John Luttig
InvestorPartner at Founders Fund
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $500K – $150M checks · typically $25M
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About
John Luttig's long apprenticeship inside one venture firm's investing culture and his widely read analyses and weekly newsletter make him a leading thinker on SaaS metrics and startup strategy.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningBiotechDefense TechFintechSpace Tech
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford University (BS, Computer Science)
- Communities
- John Luttig was Editor-in-Chief of the Stanford Review while at Stanford University.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Experience
- Founders FundPartnercurrent2024 — present
- Founders FundPrincipal2019 — 2024
- Founders FundAssociate2017 — 2019
- SourcegraphSoftware Developer2016
- The Stanford ReviewEditor in Chief2015 — 2016Stanford University
- Stanford UniversityCS106A Section Leader2014 — 2016
- The Thiel FoundationSummer Associate2015
Investments
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Founders Fund
Alex Bangash
Managing Director and General Partner at Transpose Platform Management
Alyx Sylvia
Assistant Controller at Founders Fund
Amin Mirzadegan
Partner at Founders Fund
Arkady Rakhilkin
CEO at Seven Rivers Capital LTD
Beatrice Couture
Principal at Teralys Capital
Bridget Harris
Associate at Founders Fund
Brooke Oliver
Chief Human Resources Officer at Main Street Capital
Danielle Biesanz
Head of Legal Operations at Founders Fund
Network3
Delian Asparouhov
Partner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Varda
Amin Mirzadegan
Partner at Founders Fund
Bridget Harris
Associate at Founders Fund
Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is John Luttig?
- John Luttig's long apprenticeship inside one venture firm's investing culture and his widely read analyses and weekly newsletter make him a leading thinker on SaaS metrics and startup strategy.
- Where does John Luttig work?
- John Luttig is Partner at Founders Fund.
- What does John Luttig invest in?
- John Luttig invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Defense Tech, Fintech, Space Tech.
- What check size does John Luttig write?
- John Luttig typically writes checks of $500K – $150M.
- What companies has John Luttig invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Anthropic, Cognition, Figma, Flock, Loop Logistics, Newfront Insurance, OpenAI, Rippling, Scale AI, Specter.
- Where did John Luttig go to school?
- John Luttig studied at Stanford University (Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science); Lake Forest Academy.
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George BousisCo-Founder and Managing Partner at ProtagonistDan PattersonManaging Partner at FermionFord JohnstoneAssociate at Chicago VenturesDan PetersonGeneral Partner at FermionAlex KirshenbaumPrincipal at The 81 CollectionAustin ClamageInvestor at Haveli Investments
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Shared employers
Also worked at Founders Fund50
Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesBrian SingermanCo-founder of GPx; Partner Emeritus at Founders FundTrae StephensPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of AndurilDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaCyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey Ventures
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Also worked at Sourcegraph14
Scott RaneyManaging Director at Redpoint VenturesJane AlexanderPartner at CapitalGTristan HandyFounder, dbt Labs at Amplify PartnersLenny PrussGeneral Partner at Amplify PartnersBeyang LiuB2B SaaS / Dev Tooling at OVO FundAndrew ReedPartner at Sequoia Capital
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Also worked at Stanford University1,153
Ann Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateBalaji SrinivasanAngel investor and founder of The Network SchoolMartin CasadoGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzMike KriegerCo-founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer at AnthropicAndy FangCo-founder & CTO of DoorDashRyan SheaCo-founder of Blockstack (Stacks)
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Also worked at The Thiel Foundation52
Ritesh AgarwalFounder & CEO of OYOSebastian CaliriInvestment Team at 8VCKevin WangCEO, FOSSA Inc. at OSS CapitalAndrew BrackinPartner at Gradient investing across vertical AI, healthcare, and the application layerIan LeePrincipal at Signum CapitalDanielle StrachmanInvestor at NZVC
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