Founders Fund

San Francisco, 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:San Francisco, California • Miami, Florida • San Juan, PR • San Francisco Bay Area
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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Sam Blond
Founders Fund·Partner
Sweet spot: $50K
Range: $10K - $100K
Investors in Miami (FL)
Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in Raleigh-Durham / Southeast US (Other Lists), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Pre-seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Insurance (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series B), Investors in Insurance (Series B), Investors in Data Services (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Data Services (Series B), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in Insurance (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in Data Services (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed)
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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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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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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)