Founders Fund — 2021 Investments

Andalusia Labs is an applied research lab building internet-native economic infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechPalo Alto, US

Drew Patel(Founder)Raouf Ben-Har(Founder)

Co-investorsPAPantera CapitalBABain Capital VenturesDIDigital Currency GroupFRFramework VenturesLILightspeed Venture PartnersMUMubadala Capital

Faire operates an online wholesale marketplace that uses machine learning to connect independent retailers with brands and products suited to their stores.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareMarketplacesRetail TechSan Francisco, US

MRMax Rhodes(Design Operations)inMCMarcelo Cortes(CTO)inDPDaniele Perito(Founder)inMATTHEW RHODES(Executive Officer, Director)JKJeffrey Kolovson(Founder)inJeff Kolovson(Founder)

Board seatKRKeith Rabois· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsA*A*FOForerunner VenturesGAGarage CapitalGOGolden VenturesKHKhosla VenturesLILightspeed Venture Partners+15 more

9amHealth provides virtual care for cardiometabolic conditions, offering weight management, diabetes care, and heart health treatment that combines prescription medication (including GLP-1s), lifestyle coaching, and lab testing.

Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessEncinitas, US

FWFrank Westermann(Executive Officer, Director)inAKAnton Kittelberger(Founder)inMHMichael Hofner(Executive Officer)inAWAvantika Waring(Executive Officer)PGPaul Geevarghese(Executive Officer)inBSBernhard Schandl(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors7W7wire VenturesCACalm/Storm VCCACatalio Capital Management, LPDEDefine VenturesHAHabitat PartnersHAHansmann Family Office+4 more

Belvo provides an open finance platform that enables financial companies in Latin America to connect with customer financial data, understand behavior, and initiate account-to-account payments.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureFintechSaaSSão Paulo, BR

OTOriol Tintoré(Founder)inPVPablo Viguera(Founder)inPVPablo Viguera Altolaguirre(Executive Officer, Director)Oriol Tintore Gazulla(Executive Officer, Director)UTUri Tintoré(Founder & CEO)inPablo Viguera Oriol Tintore(Founder)

Co-investorsCOConexo VenturesD4D4 VenturesEXExpansion CapitalFJFJ LabsFLFlucas VenturesKAKaszek Ventures+28 more

Collective Health operates a platform connecting health plans, providers, and clinical partners to deliver transparent and accessible health benefits for employers and health organizations.

Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ali Diab(Founder)inRajaie Batniji(Founder)

Co-investorsENEnsemble LabsG G SquaredGAGaingelsGRGreat Oaks Venture CapitalGVGV (Google Ventures)HEHercules Capital, Inc.+11 more

Concierge provides a dedicated event texting number and shared team inbox for festival organizers to broadcast updates and handle one-to-one guest requests via SMS.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports TechTravel & HospitalityCalgary, CA

Co-investorsTETechstarsBEBehind Genius VenturesBUBurst CapitalGRGradient VenturesKHKhosla VenturesOBObvious Ventures+2 more

Cheswick, US

JDJeffrey D. Mullen(CEO, President and Treasurer)inNorman E. O'Shea(VP, Chief Production Officer)Ross C. Wilkin(Chief Financial Officer)Jonathan L. Beaver(Chief Architect)John T. Mazock(Chief Manufacturing Officer)inBenjamin C. Cupp(VP, Information Technology)

Co-investorsADAdams Capital ManagementBABain Capital VenturesBCBCIBEBessemer Venture PartnersCACapital FactoryEXExpeditions+2 more

Elemy is a US pediatric behavioral health company offering tech-enabled in-home and online autism (ABA) and mental health care.

Yury Yakubchyk(Founder)Michael Ragheb(Founder)

Co-investors8V8VCBLBling CapitalFEFelicis VenturesGEGeneral CatalystPRPremji InvestREReshape+11 more

LATAM social commerce platform allowing users to participate in group buying deals and interactive shopping experiences.

杰D杰哥 Diego Dzodan(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlter GlobalG G SquaredNONotable CapitalCACanaryGOGoodwater CapitalMOMONASHEES+4 more

Ferry is a financial technology platform that automates tip tracking, calculation, and distribution for restaurant operations by integrating with point-of-sale systems and payroll software.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsNANaples Technology VenturesPRPrehypeCACaffeinated CapitalY Y Combinator

FoundryLab produces metal casting parts for defense, aerospace, and automotive industries using 3D-printed ceramic molds and automated processes, delivering production-grade parts from CAD to finished product in 72 hours without tooling delays.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwarePetone, Wellington, US

David Moodie(Founder)inPeter Beck(Director)Mike Collett(Director)

BoardVKVignesh Kumar(Director)inSWSamantha Wong(Director)in

Co-investorsARArc AngelsBLBlackbird VenturesENEnterprise AngelsGDGD1ICIcehouse VenturesNZNZVC+4 more

Garner Health uses data science and novel financial incentives to help patients find high-quality, affordable care and help providers improve their medical practice.

