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Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in science and technology companies solving difficult problems. The firm invests at all stages across a wide variety of sectors, including aerospace, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, health and consumer Internet. The firm and its partners have been early backers of some of the most impactful companies of the past decade, including Airbnb, Facebook, Palantir and SpaceX. Founders Fund pursues a founder-friendly investment strategy, providing maximum support with minimum interference. Formed in 2005, the firm has more than $3 billion in aggregate capital under management.

Recent News

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FG Nexus Sells Another $14M in Ether as Losses Mount on Treasury Bet

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Palmer Luckey’s Erebor Hits $4.3B Valuation as Regulators Advance Bank Charter

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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

PayPal Ventures Leads €12 Million Funding Round in Klearly

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Physical Intelligence Targets $1 Billion Raise at $11 Billion Valuation

Anthropic Valued at $380Bn as It Raises $30Bn Series G

Anduril's Rapid Scale Triggers Safety and Engineering Setbacks

‘Our Funds Are 20 Years Old’: Limited Partners Confront VCs’ Liquidity Crisis

Founders Fund Leads $220 M Series E in Halter, Scaling Solar‑Powered Cow Collars

Polymarket Bets Surge on Lighter Airdrop as Hyperliquid Lists LIT

Wallet in Telegram Rolls Out Perpetual Futures Trading via Lighter

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Lightspeed Raises Record $9B in Fresh Capital

Digital Musculoskeletal Care Firm Sword Buys Rival Kaia

Recent Deals

Peptilogics Raises $78M in Oversubscribed Series B2 to Advance PLG0206

October 16, 2025

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October 30, 2025

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December 17, 2025

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November 11, 2025

HistoSonics Raises $250M Oversubscribed Round to Expand Edison System

October 16, 2025

Substrate Inks $100M Funding Round Backed by Founders Fund and Others

November 3, 2025

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December 17, 2025

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October 29, 2025

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April 22, 2024

OpenAI Nearing Close of SoftBank-Led $40B Funding Round

March 27, 2025

Peptilogics Raises $78M in Series B2 Round Led by Presight Capital, Thiel Bio and Founders Fund

October 16, 2025

Crusoe Raises $1.375B in Series E Led by Valor Equity Partners and Mubadala Capital

October 24, 2025

Giraffe360 Secures $10M Series B Funding Led by Cipio Partners

March 26, 2026

Freeform Future Corp Raises $67M for 3D Metal Printing System

February 19, 2026

Avalanche Energy Raises $29M in New Funding Led by RA Capital Management

February 3, 2026

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December 22, 2025

Numeric Inks $51M Series B Led by IVP to Boost AI Accounting Platform

November 19, 2025

Mznil Secures $11.7M Series A Funding Led by Founders Fund

November 28, 2025

HistoSonics Secures $250M Growth-Stage Financing Led by New Ownership Group

October 16, 2025

Valthos Raises $30M Seed Round Led by OpenAI Startup Fund, Lux Capital and Founders Fund

October 29, 2025

Erebor Bank Raises $350M in Funding at $4.35B Valuation

January 5, 2026

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Luke Nosek

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Founded

2005

Employees

50-200

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Investor Type

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