Founders Fund — 2017 Investments
11 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Cloud9 is an esports organization that competes in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, a first-person shooter game with competitive multiplayer modes.
GamingSports TechLos Angeles, US
Paullie K. Etienne(Executive Officer, Director)inJacques M. Etienne(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Etienne(Founder)Paullie Etienne(Founder)
BoardDaniel Fiden(Director)
Board seatBrian Singerman· per SEC Form D · $25M raise · filed Sep 2017
Co-investorsEspt Ventures LlcUTA VenturesValor Equity PartnersBalderton CapitalCloud9 CapitalLiquid Ventures+4 more
Built Robotics develops autonomous robotics systems for solar energy installation, specifically for piling, trenching, and safety applications in solar farm construction.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergyHardwareRoboticsUnited States, US
Noah Ready-Campbell(Founder)inAndrew Liang(Founder)in
BoardForest Baskett(Director)in
Co-investorsBuilding VenturesCalibrate VenturesGreat Oaks Venture CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)Next47Pascal Capital+10 more
Entrepreneurs First is an accelerator and founder community that identifies and supports talented individuals from academic institutions and tech communities globally to become founders.
CleantechClimate TechDeep TechFuture of WorkLondon, GB
Matt Clifford(Founder)inAlice Bentinck(Founder)in
BoardReid Hoffman(Board Member)inGreg Lawton(Board Member)in
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Charlie SonghurstElad GilEnterprise Capital FundsFirestartrGreylock Partners+15 more
Hubble Contacts runs a subscription service that ships contact lenses, including third-party brands like 1-Day Acuvue Moist, directly to consumers based on their chosen refill schedule.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Ben Cogan(Founder)inJeff BergerinJesse Horwitz(Founder)
Co-investorsFirstMark CapitalGaingels
ISEE AI builds fully autonomous yard trucks for industrial supply chain and logistics operations, combining an AI platform with software and hardware engineering to automate yard operations.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsCambridge, US
Yibiao Zhao(Executive Officer, Director)inLe Yu(Director)
BoardReed Sturtevant(Director)in
Co-investorsBoston Seed CapitalEniac VenturesHyperplane Venture CapitalMaersk GrowthSafar PartnersSamsung Next+1 more
Jusbrasil operates a Brazilian legal information platform that aggregates court records, legislation, and related data.
Grand Cayman
Rafael Costa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEric Acher(Director)in
Co-investorsMONASHEESSoftbank Latin America FundWarburg Pincus
Modern Health provides mental health support solutions for employers with over 100 employees.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthSan Francisco, US
Alyson Watson(CEO)inErica Johnson(Founder)Alyson Friedensohn(Executive Officer, Director)inAlyson (Friedensohn) Watson(Founder)inErica (Johnson) JersinNate Norton(DevOps Engineer)
Co-investors01 Advisors515 VenturesAfore CapitalBattery VenturesKleiner PerkinsMerus Capital+11 more
NEXT Insurance (ERGO NEXT) sells small-business insurance online, including general liability policies with product liability coverage for retailers, online sellers, wholesalers, and product makers.
FintechInsurTechSaaSPalo Alto, US
Guy Goldstein(Founder)Alon Huri(Founder)inNissim Tapiro(Founder)in
BoardNick Shalek(Director)inEitan Bek(Director)inMatthew McElhattan(Director)
Co-investors1435 CapitalAllianz XBattery VenturesCapitalGG SquaredGroup 11+36 more
Intrinsic builds a software platform and developer environment, including Intrinsic Flowstate, for programming, deploying, and operating industrial robots and automation.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsRobotics
Wendy Tan White MBEin
Co-investorsFelicis VenturesMetaplanetGood VenturesInnovation EndeavorsKhosla VenturesOpen Field Capital+1 more
Vicarious was a Bay Area AI/robotics startup founded in 2010 that developed brain-inspired AI software enabling industrial robots to perform complex warehouse tasks like picking, packing, and palletizing.
Palo Alto, US
David Scott Phoenix(Executive Officer, Director)Dileep George(Founder)D. Scott Phoenix(Founder)in
BoardDustin Moskovitz(Director)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Felicis VenturesOlive Tree CapitalRealization Capital PartnersWipro Ventures+7 more
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.



















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