Founders Fund — 2026 Investments
52 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
Avalanche Energy develops compact fusion technology to generate high-energy neutrons for materials testing, radioisotope production, and advanced nuclear battery systems serving defense, space, and commercial power applications.
Deep TechDefense TechEnergyRichland, US
Robin Langtry(Co-Founder, CEO)inBrian Riordan(Co-Founder, COO)in
BoardMatthew Nordan(Director)inKyle Teamey(Director)
Co-investorsCongruent VenturesLowercarbon CapitalRA CapitalToyota VenturesAlumni VenturesAutodesk Foundation+7 more
biossil is an AI-native biopharma company developing late-stage drug programs for life-threatening conditions with unmet needs, including sickle cell disease, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, glioblastoma, breast cancer, and Alzheimer's disease.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechToronto, CA
Alexander I. Mosa(MD PhD)Anthony Mouchantaf(JD MBA)
Co-investorsGolden VenturesPanache VenturesStaircase Ventures137 VenturesDRI HealthcareQuiet Capital
Loop builds AI-powered software for transportation spend and payment management in the supply chain, using an LLM and an "atomic task" system to structure supply chain data and automate back office financial processes.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechLogistics & Supply ChainSan Francisco, US
Matt McKinney(Founder)inShaosu Liu(Founder)inCarey Anne Nadeau(Founder)Carey Anne Nadeaux(Founder)Cato Pastoll(Founder)Dustin Cavanaugh(Founder)
Co-investors8VCIndex VenturesFlexportSusa VenturesValor Equity PartnersExpa+13 more
Monaco builds an AI-driven revenue engine that helps startups acquire customers and scale revenue, so founders can focus on product.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales Tech
Sam Blond(Founder)inAbishek Viswanathan(Founder)Brian Blond(Founder)Malay Desai(Founder)
Co-investorsAntiDaft CapitalHuman CapitalMantis CapitalPark Rangers CapitalBenchmark+1 more
Roadrunner builds an AI agent-based platform that replaces traditional CPQ (configure, price, quote) software, letting sales reps generate quotes, run approvals, and manage renewals through natural language for enterprise deal teams.
San Francisco, US
Ajay Natarajan(Founder)inJoubin Mirzadegan(Founder)inEugene Shao(Founder)inAron Nam(Founder)inJohn Umejiego(Executive Officer)Cyrus Mirzadegan(Founder)
Co-investorsKleiner Perkins
American Terawatt is building a national high-voltage direct current (HVDC) transmission network in the United States designed to deliver gigawatts of power to large industrial loads.
CleantechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US
Robert Parker(Founder)inAnton Troynikov(Executive Officer, Director)inArani Bhattacharyay(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAntlerFulcrum VentureGiant Ventures Global LlpHawk Hill VenturesHOF CapitalScribble Ventures+4 more
Anduril builds autonomous systems and software for defense and military applications, including attack aviation, unmanned aircraft, and underwater vehicles, unified by an autonomy platform.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechHardwareRobotics
Palmer Luckey(Founder)inBrian Schimpf(Founder)inTrae Stephens(Founder)inJoe Chen(Founder)Joseph Chen(Founder)inMatt Grimm(Founder)
Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1Flourish Capital8VCAlephAliya Capital Partners+112 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(Founder)inDaniela Amodei(Founder)inTom Brown(Founder)inJack Clark(Founder)inJared Kaplan(Founder)inChris Olah(Founder)in
Co-investors3Comma Capital7BC Venture Capital7GC & CoA.Capital VenturesAccelAdvent International+167 more
Armada provides a data and AI-driven platform called PRO® that offers real-time visibility and orchestration of supply chain operations, including demand forecasting, stockout prevention, promotion management, and food safety compliance for enterprises managing complex logistics networks.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSPittsburgh, US
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesNightDragon8090 IndustriesBlackRockFelicis VenturesLux Capital+5 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)inZach Garman(Founder)inAlvaro Correa(Founder)inÁlvaro Correa Gallardo(Founder)inÁlvaro Correa(Founder)in
Co-investorsCastle Island VenturesCircle VenturesKaszek VenturesPathlight VenturesSequoia CapitalY Combinator+10 more
Avalanche provides a software development kit for building referral programs, aimed at startups.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Elezhan (Ijan) Zhakiya(Founder)inNikhil Shinday
