Founders Fund
Status
ACTIVE
Global HQ
San Francisco, United States
Countries of investment
- United States
Investment stages
- Seed
- Series A
- Series B
- Series C
- Growth
Industries
- Aerospace
About
Founders Fund is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm known for backing bold, unconventional ideas, investing across all stages and sectors with a focus on transformative technologies and visionary entrepreneurs.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm known for backing bold, unconventional ideas, investing across all stages and sectors with a focus on transformative technologies and visionary entrepreneurs.
Investment Thesis
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based VC founded in 2005 that deploys capital across sectors including aerospace, AI, healthcare, and consumer, often backing bold, transformative technologies. Its partners, comprising serial entrepreneurs and early employees of companies like PayPal, Palantir, and SpaceX, provide deep domain expertise. The firm is the original institutional investor in significant companies like SpaceX, Palantir, and Facebook, managing around $17 billion in AUM as of 2025.
Manager's Experience
Founders Fund includes long-serving leaders such as Brian Singerman, who joined in 2008 after his time at Google and became a core partner investing in biotech and deep-tech companies, before transitioning to Partner Emeritus in 2024 after years of board service and portfolio-building successes.
Team
Peter Thiel – Partner
John Luttig – Partner
Portfolio
stripe
spotofy
anduril