Matias Van Thienen

Partner atFounders FundFirm active Oct 9Miami

Matias Van Thienen is a partner at Founders Fund focused on growth and international companies, joining in 2018. He has backed firms like SpaceX and Stripe, and previously invested at Insight and CapitalG.

What Matias can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA warm introAsk a founder in their portfolio.

Founders Fund writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Wallapop
  2. Insight
  3. CapitalG
  4. Founders Fund · partner
    Now
  5. Insight · Investor
  6. CapitalG · Investor
  7. Wallapop · Operator

Investments named in public bios

SpaceXStripeRampRipplingFigmaWavePersonaScaleTrade RepublicEnterArqKavakCrowdStrikeUiPathQualtricsLooker

Focus

growthinternational companiesinternationalconsumer marketplace

Education

NYU Stern, BS in Finance and Information Systems

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Questions

Who is Matias Van Thienen?

Matias Van Thienen is a partner at Founders Fund focused on growth and international companies, joining in 2018. He has backed firms like SpaceX and Stripe, and previously invested at Insight and CapitalG.

How much does Matias Van Thienen invest?

Matias Van Thienen invests through Founders Fund, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Matias Van Thienen?

A warm intro from a founder Founders Fund backed works best.

What did Matias Van Thienen do before Founders Fund?

Wallapop; Insight; CapitalG; Investor at Insight; Investor at CapitalG; Operator at Wallapop.

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