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)inBrian Riordan(Founder)Elezhan (Ijan) Zhakiya(Founder)inEmin Gün Sirer(Founder)Kevin Sekniqi(Founder)Maofan Ted Yin(Founder)
Co-investorsa16z cryptoAegis VentuesAndreessen HorowitzAndromeda CapitalBaseTwoBig Brain Holdings+35 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)inEmin Gun Sirer(Founder)inCharley CooperinKevin Sekniqi(Founder)Maofan Ted Yin(Founder)Maofan Yin(Founder)
Co-investorsAnimoca BrandsAbstract VenturesCeras VenturesContinue CapitalInitialized CapitalLvna Capital+6 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)Jake Jurewicz(CEO & Co-founder)
BoardOrin Hoffman(Director)
Co-investorsAt One VenturesAngular VenturesNeutron Power VenturesNucleation CapitalTamarack GlobalThe Engine Ventures+4 more
An AI-powered platform that automates the creation and optimization of user-generated content (UGC) and influencer ads for Meta and TikTok.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerMarketing Tech
Co-investorsOsage Venture PartnersChange VenturesCipio PartnersHoxton Ventures
Emanate offers a configurable sales automation engine designed for industrial operations that handles prospect tracking, opportunity management, customer nurturing, and inbound qualification across accounts, emails, and agents.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Co-investorsBay Bridge Ventures ClimateGood FriendsM13Andreessen HorowitzTrajectory Ventures
Endurance Energy develops subsea geothermal technology to generate renewable electricity from volcanic activity on the seafloor, providing reliable 24/7 power with minimal environmental footprint for islands, industrial sites, and data centers.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBoulder, US
Andrew Redd(Founder)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalConstruct CapitalFelicis VenturesFirst Round CapitalPoint72 VenturesRavelin Capital+2 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+11 more
Fomo is a social-first cryptocurrency trading application that enables users to trade various crypto tokens, including memecoins and viral tokens, seamlessly across web and mobile platforms with multichain and gasless transactions.
Crypto & Web3SocialNew York, US
Dax Hamman(Executive Officer, Director)inSe Yong Park(Co-Founder)inPaul Erlanger(Co-Founder & CEO)inPrashan Dharmasena(Co-Founder)in
BoardChetan Puttagunta(Director; Benchmark General Partner)inJulia Andre(Director; Index Ventures Partner)in
Co-investorsArchetypeBalaji SrinivasanBryan PellegrinoCoinbase VenturesicebergyIndex Ventures+20 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-investors01 AdvisorsAccelFactorial FundsFelicis VenturesGigascale CapitalInovia Capital+10 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)inErik Palitsch(Founder)inTasso Lappas(Chief Scientific Officer)inTJ Ronacher(Founder)
BoardDusan Perovic(Director)inMohammad Islam(Director)in
Co-investorsDeviation CapitalLinse CapitalMVP VenturesThreshold VenturesValor Equity PartnersW ventures+4 more
Giraffe360 sells a subscription 360° camera and AI software that turn one property scan into a full real estate listing media kit.
Mikus Opelts(Founder)inMadars Opelts(Founder)
Co-investorsBADideas.fundChange VenturesCipio PartnersGaingelsHCVCHoxton Ventures+10 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 SoftwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Rogier Fischer(Co-Founder & CEO)inOlivier Beg(Co-Founder & Chief Hacking Officer)inMaurice Clin(Co-Founder & Head of Business Development)inTijl van Vliet(Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsCapitalGConstruct CapitalForgePoint CapitalLux CapitalPICUS CAPITALSmartFin+9 more
Halter develops GPS-based collars and monitoring towers for livestock management on farms.
AgTechHardwareIoTWaikato, NZ
Craig Piggott(CEO & Founder)inMax Olson(Co-founder and first CTO)in
Co-investorsArc AngelsBessemer Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesBond Capital ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Gen Capital+5 more
Halter provides a mobile and web platform for cattle and grazing management, combining satellite-enabled GPS collars with real-time pasture monitoring and data analytics.
AgTechHardwareIoTSaaS
Craig Piggott(Founder)
Co-investorsUbiquity VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersBlackbird VenturesBond Capital ManagementDCVC (Data Collective)Gen Capital+3 more
Hike Medical provides preventative musculoskeletal care focusing on foot health, combining technology with clinical expertise to make treatment more accessible to working Americans.
