Founders Fund — 2022 Investments

Maximus is an online telehealth clinic offering clinically-validated, personalized prescription protocols and lab testing focused on health optimization ("performance medicine") for men and women, covering areas like testosterone optimization, medical weight loss, hair regrowth, and stress/sleep support.

Digital HealthHealthtechLongevityWellness & FitnessLos Angeles, US

Saviz Sepah(Executive Officer, Director)SCS. Cameron Sepah(Founder & CEO)CSCameron Sepah(Founder)in

Co-investors1010X Capital8V8VCABAbstract VenturesCACarnrite VenturesCHChamaeleonGAGaingels+9 more

Vontive builds a white-label, embedded mortgage finance platform for investment property loans, covering the borrower journey, loan origination, servicing, and secondary-market processes.

FintechPropTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

CMCharles McKinney(Founder)SVShreyas Vijaykumar(Founder)in

Co-investorsZIZigg CapitalNINine Four VenturesSUSummit Peak VenturesXYXYZ Venture Capital8V8VCGOGoldcrest SA+1 more

Flexport operates a platform for global logistics that provides technology and freight services to help businesses, their suppliers, and logistics partners move physical goods across international supply chains.

AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

RPRyan Petersen(CEO)inRPRyan Peterson(Executive Officer, Director)Sanne Manders(Executive Officer)inChristopher Ferro(Executive Officer)SPSudhanshu Priyadarshi(Executive Officer)inDCDavid C. Petersen(Founder)in

Board seatTSTrae Stephens· per SEC Form D

Co-investors13137 Ventures141435 Capital3S3Spoke Capital8V8VCACAcequia Capital (AceCap)ADAdit Ventures Management, Llc+71 more

Better Stack is an observability and monitoring platform offering log management, metrics, incident alerting, and status pages for engineering teams, positioned as a cheaper alternative to Datadog.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

JMJuraj Masar(Founder)inVKVeronika Kolejak(Founder)in

Co-investorsATAternusK5K5 GlobalKAKAYACRCreandumCRCredo VenturesSUSusa Ventures

Biometric smart gun with fingerprint and facial recognition

KKKai Kloepfer(Founder)in

Co-investorsBRBreak Trail VenturesCACathexis VenturesDRDraper AssociatesGAGaingelsNANat TurnerRORoche Venture Fund+3 more

Carats + Cake is an online platform featuring a curated, searchable archive of real weddings and the vendors behind them, organized by style, color, detail, and location.

ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentNew York, US

Jessica Levin Conroy(Executive Officer, Director)GWGregor Watson(Director)inMichael Costigan(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCOCorrelation VenturesRARaptor GroupREReshapeTHThe MBA Fund1S1Sharpe VenturesACAcrew Capital+2 more

Causal provides an extended planning and analysis (xP&A) platform for finance teams, offering budgeting, forecasting, scenario planning, and reporting that connects data across departments.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSClaymont, US

TATaimur Abdaal(Founder)inLukas Koebis(Founder)Lukas Kobis(Founder)

Co-investors18186 VenturesACAccelCOCoatue ManagementNANat TurnerPAPassion CapitalVEVerissimo Ventures+6 more

Culdesac is a real estate developer and property manager that designs, builds, and operates walkable, car-free neighborhoods combining residential units with local retail, commercial space, and public open areas.

Construction TechConsumerMobility & TransportationPropTechSan Francisco, US

JBJeff Berens(Founder)inRJRyan Johnson(Founder)inRaunaq Singh(Business Operations)Jeremy Tarbutton(Talent Acquisition)

Co-investorsFLFloodgateINInitialized CapitalSOSoma CapitalWIWinklevoss CapitalY Y CombinatorZIZigg Capital+14 more

Inventa provides a full-service B2B commerce and fulfillment platform that connects brands' catalogs to B2B e-commerce platforms and marketplaces, with proprietary OMS, WMS and TMS, a credit engine, and shared distribution centers for warehousing, picking, packing and delivery.

