Awards & Recognition
★Business Book Awards 2026 recognition for 'Give First'
★MIT Sloan School of Management graduate
★Chair of National Center for Women & Information Technology
★Member of Xconomists editorial advisory team for Xconomy
Notable Facts
→Co-founded Techstars (2006) and Foundry Group (2007), major forces in startup ecosystem
→Early investor with $1.8B stake in Fitbit IPO, investments in Zynga, MakerBot, Harmonix
→Author of 8+ influential books including 'Venture Deals' and 'Startup Communities'
→Has been entrepreneur/investor since 1987, started first company at MIT
→Manages $3+ billion in assets, founded multiple VC firms including Mobius Venture Capital
→Prolific blogger with 'Feld Thoughts' running since 2004, 5,530+ posts over 22 years
→Completed 25+ marathons as part of mission to run marathon in all 50 states
→Runs Anchor Point Foundation with wife Amy Batchelor