Investor Overview
2005
$11B
2
8
11
2
2023
2022
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. Founders Fund pursues a founder-friendly investment strategy, providing maximum support with minimum interference.
News
November 15, 2023 |
Team (2)
| Name | Title | Contact |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Singerman | Partner | 1 |
| Peter Thiel | Managing Partner | 1 |
Portfolio (8)
| Startup | Status | Founded | Sector | Funding | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Ore | Active | 2021 | $60M | |
 | StarkWare | Active | 2018 | $180M | |
 | Cyabra | Active | 2017 | $7.6M | |
 | Ultima Genomics | Active | 2016 | $600M | |
 | Carbyne 911 | Active | 2014 | $126.2M | |
 | Compass | Public | 2012 | $1.06B | |
 | AppCard | Active | 2011 | $8.5M | |
 | BillGuard | Acquired | 2010 | $16.7M |
Exits (0)
Funding Rounds (11)
Funds (2)
| Fund Name | Date Announced | Fund Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ㅤFounders Fund raises $3.4 billion | March 2022 | $3.43B |
| ㅤFounders Fund VIII | March 2022 | $1.93B |
Co-Investors (53)
| ㅤInvestor Name | Investor Type | Location | Portfolio | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ㅤMark Britto | Angel | 1 | ||
 | ㅤMax Levchin | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤTrust Ventures | Venture Capital | 3 | |
 | ㅤOAK HC/FT | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤSV Angel | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤOurCrowd | Crowdfunding | Israel | 89 |
 | ㅤScifi VC | Venture Capital | United States | 2 |
| ㅤVikram Pandit | Angel | 2 | ||
 | ㅤSequoia Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 42 |
 | ㅤFinTLV Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 8 |
 | ㅤLionBird | Venture Capital | Israel | 19 |
| ㅤFounders Fund | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤTom Glocer | Angel | 4 | |
 | ㅤGeneral Catalyst | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 17 |
 | ㅤGokul Rajaram | Angel | 2 | |
 | ㅤValor Equity Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 8 |
 | ㅤKhosla | Venture Capital | United States | 16 |
 | ㅤWing Venture Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 9 |
 | ㅤWellington Management | Investment Firm | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤHanaco Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 33 |
 | ㅤAndreessen Horowitz | Venture Capital | United States | 16 |
| ㅤJason Gardner | Angel | 1 | ||
 | ㅤDCVC (Data Collective) | Venture Capital | United States | 7 |
 | ㅤElsted Capital Partners | Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤAlameda Research | Hedge Fund | United States | 4 |
 | ㅤInstitutional Venture Partners | Venture Capital | United States | 6 |
 | ㅤAME Cloud Ventures | Venture Capital | 6 | |
 | ㅤ.406 Ventures | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
| ㅤSandiip Bhammer | Angel | 1 | ||
 | ㅤInnovation Endeavors | Venture Capital | United States | 30 |
| ㅤCox Enterprises | Company | 3 | ||
 | ㅤGeneral Global Capital | Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤAccomplice | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤTAU Ventures | Venture Capital | Israel | 21 |
 | ㅤDavid Petraeus | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤMarc Benioff | Angel | United States | 6 |
 | ㅤParadigm Shift Fund | Venture Capital | 2 | |
 | ㅤGoldman Sachs | Company | United States | 7 |
| ㅤWill Graylin | Angel | 2 | ||
 | ㅤPanthera Private Office | Multi-Family Office | 2 | |
 | ㅤThree Arrows Capital | Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤHarpoon Ventures | Venture Capital | 3 | |
 | ㅤThrive Capital | Venture Capital | United States | 4 |
| ㅤRed Shepherd Ventures | Venture Capital | 1 | ||
| ㅤSummus Z | Venture Capital | 1 | ||
 | ㅤAlabaster | Venture Capital | 4 | |
 | ㅤCapital Y Management | Venture Capital | 1 | |
 | ㅤBrian Norgard | Angel | 1 | |
 | ㅤMosaic Ventures | Venture Capital | United Kingdom | 2 |
| ㅤKenneth Chenault | Angel | 1 | ||
| ㅤAdvance Publications | 2 | |||
 | ㅤSimon Levene | Angel | 1 | |
| ㅤCyrus Massoumi | Angel | 1 |
