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
NFXAlsop Louie PartnersBrainchildCaffeinated CapitalIDG VenturesHelpful CapitalGSV AccelerationAccentureE-MergeO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesStructure CapitalStaenberg Venture PartnersIDG CapitalDeep Fork CapitalSilicon Valley ConnectCherubic VenturesBloomberg BETAMubadalaSherpalo VenturesActarus FundsJavelin Venture PartnersSpark CapitalAlumni Ventures Social CapitalCota CapitalScribble VenturesTransmedia CapitalDHVC (Digital Horizon Capital)BlueRun VenturesGeneral AtlanticIA VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersK5 VenturesSocial LeverageBroadway AngelsCervin VenturesFounder CollectiveThe Venture Reality FundBoxGroupGoat CapitalAME Cloud VenturesIntel CapitalAngelPadBoost VCCoelius CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentSagaQuiet CapitalAmerican Express VenturesGreenoaks CapitalF-Prime Capital PartnersSweet CapitalOyster VenturesFifty YearsBam VenturesCreandumEntrée Capital VenturesSound VenturesKapor CapitalHarrison MetalCP VenturesFuture VenturesHuman Augmentation SyndicateLong Ventures PartnersHardware Club1955 CapitalIndicator VenturesNKM CapitalContrary CapitalCRVSpero Ventures7percent VenturesOptum Ventures7wire VenturesNeoTribe VenturesRRE VenturesBootstrapLabsHack VCDrive CapitalThe Hit ForgeSRB VenturesArtis Ventures (AV)BitBull CapitalVine Ventures LPSinai VenturesHigh AlphaHeavybitff Venture CapitalMerian VenturesCraft VenturesThreshold VenturesBaseline VenturesCompany VenturesLuv VenturesRTP VenturesOffline VenturesTalis CapitalBondACME CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupICONIQ CapitalRobot VenturesJetstreamAngel investorSoftbank GroupC2 InvestmentDolby Family VenturesScifi VcSozo VenturesThe Westly GroupBlockchain.com Ventures10100Tencent HoldingsTribeca Venture PartnersGranite AsiaFuture Planet CapitalAnorak Ventures9Yards CapitalPioneer FundSLVCWhat If VenturesOMERS Venturessuper{set}G2VPValar VenturesDST GlobalQED InvestorsAvalon VenturesRefactor CapitalBullpen CapitalFoundry GroupTrinity VenturesCrosscut VenturesMerus CapitalLead Edge 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VenturesWestCapHoxton Ventures500 GlobalDefine VenturesSignia Venture PartnersCedar Capital GroupFirstMark CapitalRock VenturesBread and Butter VenturesSarona VenturesInvariantes FundHumba VenturesUnion Square VenturesREMUS CapitalAscendant BioCapitalInspired CapitalEarlybird Venture CapitalMaveronConversion Capital8VCThiel CapitalHitachi VenturesCubit CapitalProject A VenturesAugust CapitalHighbury GroupBain Capital VenturesFirst Round CapitalValhalla VenturesAccelGoodwater CapitalAlpine VenturesShunwei CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersRavelin CapitalFINTOP CapitalLux CapitalAbstract VenturesNotable Capital (formerly GGV Capital)KR1Altari VenturesGlasswing VenturesIVPPantera CapitalSection 32Practical Venture CapitalBenchmarkBattery VenturesPrimitive VenturesMain Sequence VenturesOne Way VenturesHalogen Ventures2048 VenturesRidge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)Company Capital305 VenturesAlt CapitalElectric CapitalFortress Investment GroupPlug & Play VenturesAxiom PartnersMarcy Venture PartnersConvective CapitalK2 Global1k(x)Blumberg CapitalThe General PartnershipMosaic VenturesLong Journey VenturesPropeller VCCanvas VenturesPrime Movers LabBain CapitalPicus CapitalFifth WallThrive CapitalMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalBessemer Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementBlockchain CapitalCoatueLiquid 2 VenturesSlow VenturesOrbiMedDragonfly Capital PartnersVariant (variant.fund)8090 IndustriesAlloy FundHaymaker VenturesWorkLife VenturesPresight CapitalTrust FundLAUNCHFelicis VenturesRethink VenturesVenture GuidesGV (Google Ventures)foobar.vcGaingelsCurran Rosschou Venture CapitalENIAC VenturesSusa VenturesUpHonest CapitalDraper AssociatesTribe CapitalBling CapitalB Capital GroupStreamlined VenturesCoinbase VenturesEverywhere Ventures (The Fund)Y CombinatorAfore CapitalStellar CapitalAngelic VenturesCurie.BioZINCLifeX VenturesAYANA Capital LLC11k VenturesMaverick CapitalHaun Ventures
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)