Founders Fund
About Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a San Francisco–based venture capital firm that invests in companies building revolutionary technologies. The firm focuses on backing early-stage and growth-oriented startups across high-impact sectors, leveraging a hands-on, founder-friendly approach. Its portfolio spans various industries and emphasizes disruptive innovations with global reach.
Recent News
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Polymarket in Fundraising Talks that Could Value the Prediction Platform at $15bn
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Crunchbase Predicts: 15 Companies That Could Go Public In 2026 As The IPO Market Gains Momentum
Ramp Is Telling Investors It Is About to Hit $1.4 Billion in Revenue a Year, as the Company Prepares to Go Public
Northwood Space Raises $100M in Series B and Works With Space Force on Satellite Control Network
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Loop Raises $95M Series C
Freeform Raises $67M Series B to Scale up Laser AI Manufacturing
Hermeus Corp Secures $350 Million Series C, Valuing Unmanned Supersonic Jet Maker at $1 Billion
Loop Secures $95 Million Series C to Boost AI‑Driven Supply Chain Visibility
Akash Systems Launches AMD-Powered Diamond Cooled AI Servers
The Ads that Sell the Sizzle of Genetic Trait Discrimination
Peter Thiel’s Big Bet on Solar-Powered Cow Collars
FG Nexus Sells Another $14M in Ether as Losses Mount on Treasury Bet
Peter Thiel and Galaxy-Backed Citrea Wants to Turn Idle Bitcoin Into a High-Speed Bank Account
The Opportunity Beyond Orbital Data Centers
Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Hits $4.3B Valuation as Regulators Advance Bank Charter
Singapore's Circles Targets Nasdaq Listing as It Doubles Down on US Expansion
Roadrunner Raises $27M From Kleiner Perkins and Founders Fund for AI-Native CPQ Pricing and Quoting Software
Mznil Raises $11.7M in Series A Funding
Panthalassa Raises $140 Million Series B to Deploy Ocean‑Based AI Compute Nodes
Crypto-Focused Erebor Wins First New US Bank Charter of Trump’s Second Term: WSJ
Barclays Invests in Stablecoin Settlement Firm as Tokenized Infrastructure Advances
Panthalassa Raises $140 Million Led by Peter Thiel to Build Wave‑Powered AI Compute Centers
PayPal Ventures Leads €12 Million Funding Round in Klearly
VC Activity in LatAm Region Exhibited Renewed Strength in Q1 2026 : Research
Avalanche Energy Nabs $29M
Hadrian Raises Funding for Automated Manufacturing, Bringing Valuation to $1.6B
Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund Raises $6B for Its Largest-Ever Fund Focused on Later-Stage Companies
Founders Fund Closes Record $6 B Fourth Fund, Boosting Defense Tech Bets
Anthropic in Early Talks to Buy DRAM-Less AI Inference Chips From UK Startup — Fractile's SRAM Architecture Reduces Need for Pricey Memory During Extreme Pricing and Shortage Crunch
Ramp in Talks to Hit $40B+ Valuation, 6 Months After Reaching $32B
Physical Intelligence Targets $1 Billion Raise at $11 Billion Valuation
Biossil Exits Stealth with $70 Million USD to Give Failed Medicines a Second Chance
Anthropic Valued at $380Bn as It Raises $30Bn Series G
Anduril Raises $5 Billion in Funding and Is Valued at $61 Billion
Founders Fund Closes $6 B Flagship Fund, Its Largest Yet
Anduril's Rapid Scale Triggers Safety and Engineering Setbacks
‘Our Funds Are 20 Years Old’: Limited Partners Confront VCs’ Liquidity Crisis
A Crypto VC Raised $1 Billion to Fund AI Agents. The Bet Is that Finance, Not Models, Is What They Need.
UK AI Chip Startup Fractile Raises $220M to Tackle the Growing Inference Bottleneck
Hermeus Secures $350 Million Led by Khosla, Reaches $1 Billion Valuation
Loop Secures $95 Million Series C to Power AI‑Driven Supply‑Chain Disruption Forecasts
Hermeus Raises $350M to Accelerate Hypersonic Aircraft Development
Hermeus Secures $350 Million Series C, Valuing Unmanned Supersonic Fighter Maker at $1 Billion
NRIC Launch Pad Selects Four Startups
Founders Fund Leads $220 M Series E in Halter, Scaling Solar‑Powered Cow Collars
Panthalassa Raises $140M For Ocean AI Computing Push
Loop Secures $95M Series C to Accelerate AI‑Driven Supply‑Chain Platform
Recent Deals
Peptilogics Raises $78M in Oversubscribed Series B2 to Advance PLG0206
CUE Labs Secures Over $10M in Early Funding Led by Sequoia Capital
Trade Republic Secures €1.2bn Secondary Share Sale, Achieving Decacorn Valuation
Lighter Secures $68M Funding Round at $1.5B Valuation
HistoSonics Raises $250M Oversubscribed Round to Expand Edison System
Substrate Inks $100M Funding Round Backed by Founders Fund and Others
Radiant Secures Over $300M in Venture Funding Led by Draper Associates and Boost VC
Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund
Rippling Secures $200M Series F Round Led by Coatue, Adds Dragoneer as New Investor
OpenAI Nearing Close of SoftBank-Led $40B Funding Round
Benchmark Leads $50M Series B Funding for AI Sales Startup Monaco
Peptilogics Raises $78M in Series B2 Round Led by Presight Capital, Thiel Bio and Founders Fund
Crusoe Raises $1.375B in Series E Led by Valor Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital
Founders Fund Closes $6 Billion Growth Fund
Giraffe360 Secures $10M Series B Funding Led by Cipio Partners
Freeform Future Corp Raises $67M for 3D Metal Printing System
Avalanche Energy Raises $29M in New Funding Led by RA Capital Management
Erebor Secures $350M Funding Round at $4.35B Valuation
Numeric Inks $51M Series B Led by IVP to Boost AI Accounting Platform
Mznil Secures $11.7M Series A Funding Led by Founders Fund
HistoSonics Secures $250M Growth-Stage Financing Led by New Ownership Group
Hermeus Secures $350M Series C Funding Led by Khosla Ventures
Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund
Erebor Bank Raises $350M in Funding at $4.35B Valuation