Founders Fund — 2026 Investments

Loop builds software to optimize supply chain finance and operations, using AI and data standardization to replace legacy back-office processes.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US

Matt McKinney(Co-Founder and CEO)inShaosu Liu(Co-Founder and CTO)in

Co-investorsIndex VenturesValor Equity Partners8VCRaptor GroupSusa Ventures

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company that builds autonomous systems and AI-powered software for the United States and allied militaries.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechGaming

Palmer Luckey(Founder)Brian Schimpf(CEO)inTrae Stephens(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures1Flourish Capital8VCAltra VentureAndreessen HorowitzAnorak Ventures+82 more

Anthropic is an AI safety research company that builds reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Dario Amodei(Co-founder & CEO)inDaniela Amodei(Co-founder & President)inTom Brown(Co-founder)inJack Clark(Co-founder & Head of Policy)inJared Kaplan(Co-founder & Chief Science Officer)Chris Olah(Co-founder & Interpretability Research Lead)

Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture CapitalA.Capital VenturesAccelAlkeon InnovationAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator+86 more

ARQ Finance (formerly DolarApp) is a digital financial platform that enables currency exchange to digital dollars and euros, international payments, and investment access to global markets.

Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Fernando Terrés(CEO and co-founder)inZach Garman(Founder)inAlvaro Correa(Founder)inÁlvaro Correa Gallardo(Founder)

Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesSequoia CapitalY Combinator

Avalanche provides software development tools that startups can integrate to build and operate referral programs within their products.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US

Elezhan (Ijan) Zhakiya(Founder)in

Co-investorsLowercarbon CapitalRA CapitalY Combinator8090 IndustriesCongruent VenturesToyota Ventures

The Avalanche Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports innovation and growth in the Avalanche ecosystem through grants, programs, and strategic support for developers, entrepreneurs, and communities building on the Avalanche blockchain platform.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Emin Gun Sirer(Founder)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+25 more

Ava Labs is a company building blockchain infrastructure and tools for creating and using finance applications.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeep TechFintechNew York City, US

Emin Gün Sirer(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsAbstract VenturesCeras VenturesContinue CapitalLvna Capital8090 Industries+5 more

Blue Energy develops scalable small modular reactor (SMR) technology to deliver nuclear power at scale.

CleantechClimate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareWashington, US

JakeTomJacob Jurewicz(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas O'Neill(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardOrin Hoffman(Director)Michael Kearney(Director)in

Co-investorsAt One VenturesAngular VenturesNucleation CapitalTamarack GlobalThe Engine VenturesKhosla Ventures+3 more

Flockshop provides AI-generated product imagery that lets online shoppers visualize items on themselves or on matching models while keeping a brand's styling and aesthetic consistent.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS

Manvitha Mallela(Founder)in

Co-investorsDorm RoomRed Swan VenturesThe MBA FundWork-BenchAndreessen HorowitzBedrock Capital+7 more

Fractile designs processors for AI acceleration, offering the next generation of computing hardware.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsBristol, GB

Walter Goodwin(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsAccelFactorial FundsFelicis VenturesGigascale CapitalInovia CapitalOxford Science Enterprises+3 more

Freeform develops additive manufacturing (3D printing) technology aimed at bringing this production method to industrial applications across multiple sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareRoboticsHawthorne, US

Thomas J. Ronacher(Executive Officer, Director)Erik Palitsch(CEO)Tasso Lappas(Chief Scientific Officer)

BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inMohammad Islam(Director)Keith Dunleavy(Director)

Co-investorsLinse CapitalMVP VenturesThreshold VenturesW ventures10x FoundersNVentures+1 more

Hadrian offers an offensive security platform that continuously maps an organization's external attack surface, discovers assets, and uses agentic AI to validate which exposures are actually exploitable.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Rogier FischerinOlivier Begin

Co-investorsCapitalGConstruct CapitalLux CapitalPICUS CAPITAL137 Ventures1789 Capital+6 more

Halter develops GPS-based collars and monitoring towers for livestock management on farms.

AgTechHardwareIoTWaikato, NZ

Co-investorsArc AngelsBessemer Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Icehouse VenturesNewView Capital+3 more

Hydra provides analytics query execution for Postgres databases with separated compute resources, automatic scaling, and built-in caching, designed for time series and event data workloads across multiple deployment environments.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Joseph Sciarrino(Founder)in

Co-investorsY Combinator10x FoundersComcast VenturesEra FundsFlume VenturesKindred Ventures+4 more

Impulse Space develops in-space mobility infrastructure and spacecraft, enabling transportation and logistics between Earth orbit, the Moon, and Mars.

Deep TechDefense TechSpace TechRedondo Beach, US

Tom Mueller(Founder & CEO)Thomas Mueller(Founder)inEric Romo(Executive Officer, Director)Margaret Abernathy(Executive Officer)

BoardMichael Linse(Director)inJohn William Raymond(Director)

Co-investors137 VenturesAlumni VenturesArctic DigitalBalerion Space VenturesBanner VCBasecamp Fund+12 more

Layup builds AI-powered automation software that guides users and acts on their behalf within complex applications, reducing adoption friction and support needs.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York City, US

Ryan Xue(Founder, CEO)inBadal Jain(Founder)inMichael Lemm(Founder)inMikeBads

Co-investorsY CombinatorCerberus VenturesLux Capital

Loop manufactures smart digital photo frames that allow families to share photos via text message or a mobile app, with images displaying instantly on the frame's touchscreen display.

ConsumerHardware

Co-investorsMoai CapitalResolute Ventures8VCIndex VenturesValor Equity Partners

Northwood provides end-to-end ground infrastructure for space missions, from concept through deployment to live data delivery.

Deep TechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech

Shaurya Luthra(Cofounder)

Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAlso CapitalAndreessen HorowitzAurelia FoundryBalerion Space VenturesFulcrum Venture+6 more

Panthalassa is building a planetary-scale clean energy platform designed to meet global energy demand through offshore deployment with zero emissions at ultra-low cost.

CleantechDeep TechEnergy

Garth Sheldon-Coulson(Founder & CEO)

Co-investorsCompoundGigascale CapitalHOF CapitalLowercarbon CapitalNimble PartnersPortland Seed Fund+10 more

Physical Intelligence develops generalist AI models for robotics that can control any robot to perform various tasks through learning algorithms and multi-robot training.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsSan Francisco, US

Sergey Levine(Founder)Adnan Esmail(Founder)Brian Ichter(Founder)Karol Hausman(Founder)Lachy Groom(Founder)Quan Vuong(Founder)

Co-investorsCapitalGLux CapitalRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalKhosla VenturesThrive Capital+12 more

Sentient develops open-source AI research and tools that enable AI agents to self-improve, reason, and learn autonomously using benchmarks and datasets.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsPantera CapitalRWT HorizonsFramework VenturesHack VC

Swarm builds uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) designed for swarming, combining on-aircraft autonomy, sensor mesh, and edge compute so small teams can coordinate thousands of air, sea, and ground assets in contested, communications-limited environments.

Defense TechHardwareRobotics

Danny Goodman(Executive Chairman)inOliver Palmer(CRO)inPeter Kalogiannis(CEO)in

Co-investorsCoatue ManagementConstruct CapitalHumba VenturesMaC Venture CapitalAlumni VenturesChampion Hill Ventures+6 more

Plasma builds stablecoin-based financial products for consumers and businesses, centered on a global dollar account for holding, moving, earning, and spending money.

ConsumerCrypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB

Co-investors1/1 Capital6th Man VenturesBeni Venture CapitalMercury FundMirana VenturesPharsalus Capital+9 more