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
NFXMaverick CapitalAlsop Louie PartnersBrainchildCaffeinated CapitalAccelerator VenturesInterWestIDG VenturesHelpful CapitalGSV AccelerationAccentureGlobal Innovation FundUprisingEnd PartnersE-MergeMucker CapitalHubrix VenturesO'Reilly AlphaTech VenturesStructure CapitalStaenberg Venture PartnersDeep Fork CapitalSilicon Valley Connectformation|8Cherubic VenturesUpside PartnershipBloomberg BETASherpalo VenturesActarus FundsK9 VenturesSpark CapitalBlumberg CapitalBinary CapitalSocial CapitalQueensBridge Venture PartnersCota CapitalCrunchFundTransmedia CapitalMorado Venture PartnersBlueRun VenturesMHS CapitalGeneral AtlanticIA VenturesMeritech Capital PartnersK5 VenturesSocial LeverageBroadway AngelsCervin VenturesFounder CollectiveUpfront VenturesVast VenturesBoxGroupGoat CapitalAME Cloud VenturesAngelPadCoelius CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentQuiet CapitalAmerican Express VenturesPresence CapitalAmplify.LAGreenoaks CapitalOyster VenturesFifty YearsBam VenturesCreandumEntrée Capital VenturesLaunch CapitalSound VenturesKapor CapitalSutter Hill VenturesHarrison MetalBattery VenturesFuture VenturesHuman Augmentation SyndicateHardware ClubWeekend FundBuilders VCVayner RSEM34 CapitalInspiration VCContrary CapitalCRVSpero Ventures7percent VenturesOptum VenturesNeoTribe VenturesRRE VenturesBootstrapLabsHaystackDrive CapitalThe Hit Forgeat.inc/A7VArtis Ventures (AV)Vine Ventures LPSinai VenturesHigh Alphaff Venture CapitalCraft VenturesThreshold VenturesBaseline VenturesCompany VenturesLuv VenturesRTP VenturesOffline VenturesCatapult CapitalAdditionBondACME CapitalDragoneer Investment GroupWestcott LLCDigiTx PartnersICONIQ CapitalSE VenturesJetstreamAngel investorRemote First CapitalSoftbank GroupScifi VcAgFunderBlockchain.com VenturesSparrowsTencent HoldingsGGV CapitalAtreides ManagementWhat If VenturesOutlander LabsG2VPValar VenturesPassion CapitalDST GlobalQED InvestorsAvalon VenturesRefactor CapitalStarburst VenturesBullpen CapitalFoundry GroupTrinity VenturesMerus CapitalLead Edge CapitalSouth Park CommonsBedrock CapitalF7 VenturesMithril Capital ManagementThe House FundLobby CapitalSolasta VenturesThink + Ventures01 AdvisorsFundersClubFPV FundOperator PartnersAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesGeneral CatalystiNovia CapitalLightspeed Venture PartnersSV AngelPear VCLakestarWinklevoss CapitalDigital Currency GroupXYZ Venture CapitalSaturn PartnersPlaceholderTransformation CapitalStage 2 CapitalFuture AfricaLGFRainfall VenturesOtherwise FundMulticoin CapitalActivant CapitalVision/Capital/People (VCP)SNRMischief Venture CapitalCanary VenturesNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)DCVC (Data Collective)Divergence VenturesTenacity Venture CapitalAtomicExpaFuel CapitalDCMBasis Set VenturesIndex VenturesByers CapitalFormic Ventures#ANGELS (Hashtag ANGELS)TQ VenturesSeven Seven SixTodd and Rahul's Angel FundDecibel PartnersVensana CapitalWing Venture CapitalCollaborative FundCorrelation VenturesHeadline (formerly e.ventures)FJ LabsFloodgateVertex VenturesVillage GlobalGradient VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGreylockSummit PartnersSeedcampHomebrewKleiner PerkinsM12MayfieldRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalSoma CapitalTrue VenturesUlu VenturesUncork CapitalHanaco VenturesAirAngelsMatterBlockThirty Five VenturesArriveOropos GmbHBallistic VenturesDaffy2xNFlucas VenturesAcequia CapitalDreamers VCTrust VenturesLAUNCHub VenturesPiva CapitalKKRCuratedLatitudNext47Acton Capital PartnersVenture HighwayJump CryptoScalar CapitalTeam GlobalAmbridge CapitalFTX VenturesObvious VenturesFlex CapitalForerunner VenturesForum VenturesArchetypeParadigmTrue Global Ventures500 GlobalDefine VenturesHaun VenturesSignia Venture PartnersFirstMark CapitalRock VenturesBread and Butter VenturesPeterson PartnersSarona VenturesSavano Capital PartnersUnion Square VenturesApollo ProjectsMaveron8VCThiel CapitalBowery CapitalProject A VenturesHighbury GroupFounders Circle CapitalAccelGoodwater CapitalAlpine VenturesGravity CapitalShunwei CapitalNorwest Venture PartnersFINTOP CapitalKR1Altari VenturesGlasswing VenturesIVPPantera CapitalTechstarsSection 32Practical Venture Capital2048 VenturesEmergence CapitalRidge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)Company CapitalFrontiers CapitalElectric CapitalFortress Investment GroupPlug & Play VenturesMarcy Venture PartnersCorazon CapitalScript CapitalMosaic VenturesA* Capital (A Star Capitail)Long Journey VenturesPropeller VCCanvas VenturesIaso Ventures75 & SunnyPicus CapitalThrive CapitalMenlo VenturesFoundation CapitalBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersSapphire VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesRibbit CapitalTiger Global ManagementCoatueSOSVLiquid 2 VenturesPrecursor VenturesSlow VenturesDragonfly Capital PartnersFort Ross VenturesAlloy FundWorkLife VenturesPresight CapitalTrust FundMatrixFelicis VenturesMarch CapitalLowercarbon CapitalAwesome People VenturesRethink VenturesLux Capital ManagementGV (Google Ventures)First Round CapitalOperator VenturesGaingelsCurran Rosschou Venture CapitalENIAC VenturesSusa VenturesUpHonest CapitalDraper AssociatesTribe CapitalBling CapitalB Capital GroupStreamlined VenturesCoinbase VenturesY CombinatorAfore CapitalAngelic VenturesCurie.BioAbstract VenturesZINC
Founders Fund Team
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Real Estate/PropTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Miami (FL)
Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Pre-seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Analytics (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Series B), Investors in Media/Content (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Analytics (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Juan (PR)
Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series B), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
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 Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed)
Investors in Los Angeles (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Payments (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Payments (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Los Angeles / Southern California (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in SF Bay Area (CA), Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series A), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Series B), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Supply Chain Tech (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in TransportationTech (Series B), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in TransportationTech (Series A), Investors in Logistics (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in TransportationTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series B), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Education (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Social Commerce (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Social Commerce (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series B), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series B), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in GovTech (Series A), Investors in GovTech (Seed), Investors in GovTech (Series B), 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 Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in San Francisco (CA)
Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in EnergyTech (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in EnergyTech (Series B), Investors in EnergyTech (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in BioTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in BioTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in BioTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)
Investors in Miami (FL), Investors in SF Bay Area (CA)
Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in San Francisco Bay Area (Other Lists)