B2B MarketplacesE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSão Paulo, BR

Fernando Carrasco(Founder)inLaura Camargo(Founder)Marcos Salama(Founder)in

Co-investorsALAlter GlobalANAndreessen HorowitzAVAvenir Growth CapitalGRGreylock PartnersMAMAYA Capital VenturesMOMONASHEES+7 more

Inworld AI provides a full-duplex audio streaming platform that enables real-time conversational AI interactions with intelligent turn-taking, function calling, and multi-model routing capabilities for developers building conversational applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsMountain View, US

IGIlya Gelfenbeyn(Founder)inKGKylan Gibbs(Founder)inMEMichael Ermolenko(Founder)in

Co-investorsA-A-Force VenturesBIBitkraft Esports VenturesBRBrave CapitalCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)DEDentsu VenturesDIDisney Accelerator+15 more

Lattice is a people management software platform that helps companies set goals, measure and reward employee performance, and manage feedback between managers and employees.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

JAJack Altman(CEO)inEKEric Koslow(CTO)inJoe Noto(Executive Officer)Paul Burgess(Executive Officer, Director)inSVSivamani Varun(Director of Engineering)inShane Dosch(Staff Software Engineer)in

Co-investors13137 VenturesBEBetter Tomorrow VenturesCOConnetic VenturesCOCoughdrop CapitalFRFrontline VenturesFUFuel Capital+25 more

Material Security provides cloud workspace security that prevents attacks and protects data across Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace for enterprise companies.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

AAAbhishek Agrawal(Founder)inCPChris Park(Founder)inRNRyan Noon(Founder)inAbhishek Agarwal(Founder)

Co-investorsANAndreessen Horowitz51515 VenturesABAbstract VenturesAMAmplify PartnersAVavraDEDemos Strategic Investing Partners+8 more

Mirror is a connected-fitness company whose wall-mounted smart mirror streams home workouts; acquired by Lululemon for $500M.

Brynn Putnam(Founder)

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesBOBoxGroupPOPoint72 VenturesPRPrimary Venture PartnersSPSpark CapitalWIWinklevoss Capital+3 more

Paragraph is a publishing platform with an integrated AI agent that automates content creation, editing, and distribution across multiple channels including blogs, newsletters, social media, and landing pages.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomySaaS

DNDenis Nazarov(Founder)

Co-investors202050A.A.Capital VenturesCACatcherVCFOFourth Revolution Capital (4RC)IDIDEO CoLab VenturesIOIOSG Ventures+12 more

Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker for Latin America that helps people buy and sell homes using technology and data analytics.

AI & Machine LearningMarketplacesPropTechBuenos Aires, AR

LDLuqui Díaz(Founder)inFFFranco Forte(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorJUJude GomilaRERebel FundSOSoma CapitalSTStartups0101Ventures+7 more

Newfront is an insurance broker that combines specialty insurance expertise with technology platforms to help clients manage risk and make informed insurance decisions.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

SLSpike Lipkin(CEO)inGWGordon Wintrob(CTO)inJared Shapiro(Vice President of Engineering)Caleb Draper(Recruiting Team)Dee Olson(recruiting)JHJason Hoch(Engineer)in

Co-investorsA*A*ABAbstract VenturesALAltai VenturesB B Capital GroupB4B4 CapitalBEBessemer Venture Partners+26 more

Nuvo builds infrastructure for B2B commerce, offering credit and risk insights that connect buyers and suppliers and help businesses expand customer credit.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

SMSid Malladi(Founder)inRRRameez R.(Founder)inRameez Remsudeen(Founder)Ben Hartig(Founder)Michael Zittermann(Founder)

Co-investorsSPSpark CapitalBOBoxGroupFOFoundation CapitalHUHuman CapitalPEPear VCSESequoia Capital+6 more

Ondo builds institutional-grade platforms, assets, and infrastructure for bringing traditional financial markets onchain, including tokenized public securities and US Treasuries usable in DeFi.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York, US

NANathan Allman(Founder)inBrendan FlorezinPinku Surana(Founder)