Data & InfrastructureDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York, US

NRNick Reber(Founder)inSSSteve Santangelo(Chief Revenue Officer)inJSJake Shuster(CFO)inNaama Stauber(Founder)Naama Stauber Ben-Horin(Founder)

BoardRPRyan Pripstein(Director)in

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesBOBoxGroupINIndex VenturesKAKaiser Permanente VenturesKLKleiner PerkinsNANat Turner+9 more

Ghost builds dedicated consumer hardware and software for running personal AI agents on infrastructure the user owns, rather than on cloud providers.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsAUAudaciousBABackwards CapitalCACathay InnovationEQEqual VenturesUNUnion Square Ventures (USV)COCoatue Management+4 more

Mountain View, US

John M. Hayes(Co-Founder & CEO)inVolkmar Uhlig(Co-Founder & VP Engineering)in

BoardVKVinod Khosla(Director)inKRKeith Rabois(Director)inMichael L. Speiser(Director)GBGene Berdichevsky(Director)in

Co-investorsCOCoatue ManagementKHKhosla VenturesSUSutter Hill Ventures

Hearth provides digital payment and financing solutions for home improvement professionals, digitizing a sector that generates over $500 billion in annual revenue.

Construction TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

AGAnthony Ghosn(Founder)inJLJoe Lonsdale(Founder)in

Co-investors8V8VCAAAAF Management Ltd.ETEthos VCHUHuman CapitalMAMaC Venture CapitalMAMantis Capital+9 more

HeartLab provides a cloud-based platform that improves cardiology imaging workflows for medical teams.

Cloud ComputingDigital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices

WHWill Hewitt(Founder)in

Co-investorsARArc AngelsICIcehouse VenturesOUOutset Ventures

Kavak is an e-commerce platform and marketplace that buys, finances, and sells certified pre-owned cars through digital and physical channels across Latin America and Turkey.

E-commerceFintechMarketplacesMexico City, MX

CGCarlos Garcia Ottati(Founder)inRLRoger Laughlin C(Founder)inCarlos García Ottati(Founder)Loreanne García(Founder)Loreanne García Ottati(Founder)Roger Laughlin(Founder)

Co-investorsA*A*ANAndreessen HorowitzBOBond Capital ManagementBRBridge LatamGEGeneral AtlanticGEGeneral Catalyst+17 more

Literati offers children's book fairs, book clubs, and online school stores, providing curated book selections and learning enrichment products for schools, teachers, and families.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceEdTechAustin, US

JEJess Ewing(Founder)inCynthia Alexander(Executive Officer)Jessica Ewing(Founder)Kelly Carroll(Founder)

BoardASAydin Senkut(Director)inNBNikhil Basu Trivedi(Director)in

Co-investorsGAGaingelsGEGeneral CatalystMOMoonshots CapitalMOMoxxie VenturesSISilverton PartnersSPSpringdale Ventures+8 more

Mysten Labs builds infrastructure and tools for web3, focusing on making decentralized systems secure, reliable, and ready for mass adoption.

Cloud ComputingCrypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsPalo Alto, US

AAAdeniyi Abiodun(Founder)inKostas Kryptos Chalkias(Founder)inSBSam Blackshear(Founder)inECEvan Cheng(Founder)inGeorge Danezis(Founder)Kostas Chalkias(Founder)

Co-investorsA1a16z cryptoALAlumni VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzARArrington CapitalBABasecamp FundBIBig Brain Holdings+39 more

OSARO designs AI-powered robotic systems for warehouse automation and fulfillment.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSan Francisco, US

DPDerik Pridmore(Founder)inMKMichael Kahane(Founder)inItamar Arel(Founder)

BoardScott Banister(Director)

Co-investorsAAAAF Management Ltd.ACAcorn Pacific VenturesALAlpha Intelligence CapitalCOComcast VenturesCOCompoundDADarco Capital+11 more

Pietra provides an AI-powered platform for e-commerce brands to manage competitive intelligence, social media monitoring, supplier networks, and fulfillment operations.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechHoboken, US

RTRonak Trivedi(Founder)inPan P(Founder)

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesANAndreessen HorowitzDRDreamers VCM1M13TQTq Ventures LlcUTUTA Ventures+2 more

Playbook is a Bahrain-based education company focused on advancing women into leadership positions.

EdTech

Ismahan Al SaadIsmahan AlsaadSara SalamiShreya RammohanWafa AlObaidat

Co-investors50500 GlobalARAraya VenturesABAbstract VenturesBABackend CapitalBABain Capital VenturesBABasis Set Ventures+4 more

Pomelo is a San Francisco fintech combining international money transfers with consumer credit lines and a Mastercard card.

London

GIGaston Irigoyen(Founder)inJFJuan Fantoni(Founder)inHern?n A. Corral(Director)EVEric Velasquez Frenkiel(Founder)inTomas Maria Gutierrez Ruegg(Executive Officer)Hernan Corral(Founder)

Co-investorsA*A*CECento VenturesINInsight PartnersMAMantis CapitalS3S3250500 Global+24 more

Rally is an investment platform that lets people buy and sell equity shares in collectible assets, which are securitized into individual companies and offered as shares through registered broker dealers.