Digital HealthHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Aadi Bhanti(CEO & Co-founder)Steven Chacko(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFifth Down CapitalRiverPark VenturesSaga VenturesIndicator Ventures
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)inJD Dance
Co-investorsLightstone VenturesY Combinator10X Capital10x FoundersAntlerComcast Ventures+12 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)inThomas Mueller(Founder)inEric Romo(Executive Officer, Director)inMargaret Abernathy(Executive Officer)in
BoardMichael Linse(Director)inJohn William Raymond(Director)
Co-investors137 VenturesAlumni VenturesArctic DigitalAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalBalerion Space VenturesBanner VC+29 more
American venture capital firm founded in 1972 in Menlo Park, investing in early-stage and growth technology and life sciences companies.
Eugene Kleiner(Co-founder)Thomas James Perkins(Co-founder)Brook Byers(Founder)in
Co-investorsRedwood CollectiveRogue Insight CapitalSouth Park CommonsVintage Investment PartnersZillionize
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(CEO)inBadal Jain(Founder)inMichael Lemm(Founder)inMikeBads
Co-investorsGaingelsSoma CapitalY CombinatorCerberus VenturesFoundersXLeonis Capital+3 more
Lark Hotels is a hotel management company that partners with independent, design-driven boutique hotels across America, providing operational expertise, strategic guidance, and support from pre-opening through ongoing management.
PropTechTravel & HospitalityKennebunkport, US
Rob Blood(Founder)inYury Yakubchyk(Cofounder)
Co-investorsComcast VenturesDERIVE VENTURESCaffeinated CapitalCP VenturesGlobal Founders CapitalInertia Ventures+11 more
The Longevity Science Foundation funds scientific research to address the biological drivers of women's health disparities, particularly ovarian aging and menopause.
BiotechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodLongevityZug, CH
Joshua C. Herring(President & CEO)in
Co-investorsLongeVCKhosla VenturesLilly VenturesThrive Capital
Longevity Health provides health insurance plans focused on optimizing quality of life for people in long-term care through value-based, personalized solutions addressing physical, mental, emotional, and social well-being.
Digital HealthHealthtechInsurTechLongevity
BoardRené Lerer(President of Guidewell Mutual Holding Company)
Co-investorsK2 HealthVenturesAhren Innovation CapitalKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture PartnersLilly VenturesNestle+1 more
Meow is a financial technology company offering a business banking platform for companies and AI agents, combining checking accounts, corporate cards, global payments, invoicing, financing, and crypto.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMiami Beach, US
Brandon Arvanaghi(Founder)inBryce Crawford(Founder)
Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Acrew CapitalArchetypeCoinbase VenturesEarl Grey CapitalKairos Angels+16 more
MIT Alumni Angels is a founder network and investment organization that operates regional chapters in Boston and New York, connecting MIT graduates as angel investors and entrepreneurs.
FintechNew York, US
Wan Li Zhu(Founder & Managing Director)in
Co-investorsFairhaven Capital PartnersIrving Place186 VenturesAlumni VenturesBain Capital Tech OpportunitiesBelvedere Strategic Capital+10 more
NewLimit develops epigenetic reprogramming medicines to extend healthspan and treat age-related diseases at the intersection of computer science and biotechnology.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevitySouth San Francisco, US
Brian Armstrong(Founder)inBlake Byers(Founder)inJacob Kimmel(Founder)inMichael Polansky(Executive Officer)
BoardZavain Dar(Director)in
Co-investorsS32Valor Equity Partners8VCAbstract Venturesage1Beyond Capital+15 more
Night is a talent management and marketing company that represents online creators, musicians, artists, and brands, and partners with top creators to build businesses across CPG, tech, and media.
Creator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSanta Monica, US
Reed Duchscher(Founder)in
Co-investorsThe Chernin Group (TCG Crypto)House CapitalK5 GlobalPagsGroupStepstone Group
Software transforming how engineers test and operate mission-critical hardware.
Austin, US
Cameron McCord(Founder)inBryce Strauss(Founder)inJason Hoch(Founder)in
Co-investorsAudaciousAvenir Growth CapitalBoxGroupGeneral CatalystHuman CapitalLightspeed Venture Partners+9 more
Northwood provides end-to-end ground infrastructure for space missions, from concept through deployment to live data delivery.