BoardPVPaul Veradittakit(Director)in

Co-investorsBIBitDAOCHChapter OneCOCoalition OperatorsCOCoinbase VenturesCOCoinFundCOCoinList+12 more

Playbook is a digital asset management tool for organizing, understanding, and sharing creative files.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCreator EconomyMarketing TechSaaS

JKJessica Ko(Founder)inAlex Zirbel(Founder)Christoph Jung(Founder)Dr. Matthias Pfaff(Founder)Dr. Nikolai Wessendorf(Founder)

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesBABain Capital VenturesBLBlank VenturesCACapnamicMAMaple VCBABackend Capital+5 more

Playbook is a generative media platform that lets AI-native studios run ComfyUI from any browser, train LoRA models, manage data, and deploy generative media pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningMedia & EntertainmentSaaS

Co-investorsDODorm RoomABAbstract VenturesBABain Capital VenturesBLBlank VenturesHYHyphen CapitalMAMaple VC

Playbook is a platform for fitness creators to build and scale their businesses.

Creator EconomySaaSSports TechWellness & Fitness

Jeff Krahel(Founder)in

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesCLCleo CapitalFJFJ LabsGAGaingelsGFGFR FundHIHiro Capital+6 more

PortalOne develops hybrid games, a category of entertainment that combines elements of the video game and television industries.

ConsumerGamingMedia & Entertainment

Bård Anders Kasin(Founder)Stig Olav Kasin(Founder)

Co-investorsACAcequia Capital (AceCap)AVAvenir Growth CapitalCOCoatue ManagementSISignia Venture PartnersSNSNÖ VenturesSOSocii Capital+11 more

First dedicated permitting platform providing software to local permitting professionals.

Andreas Rotenberg(Co-founder & COO)

Co-investorsBOBoxGroupCRCRV (Charles River Ventures)OVOvereasy VenturesSUSuffolk TechnologiesFIFifth WallSOSouth Park Commons+2 more

Pulley is a cap table and equity management platform for startup founders and employees, providing tools to track ownership, model funding scenarios, set up equity grants, and manage equity-related tax and accounting workflows.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

YWYin Wu(Founder)inGOGrant Oladipo(COO)inMark Erdmann(Founder)Emily Pallin(Recruiter)Victoria Sian(Recruiter)Marcus Boorstein(Director, Engineering)

Co-investorsDRDria VenturesLALa FamigliaNENextB VenturesRERecall CapitalY Y Combinator8V8VC+8 more

Repool provides software and services for launching and administering hedge funds, helping managers comply with securities regulations.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSNew York City, US

KFKevin Fu(Founder)inJustin Carrao(Executive Officer)Justin Kwok(President)Nico Carlos(Executive Assistant)

Co-investorsSOSoma CapitalUNUncorrelated VenturesVEVentureSouqY Y CombinatorBABain Capital VenturesCACanaan Partners+9 more

SmithRx operates a pharmacy benefits management platform that aims to reduce complexity and costs in pharmacy benefits through transparency and technology.

HealthtechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

JFJake Frenz(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlumberg CapitalBOBoxGroupFOFour CitiesGAGaingelsGRGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMEMetaplanet+4 more

Superblocks is a governed app-building platform that lets business teams create production-grade internal applications while IT and security teams control integrations, permissions, auditing, and data access.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US

RMRan Ma(Founder)inBMBrad Menezes(Founder)in

Co-investors51515 VenturesKLKleiner PerkinsFOFounder CollectiveGRGreenoaksGRGreylock PartnersMEMeritech Capital Partners+1 more

Supermove provides software products for moving companies, including lead capture, estimates, scheduling, and job management tools designed to streamline operations and improve customer experience.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSCalifornia, US

WJWonjun Jeong(CEO)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzFJFjor FoundersGAGaingelsMAMana VenturesSISignalRankVEVentura Capital+1 more

SafeHill offers SecureIQ, an AI-powered Continuous Threat Exposure Management platform that combines automated scanning with human ethical hackers to discover, validate, and prioritize real attack paths for security teams.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecuritySaaSLehi, US

RHReid Hiatt(Executive Officer, Director)inAustin Hale(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardChris Barcus(Director)Gregg Scoresby(Director)Ben Capell(Director)Bret Larsen(Director)

Co-investorsCHChicago Early Growth Ventures (CEGV)SEService Provider CapitalCOCoinbase VenturesDEDefinitionEXEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALLULux Capital+2 more

Tactic is a New York-based crypto accounting software startup that reconciles on-chain activity into tools like QuickBooks.

