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Founders Fund

Founders Fund, based in California, backs generalist sectors from Seed to Series B, mostly leading rounds with checks from $10 million to over $30 million, as seen with SpaceX and Stripe.

WebsitePortfolioTeam page
Entry stageSeed, Series A, Series B
Check size$10M to $30M+
Leads roundsYes
FocusGeneralist
Latest fundn/a
Investing team13 people8 activity updates, latest Oct 9

Who you would pitch at Founders Fund

13 people on the investing team, 10 of them partners who can make the call. Partners are listed first.

Amin MirzadeganPartnerHe previously invested at General Atlantic and holds a BA in Economics from Yale.
Delian AsparouhovPartnerHe also co-created the Hill & Valley Forum to strengthen collaboration on technology and national security.
Joey KrugPartnerHe co-founded the Forecast Foundation and Eco, and began angel investing in 2016.
John LuttigPartnerFocus: investments in AI and other sectors.
Matias Van ThienenPartnerFocus: growth and international companies, joining in 2018.
Napoleon TaPartnerHe holds an MBA from Stanford and a BS from the University of Colorado.
Peter ThielPartnerHe is a partner at Founders Fund and has made early investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp.
Scott NolanPartnerHe previously worked at SpaceX and Bain & Company, and supports engineering-driven startups in energy, infrastructure, manufacturing,…
Sean LiuPartnerHe previously served as CFO of Solugen and held roles at Silver Lake, Google, Vy Capital, and SoftBank.
Trae StephensPartnerHe previously worked at Palantir Technologies and in government roles.
Bridget HarrisAssociateShe studied Economics and Computer Science at Stanford.
Koren GilbaiAssociateHe holds a BS in Computer Science from Stanford.
Robert WindesheimAssociateHe previously conducted theoretical physics research at several universities and holds degrees in physics from the University of Munich.

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Writes $10M to $30M+ checks. Its smallest check is larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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8 activity updates since September, latest Oct 9.

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Before you pitch

Ownership target7-10%

Notable investments

SpaceXPalantirStripeMeta (Facebook)AirbnbOpenAIAndurilSpotifyFigmaNeuralink

In their words

Founders FundFounders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.foundersfund.com
Founders and investors at a Mode VC gathering

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On these lists

Seed investors in United States2836Series A investors in United States1790Seed investors in California699Series B investors in United States563Series A investors in California480Series B investors in California233Seed investors3020Series A investors1867

Questions

What stage does Founders Fund invest in?

Founders Fund reports entry at seed, series a, series b.

How much does Founders Fund invest?

Founders Fund reports checks of $10M to $30M+.

Does Founders Fund lead rounds?

Yes. Founders Fund says it can lead.

Who are the partners at Founders Fund?

Amin Mirzadegan (Partner), Delian Asparouhov (Partner), Joey Krug (Partner), John Luttig (Partner), Matias Van Thienen (Partner), Napoleon Ta (Partner).

Is Founders Fund active right now?

Founders Fund has shown 8 activity updates since September 2026, the latest on 2026-10-09.

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