FintechMarketplacesNew York City, US

Maximilian Niederste-Ostholt(Founder)RPRob Petrozzo(Founder)in

Co-investorsACAccelANAnthemis VentureGLGlobal BrainKDKDDI Open Innovation FundPOPorsche VenturesRARaptor Group+11 more

Replica builds a privacy-preserving synthetic model of the real world, combining datasets on mobility, driver behavior, demographics, land use, and economic activity, along with analytical applications for cities and transportation planners.

Data & InfrastructureGovTechMobility & TransportationOverland Park, US

NBNick Bowden(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDaniel Doctoroff(Director)SBScott Brady(Director)in

Co-investorsFIFirebrand VenturesRERevolutionWEWestern Technology InvestmentINInnovation EndeavorsRIRise of the Rest Seed

Royal is building products at the intersection of music and cryptocurrency to create economic opportunities for both musicians and listeners.

Crypto & Web3Media & Entertainment

JD Ross(Founder)Justin Blau(Founder)

Co-investorsA1a16z cryptoANAndreessen HorowitzBABackwards CapitalCOCoinbase VenturesCRCrush VenturesLILitquidity Ventures+6 more

SafelyYou provides AI-based fall detection and prevention technology for senior living and memory care communities, using video and clinical review to reduce falls, ER visits, and care costs.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

GNGeorge Netscher(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAnorak VenturesATATEL VenturesFOFoundation CapitalPAPathbreaker VenturesQUQualcomm VenturesSASamsung Next+7 more

Secureframe provides a compliance automation platform that helps enterprises maintain security and compliance posture with common controls mapping across multiple frameworks.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

SMShrav Mehta(Founder)inNatasja Nielsen(Founder)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesANAngel Collective Opportunity FundBOBoxGroupCOContraryGAGaingelsGRGradient Ventures+17 more

Seed develops clinically studied probiotic and prebiotic formulations designed to support digestive health and overall wellness through proprietary delivery technology that protects beneficial bacteria through the digestive tract.

HealthtechWellness & FitnessVenice, US

AKAra Katz(Executive Officer, Director)inRajat Dhir(Executive Officer, Director)Andy Bradley(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesARArtis VenturesBOBold Capital PartnersBOBoxGroupCOCollaborative FundCOColor Capital+16 more

Sendwave operates a mobile app for low-cost international money transfers, letting people send remittances from North America and Europe to recipients in Africa, Asia, and the Americas.

B2B MarketplacesFintechBoston, US

DDDrew Durbin(Founder/CEO)inLincoln Quirk(Founder)inWDWei Deng(Product manager + Operator)inJohn Cockrell

Co-investors141435 CapitalACAccess Technology VenturesDEDepth VenturesEMEmpede CapitalFLFlex Capital PartnersFLFlourish Ventures+21 more

StarkWare develops zero-knowledge proof and validity rollup solutions for blockchain applications, enabling secure, scalable, and trustless transactions.

Crypto & Web3Deep TechDeveloper ToolsNetanya, IL

EBEli Ben-Sasson(Founder)inUKUri Kolodny(Founder)inAlessandro Chiesa(Founder)inMRMichael Riabzev(Founder)inALAvihu Levy(Head of Product & Blockchain Research)inOren Katz(VP Engineering)in

Co-investorsATAtomicoBABalaji SrinivasanBLBlockchain CoinvestorsBOBollinger Investment GroupCACapital B Private HoldingsCHChapter One+24 more

Sundae runs a marketplace that connects homeowners selling their houses off-market and as-is with a network of local property investors who bid on the home.

FintechMarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

JSJosh Stech(Founder)inASAndrew Swain(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOCorrelation VenturesDRDreamers VCFLFlucas VenturesGAGaingelsNANavitas CapitalOLOlive Tree Capital+10 more

Synchron develops brain-computer interface technology delivered via catheter to restore or improve motor and cognitive function in people with impairment or decline.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesCampbell, US

TJThomas James Oxley(Executive Officer, Director)NONicholas Opie(Founder)inTOThomas Oxley(Founder)inTom Oxley(Founder)

BoardRahul Sharma(Director)AMAlex Morgan(Director)in

Co-investorsALAlumni VenturesARARCH Venture PartnersFOForepont Capital PartnersIDID8 InvestmentsINIn-Q-TelK2K2 Global+15 more

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Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

CWChristian Wylonis(Founder)inAndreas Jarbøl(Founder)

Co-investorsBABalderton CapitalGOGood FriendsNANat TurnerSESequoia CapitalTHThursday VenturesTRTRAC (Third Round Analytics Capital)+1 more

WBWill Bruey(Founder)inDADelian Asparouhov(Founder)in

Co-investorsLULux CapitalALAlso CapitalCACaffeinated Capital

Wave builds a modern financial network for Africa offering bank account alternatives, money transfer, and lending services with no fees.

FintechDakar, SN

DDDrew Durbin(CEO)inLQLincoln Quirk(CPO)inAaron Lemke(Founder)Adam Arrigo(Founder)Finn Staber(Founder)James Lochrie(Founder)

Co-investorsGLGlynn Capital ManagementLOLoftyInc CapitalMOMovacPAPartech VenturesSOSouth QuadY Y Combinator+6 more