Founders Fund
San Francisco · Seed–Late Stage
Investment thesis
Founders Fund believes in backing exceptional founders who are building the future through breakthrough technology. The firm's portfolio includes companies like Palantir and Anduril, reflecting its focus on defense infrastructure and transformative technologies that reshape industries. The firm emphasizes building companies 'beyond the great distraction' and creating new paradigms rather than incremental improvements.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 17, 2026.
Investments · 60 tracked
- Affirm
- Airbnb
- Anduril
- ARQ
- Asana
- Aven
- Boring Company
- BuildOps
- Cedar
- Cognition
- Credit Karma
- Crusoe
- DeepMind
- EnduroSat
- Enter
- Faire
- Figma
- Flexport
- Flock Safety
- Found
- General Matter
- Hadrian
- Impulse
- Kavak
- Lighter
- Lyft
- Mnzil
- Monaco
- Nanotronics
- Netic
- Neuralink
- New World
- Nominal
- Nubank
- Oculus
- OpenAI
- Oscar
- Palantir
- Paxos
- Persona
- Polymarket
- Postmates
- PsiQuantum
- Ramp
- Rippling
- Scale
- Solugen
- SpaceX
- Spotify
- Stripe
- Sword Health
- Tagomi
- The Athletic
- Traba
- Trade Republic
- Twilio
- Until
- Varda
- Wave
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Founders Fund invest at?
- Founders Fund invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Founders Fund focus on?
- Founders Fund focuses on Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Founders Fund located?
- Founders Fund is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
- Does Founders Fund lead rounds?
- Yes, Founders Fund leads investment rounds.
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