron on 2024-11-07.
How common are missing disclosures (Series Unknown and undisclosed amounts), and does that affect what can be compared?
Among 20 rows, 6 are labeled “Series Unknown” (e.g., Acrobat Genomics on 2026-04-29 and Vaxcyte on 2024-09-04), and 2 rows have “undisclosed” amounts (Acrobat Genomics on 2026-04-29 and Cache on 2024-05-07), limiting direct comparisons for those entries.
What stage classifications dominate the disclosed Foster City set?
Seed appears multiple times (e.g., GoodGist on 2024-04-08 at $1M; Snapser on 2023-02-08 at $3M; Cache on 2024-05-07 as Seed but with undisclosed amount). Other specific stages show up repeatedly in smaller counts, such as Series B (AusperBio on 2025-09-28 at $63M; Sounding Board on 2021-12-01 at $30M).
Is any sector over-represented in this Foster City slice?
Biotechnology is the clear concentration, appearing in 7 of the 20 rows (Acrobat Genomics, AusperBio, Geron, Vaxcyte, Dren Bio, Cache on 2024-05-07, and Cache on 2022-03-16). Adjacent category overlap exists (e.g., AusperBio lists both Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals), but biotech remains the most frequent single sector label.
Are there any recurring entities or patterns that suggest repeated entries rather than one-time rounds?
Cache appears twice in Foster City under the same company name: a 2024-05-07 Seed entry with “undisclosed” amount, and a 2022-03-16 Non-equity Assistance entry with $100K. This pattern indicates multiple funding events (and at least one non-equity instrument) rather than a single round.
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