Co-investorsCOCoinbase VenturesDEDefinitionDYDylan FieldELElad GilEXEXPONENT FOUNDERS CAPITALLULux Capital+2 more

The Biological Computing Co. uses living neurons to study how biological systems process information and applies those insights to improve AI model training and inference.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareBurlingame, US

Jared Birchall(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Davis(Executive Officer)

BoardBaris Akis(Director)Antonio Gracias(Director)John Hering(Director)

Co-investorsMAMana VenturesRERefactor Capital8V8VCCRCraft VenturesPRPrimary VenturesSESequoia Capital+2 more

Teamraderie offers a catalog of guided virtual and in-person team experiences that companies book for their teams, with options tailored to specific goals and followed by weekly evidence-based tips.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSaaSLos Altos, US

IEIrina Egorova(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMichael McCarroll(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)

Co-investorsDADash FundEAEarl Grey CapitalHEHeroic Ventures

The Boring Company designs and constructs underground tunnel systems, including the Loop, an all-electric public transportation network, and develops tunnel-boring machines like Prufrock to accelerate large-scale infrastructure construction.

Construction TechLas Vegas, US

EMElon Musk(Founder)in

Co-investors8V8VCALAlpha Wave GlobalANAntiAUAurum Venture PartnersBABas1s VenturesBOBollinger Investment Group+18 more

The Mirror is a game creation platform featuring real-time, collaborative editing and building tools.

Creator EconomyGaming

Co-investorsBLBlockchain Founders CapitalFLFlorida FundersKOKonvoy VenturesABAbstract Ventures

Urbit is a personal server platform designed for self-hosting, giving users full control over their data and infrastructure.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBLBlockwallCHChampion Hill VenturesCOCoinFundLALattice CapitalNONode Capital+4 more

Traba is a staffing platform that connects businesses with vetted light industrial workers while providing an AI-powered operations intelligence layer called Neo for workforce and supply chain optimization.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMiami, US

MSMike Shebat(Founder)inABAkshay Buddiga(Founder)inAnuj Dhiren Shah(Executive Officer, Director)Terrence Wesley Cummings(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Shebat Akshay Buddiga(Founder)

BoardSKSamir Kaul(Director)in

Co-investorsABAbstract VenturesONOn DeckRARavelin CapitalVIVillage GlobalATAtomicBABackend Capital+3 more

TruckSmarter provides truck drivers and small carriers with a unified platform for freight discovery, market insights, fuel savings, and business operations.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSan Francisco, US

DKDaniel Kao(Founder)in

Co-investorsANAndreessen HorowitzBABain Capital VenturesFJFJ LabsRERecall CapitalBABain CapitalFIFin Capital+1 more

Commission-free trading app focused on Latin American users accessing US stock markets.

Co-investorsALAlleyCorpCACapria VenturesMAMarathon VenturesNANazcaTATamarack GlobalALalbo+6 more

Certain Lending analyzes real estate market trends and price predictions for investors, using machine learning models to forecast price changes and inventory levels across ZIP codes nationwide.

AI & Machine LearningFintechPropTech

Co-investorsVIVillage GlobalZIZigg Capital8V8VCGOGoldcrest SANINine Four VenturesXYXYZ Venture Capital

The Predictive Index provides talent assessment software that applies behavioral and cognitive psychometrics across the employee lifecycle, helping organizations hire, manage, and retain people.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Adam Berke(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardAGAlex Gurevich(Director)in

Co-investorsPLPLG VenturesJAJavelin Venture Partners