About
Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in science and technology companies solving difficult problems. The firm invests at all stages across a wide variety of sectors, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health and consumer Internet. The firm and its partners have been early backers of some of the most impactful companies of the past decade, including Airbnb, Facebook, Palantir and SpaceX.
Key facts
- Website
- foundersfund.com
- Type
- Venture Capital
- Headquarters
- United States
- Funds raised
- $11.0B
- Portfolio companies
- 771
- Stages
- SeedSeries ASeries BSeries CSeries C-2
- Cheque size
- $1M to $30.0B
- Sector focus
- Life SciencesBiotechBioinformaticsGenomicsGenome Sequencing
Recent investments
| Date | Company | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Oct 2026 | Arda Industries | Funding Round | $232M |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Clueso | Series A | $10M |
| 9 Oct 2026 | Ramp | Funding Round | $1.9B |
| 17 Sept 2026 | Crusoe Energy | Series F | $3.9B |
| 8 Sept 2026 | Cognition AI | Series E | $2.0B |
| 26 Aug 2026 | Voya Energy | Series A | $35M |
| 20 Aug 2026 | Domyn | Debt and Equity | $1.1B |
| 19 Aug 2026 | Network Bio | Series A | $50M |
| 6 Aug 2026 | Hadrian | D | $1.4B |
| 15 Jul 2026 | Senra Systems | Series B | $65M |
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Frequently asked
What companies has Founders Fund invested in?
Founders Fund has invested in Arda Industries, Clueso, Ramp, Crusoe Energy, Cognition AI and 766 more.
Public record
SEC filings, insider activity, nonprofit links and pay benchmarks for Founders Fund
