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
O'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesStructure CapitalBloomberg BETADHVC (Digital Horizon Capital)AME Cloud VenturesSagaQuiet CapitalGreenoaks CapitalSweet CapitalBam VenturesCP VenturesLong Ventures PartnersHardware ClubNKM CapitalContrary Capital7percent VenturesMatter Venture PartnersHack VCSRB VenturesHigh AlphaHeavybitCraft VenturesCompany VenturesTalis CapitalBondRobot VenturesAngel investorScifi VcSozo VenturesConstruct CapitalBlockchain.com Ventures10100Future Planet CapitalAnorak Ventures9Yards CapitalOMERS VenturesDST GlobalBullpen Capital1confirmationSouth Park CommonsAndreessen HorowitzGeneral CatalystSV AngelPlaceholderCountdown CapitalLGFVision/Capital/People (VCP)Canary VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Divergence VenturesIndex VenturesFormic VenturesTQ VenturesNewView CapitalWing Venture CapitalFJ LabsGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGreylockKleiner PerkinsMayfieldSequoia CapitalHanaco VenturesThirty Five VenturesBallistic VenturesDreamers VCLAUNCHub VenturesParaFi CapitalJigsaw VCScalar CapitalAmbridge CapitalForum VenturesAlchemy VenturesArchetypeParadigmHoxton VenturesSignia Venture PartnersRock VenturesBread and Butter VenturesHumba VenturesUnion Square VenturesCubit CapitalBain Capital VenturesGoodwater CapitalRavelin CapitalLux CapitalAbstract VenturesKR1Pantera CapitalBenchmarkPrimitive Ventures305 VenturesMarcy Venture PartnersK2 GlobalMosaic VenturesPrime Movers LabBain CapitalPicus CapitalThrive CapitalMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementLiquid 2 VenturesDragonfly Capital PartnersVariant (variant.fund)8090 IndustriesAlloy FundFelicis VenturesGaingelsSusa VenturesB Capital GroupCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorAfore CapitalStellar CapitalAngelic Ventures11k VenturesHanabi CapitalOutcast Ventures
Founders Fund Team
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Delian Asparouhov
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Lauren Gross
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Joey Krug
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
Investors in San Juan (PR)
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John Luttig
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Amin Mirzadegan
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $2.8M
Range: $500K - $5.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Scott Nolan
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Ryan Petersen
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Brian Singerman
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Michael Solana
Founders Fund·Vice President
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Trae Stephens
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $5.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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Napoleon Ta
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
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)
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Peter Thiel
Founders Fund·Managing Partner
Sweet spot: $10.0M
Range: $1M - $20.0M
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)
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Matias Van Thienen
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $25.0M
Range: $500K - $150.0M
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)