Investing Profile

Trae Stephens(1)

VCAngelInvestor

Partner, Founders Fund; Co-Founder, Anduril

foundersfund.com/team/trae-st...San Francisco, California

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Georgetown University Network

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Palantir Technologies Network

16 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position

Founders Fund Partner

Investment Range

$500K - $150.0M

Sweet Spot

$5.0M

Investments On Record

Current Fund Size

$3B

Trae Stephens is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

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Trae Stephens's Investments On Record (19)

Company	StageDateRound Size	Total Raised
Armada	Series UnknownJul 2025$130M SeedFeb 2023$13M	$240M
Co-investors: Viviana Faga (Felicis Ventures), James Currier (NFX), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Kerem Ozmen (8090 Industries), Mislav Tolusic (Marlinspike), Michael Stewart (M12), Eric Futoran, Ron Pragides
Varda	Series CJul 2025$190M Series BApr 2024$90M SeedDec 2020$9M	$500M
Co-investors: Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), Raymond Tonsing (Caffeinated Capital), Nitesh Banta (Stellar Capital), Tahseen Rashid (HOF Capital), Mike Annunziata (Also Capital), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Frank Taylor (Virginia Venture Partners), Jon Dishotsky (Giant Ventures), Kyle Tibbitts (Paradox Capital), Ben Braverman (Saga), Sahin Boydas, Joao Otavio Oliverio, Sohila Zadran, Justin Mateen, Vineet Jain, William Miller, Austin Ogilvie
Gecko Robotics	Series DJun 2025$130M Series CDec 2023$100M Series CMar 2022$73M	$350M
Co-investors: Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Justin Kan (Goat Capital), Deep Nishar (General Catalyst), Gaetano Crupi (Prime Movers Lab), Paul Buchheit (Y Combinator), Mark Kvamme (Drive Capital), Jake Seid (Ballistic Ventures), Philip Carson (Cubit Capital), Sebastian Bausch (11k Ventures), Mark Cuban, Joshua Reeves, Vivek Patel, Zachary Hargreaves, Louis Beryl, Natasha Ahmed, Thomas Tull, Gokul Rajaram, Emil Lee
Nominal	Series BJun 2025$75M SeedApr 2024$8M	$130M
Co-investors: Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Kyle Lui (DCM), Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Bilal Zuberi (Lux Capital), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), Matthew Cowan (Next47)
Anduril Industries	Series GJun 2025$2.5B Series FAug 2024$1.5B	$9.2B
Co-investors: Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), David Ulevitch (Andreessen Horowitz), Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Katherine Boyle (Andreessen Horowitz), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Ana Levine (E1 Ventures), Ross Fubini (XYZ Venture Capital), Brian Rabben (Rabben Hood Ventures), Greg Castle (Anorak Ventures), Geoff Lewis (Bedrock Capital), Lachy Groom (LGF), Josh Manchester (Champion Hill Labs), Sebastian Bausch (11k Ventures), Mislav Tolusic (Marlinspike), Mircea Pasoi, Fanny Surjana, Thomas Tull, William Miller
Stord	Series EMay 2025$80M Series DMay 2022$120M Series BDec 2020$35M	$410M
Co-investors: Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Hammad Aslam (Susa Ventures), Ryan Petersen (Founders Fund), Karen Page (B Capital Group), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Thiago Olson (EVE Atlas), Christopher Klaus (Cyberlaunch), Nick Bunick (NewView Capital), Thomas Noonan, Max Mullen, Michael G. Rubin, Will Gaybrick
Campus	Series BMar 2025$46M Series AApr 2024$23M	$100M
Co-investors: Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Rob Hayes (First Round Capital), Elizabeth Weil (Scribble Ventures), Lachy Groom (LGF), Thomson Nguyen (Saga), Ben Braverman (Saga), Max Altman (Saga), Jason Citron, Emil Michael, Dylan Field, Sam Altman, Ron Pragides, Akshay Kothari
Biofire	Series AFeb 2024$7M Series ANov 2022$15M	$45M
Co-investors: Nathaniel Montana (Liquid 2 Ventures), Lorenzo Thione (Gaingels), Paul Grossinger (Gaingels), Tim Draper (Draper Associates), Chris Mullaly (Quantum Angels Venture Capital), Mike Walsh (Structure Capital), Jacob Shea (Structure Capital), Rohan Pujara (Valhalla Ventures), Ozi Amanat (K2 Global), Sahin Boydas