Deep TechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech
Shaurya Luthra(Founder)inBridgit Mendler(Founder)Griffin Cleverly(Founder)
Co-investorsAlpine Space VenturesAlso CapitalAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzAurelia FoundryBalerion Space Ventures+15 more
Outtake provides digital risk protection and threat intelligence services that detect and mitigate threats targeting brands and organizations, including impersonation attacks, fraudulent domains, cloned apps, and social engineering campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityNew York City, US
Alex Arjun Dhillon(Founder)inAlex Dhillon(Founder)
Co-investorsavraCRV (Charles River Ventures)ICONIQLegalTechMantis CapitalS32+3 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)inBrian Moffat(Founder)
Co-investorsBeyond CapitalBig Brain HoldingsCollaborative FundCompoundGigascale CapitalHOF Capital+16 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)inBrian Ichter(Founder)inKarol Hausman(Founder)inLachy Groom(Founder)inQuan Vuong(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapitalGKhosla VenturesLux CapitalRedpoint VenturesSequoia CapitalThrive Capital+39 more
Planet operates a web-geo platform that provides daily satellite imagery and foundational analytics of Earth's landmass for businesses, governments, and research institutions.
AgTechData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechSan Francisco, US
Will Marshall(Founder)inRobbie Schingler(Founder)inChristopher R. Boshuizen(Executive Officer, Director)inRobert H. Schlingler Jr.(Executive Officer, Director)Chris Boshuizen(Founder)
BoardZachary Bogue(Director)in
Co-investors137 VenturesAME Cloud VenturesBright Success CapitalDBL PartnersDCVC (Data Collective)Fall Line Capital+28 more
Poetic is an AI system that learns from operating procedures, training videos, and expert feedback to automate business workflows and then maintains those automations as enterprise applications and data change.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Markie Wagner(Founder)
Co-investorsKleiner Perkins
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
Himanshu Tyagi(Founder)Kenzi Wang(Founder)Pramod Viswanath(Founder)Sandeep Nailwal(Founder)
Co-investorsPantera CapitalRWT HorizonsCanonical CryptoDelphi VenturesFramework VenturesHack VC+2 more
Stark provides an end-to-end accessibility platform with integrated tools for design, development, and compliance that helps teams find and fix accessibility issues from initial design through live product.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Cat Noone(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvent InternationalAlumni VenturesBlueYard CapitalFocal VenturesProject A VenturesSequoia Capital+3 more
Stenon provides real-time soil data analytics for agriculture businesses using a portable sensor device (FarmLab) combined with AI and cloud software.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningPotsdam, DE
Niels Grabbert(Gründer und CEO (Founder & CEO))inJens Meichsner(CTO)inDominic Roth(Founder)
Co-investorsAtlanticCherry VenturesDeepTech & Climate FondsOyster Bay Venture CapitalPymwymicAtlantic Labs+1 more
Swarm Aero develops UAVs designed for autonomous swarming, using on-aircraft edge compute and a sensor mesh so small teams can coordinate thousands of uncrewed air, sea and ground vehicles in contested, communications-limited environments.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRobotics
Danny Goodman(Founder)inPeter Kalogiannis(Founder)inOliver Palmer(Founder)in
Co-investorsChampion Hill VenturesHubSpot VenturesMaC Venture CapitalScribble VenturesSilent CapitalStartX+7 more
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 TechHardwareRoboticsOxnard, US
Danny Goodman(Executive Chairman)inOliver Palmer(CRO and co-founder)inPeter Kalogiannis(CEO and co-founder)in
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesCoatue ManagementConstruct CapitalHumba VenturesMaC Venture CapitalChampion Hill Ventures+8 more
SWARM is a decision intelligence platform that helps agrifood and manufacturing organizations solve operational challenges by defining problems clearly before deploying agentic AI and optimization algorithms.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechIrvine, US
John Power(Director)Anthony Howcroft(Executive Officer, Director)Stuart Frost(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsS2G InvestmentsHarvard Business Angels of ChicagoMiddleland CapitalSerra VenturesVTC VenturesAlumni Ventures+12 more
Plasma is a financial technology company offering Plasma One, a stablecoin-based account and Visa card that supports USD₮ transfers, cashback, and yield through third-party DeFi protocols.
Crypto & Web3FintechLondon, GB
Co-investors1/1 Capital6th Man VenturesBeni Venture CapitalImpossible FinanceMercury FundMirana Ventures+12 more
Westmag designs and manufactures drone motors and robot actuators for autonomous machines, with design and production based in South San Francisco using domestic and allied supply chains.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsSouth San Francisco, US
DAVID HANSEN(Co-Founder & CEO)inJordan Sanders(Founder)inDavid Hansen(Founder)
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzAntiMantis CapitalMenlo VenturesPathbreaker VenturesUP Partners+2 more
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