Founders Fund
Los Angeles, California
The Founders Fund is a multi-stage, multi-sector venture capial firm with an emphasis on transformational technologies and companies. The firm's industries of interest include Advanced Machines, Aerospace & Transportation, Analytics & Software, Biotechnology & Health, and Consumer Internet & Media. Founders primarily invests at the seed stage, with a typical investment of $500,000-$5,000,000. The firm's partners previously founded PayPal. Initial subscriptions to the Founders Fund were $50 million. The firm announced March 6 the close of a $1 billion fifth suite of funds.
Founded:2005
Firm Location:Los Angeles, California • San Francisco, California • Miami, Florida • San Juan, PR • San Francisco Bay Area
Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Founders Fund
Alsop Louie PartnersIDG VenturesGSV AccelerationE-MergeO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesStaenberg Venture PartnersMubadalaActarus FundsSpark CapitalBlueRun VenturesIA VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersCervin VenturesFounder CollectiveBoxGroupGoat CapitalAME Cloud VenturesAngelPadWestern Technology InvestmentSagaQuiet CapitalAmerican Express VenturesGreenoaks CapitalOyster VenturesCreandumEntrée Capital VenturesSound VenturesCP VenturesFuture VenturesLong Ventures PartnersHardware ClubIndicator VenturesNeoTribe VenturesRRE VenturesBootstrapLabsMatter Venture PartnersHack VCDrive CapitalSRB VenturesBitBull CapitalHigh AlphaMerian VenturesCraft VenturesBaseline VenturesCompany VenturesTalis CapitalSoftbank GroupC2 InvestmentDolby Family VenturesScifi VcSozo VenturesThe Westly GroupBlockchain.com VenturesTencent HoldingsTribeca Venture PartnersFuture Planet Capital9Yards CapitalSLVCWhat If VenturesOMERS Venturessuper{set}G2VPValar VenturesDST GlobalQED InvestorsAvalon VenturesFoundry GroupMerus CapitalLead Edge Capital1confirmationSouth Park CommonsBow CapitalCasa Verde CapitalJump CapitalMithril Capital ManagementCleo CapitalLobby Capital01 AdvisorsOperator PartnersAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesGeneral CatalystSV AngelA* Capital (A Star Capital)LakestarWinklevoss CapitalPlaceholderWGI GroupTransformation CapitalFriends & Family CapitalLGFHuman CapitalGiant VenturesCanary VenturesTMVNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Divergence VenturesIndex VenturesFormic VenturesTeam8TQ VenturesVensana CapitalTCVAngelListWing Venture CapitalNotion CapitalHeadline (formerly e.ventures)Outrun VenturesFJ LabsGradient VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGreylockMayfieldSequoia CapitalHeretic VenturesAdditionSoma CapitalThirty Five VenturesOropos GmbHBallistic VenturesHV CapitalWalden Catalyst VenturesBold Capital PartnersDreamers VCForbionBlockchange VenturesImmeasurableTrust VenturesLAUNCHub VenturesPiva CapitalPareto HoldingsTime BioVenturesParaFi Capitalre.Mind CapitalDavidovs VCActon Capital PartnersScalar CapitalAlpha Capital Acquisition CompanyTeam GlobalAmbridge CapitalPrefix CapitalOwl VenturesAllegisCyber CapitalForum VenturesAlchemy VenturesArchetypeParadigmAmino CollectiveTrue Global VenturesWestCapHoxton VenturesCedar Capital GroupFirstMark CapitalBread and Butter VenturesInvariantes FundHumba VenturesUnion Square VenturesREMUS CapitalAscendant BioCapitalInspired CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalConversion CapitalThiel CapitalHitachi VenturesProject A VenturesAugust CapitalFirst Round CapitalAccelGoodwater CapitalAlpine VenturesRavelin CapitalFINTOP CapitalLux CapitalAbstract VenturesKR1Altari VenturesIVPPantera CapitalBalderton CapitalRidge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)Company Capital305 VenturesFortress Investment GroupMarcy Venture PartnersK2 Global1k(x)Blumberg CapitalMosaic VenturesBain CapitalPicus CapitalFifth WallThrive CapitalMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalSapphire VenturesRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementCoatueSlow VenturesOrbiMedDragonfly Capital PartnersVariant (variant.fund)8090 IndustriesAlloy FundHaymaker VenturesPresight CapitalRethink VenturesGV (Google Ventures)GaingelsENIAC VenturesSusa VenturesCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorStellar CapitalAngelic VenturesCurie.BioZINCAYANA Capital LLC
Founders Fund Team
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Hardware (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series B), Investors in DeepTech (Series A)
Investors in San Juan (PR)
Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series B), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Series A), Investors in Enterprise Applications (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in GovTech (Seed), Investors in GovTech (Series B), Investors in GovTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in GovTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in GovTech (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in GovTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Seed)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed)