Venture Capital Investors

Founders Fund

Founders Fund is focused on making venture capital investments in companies focused on high-impact, technology-driven solutions.

Venture Investor Overview

Venture Investor
Founders Fund
Status
Active
Investor Type
Venture Capital
Activity Level
Industry Focus
AdTech
AgTech
Artificial Intelligence
Biopharmaceutical
Blockchain
Communications
Consumer
Digital Media & VR & AR
ECommerce
EdTech
Electronics
Energy & Battery
Enterprise IT
Entertainment
FinTech
GovTech
Healthcare IT
Healthcare Services
Infrastructure
InsureTech
Internet & IoT
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Medical Devices & Instruments
Mobile
Real Estate
Robotics
Security
Semiconductors
Software
Storage
Transportation
Wireless

Contact Information

Contact
Peter Thiel
Title
Managing Partner
Mailing Address
One Letterman Drive C - 420
San Francisco, CA 94129
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded

Background Information

Overview
Our area of primary interest and our area of greatest expertise is early stage technology ventures; we are especially interested in consumer Internet companies. We primarily invest at the seed stage, with a typical investment of $500,000-$1,000,000.
Profile
Founders Fund LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Founders Fund Company Twitter Account
Company News
Founders Fund News
Facebook
Founders Fund on Facebook
YouTube
Founders Fund on YouTube
Last Transaction
10/31/2024

Transaction History

Our records indicate that Founders Fund invested in the VC transactions listed below. Dollar amounts are for the entire raise, which may include other investors.

Company
Date
Amount
10/31/2024
$14,000,000
10/11/2024
$28,000,000
10/1/2024
$150,000,000
9/25/2024
$50,000,000
9/17/2024
$5,000,000
9/4/2024
Unknown
8/29/2024
$8,200,000
8/7/2024
$1,500,000,000
7/24/2024
$15,000,000
7/23/2024
$11,000,000
7/18/2024
$27,000,000
7/17/2024
$142,000,000
6/14/2024
$4,500,000
6/4/2024
$43,000,000
5/21/2024
$1,000,000,000
5/14/2024
$70,000,000
5/13/2024
$3,000,000
5/9/2024
$13,200,000
5/1/2024
$10,000,000
4/23/2024
$23,000,000
4/22/2024
$35,000,000
4/18/2024
$150,000,000
4/5/2024
$90,000,000
2/20/2024
$9,500,000
2/13/2024
$6,000,000
2/5/2024
$7,000,000
12/14/2023
$8,000,000
12/13/2023
$13,500,000
12/11/2023
$55,000,000
12/5/2023
$100,000,000
11/25/2023
$43,000,000
11/15/2023
$100,000,000
11/8/2023
$60,000,000
11/6/2023
$6,000,000
10/26/2023
$22,000,000
10/25/2023
$17,000,000
10/7/2023
$60,000,000
9/26/2023
$4,000,000
9/18/2023
$1,250,000
9/14/2023
Unknown
9/6/2023
$2,700,000
8/22/2023
$17,000,000
8/22/2023
$300,000,000
8/21/2023
$24,000,000
8/15/2023
$7,000,000
8/7/2023
$280,000,000
8/3/2023
$35,500,000
8/1/2023
$46,000,000
7/24/2023
$45,000,000
7/13/2023
$30,000,000
6/21/2023
$9,000,000
6/7/2023
$26,000,000
6/1/2023
$10,000,000
5/16/2023
$40,000,000
5/2/2023
$16,000,000
5/1/2023
$29,000,000
4/24/2023
$40,000,000
3/29/2023
$7,000,000
2/23/2023
$15,000,000
2/2/2023
$45,000,000
1/10/2023
$115,000,000
12/31/2022
$1,480,000,000
12/7/2022
$2,300,000
12/2/2022
$1,480,000,000
12/1/2022
$45,000,000
11/30/2022
$16,000,000
11/18/2022
$8,000,000
11/18/2022
$27,000,000
11/17/2022
$40,000,000
11/10/2022
$46,000,000
11/8/2022
$14,000,000
11/8/2022
$7,000,000
11/3/2022
$30,000,000
10/20/2022
$7,000,000
10/4/2022
$42,000,000
9/29/2022
$3,700,000
9/29/2022
$60,000,000
9/27/2022
$11,000,000
9/22/2022
$10,600,000
9/14/2022
$25,000,000
9/7/2022
$56,000,000
8/26/2022
$35,000,000
8/24/2022
$50,000,000
8/17/2022
$20,000,000
8/16/2022
$8,000,000
8/10/2022
$15,000,000
8/2/2022
$32,000,000
8/2/2022
$10,000,000
7/26/2022
$30,000,000
7/15/2022
$14,000,000
7/7/2022
$20,000,000
6/21/2022
$23,000,000
6/8/2022
$33,000,000
6/3/2022
$267,000,000
6/1/2022
$600,000,000
5/25/2022
$43,000,000
5/11/2022
$100,000,000
5/11/2022
$250,000,000
5/10/2022
$120,000,000
5/2/2022
$12,000,000
4/28/2022
$25,000,000
4/27/2022
$20,000,000
4/27/2022
$55,000,000
4/26/2022
$130,000,000
4/20/2022
$675,000,000
4/19/2022
$18,000,000
4/13/2022
$16,000,000
4/12/2022
$200,000,000
3/31/2022
$90,000,000
3/30/2022
$25,000,000
3/23/2022
$25,000,000
3/23/2022
$12,000,000
3/10/2022
$20,000,000
3/4/2022
$60,000,000
3/3/2022
$73,000,000
2/18/2022
$6,500,000
2/15/2022
$935,000,000
2/12/2022
$12,000,000
2/7/2022
$32,000,000
2/3/2022
$60,000,000
2/2/2022
$200,000,000
1/31/2022
$20,000,000
1/27/2022
$175,000,000
1/4/2022
$17,000,000
12/23/2021
$19,300,000
12/18/2021
$3,500,000
12/15/2021
$24,000,000
12/14/2021
$9,000,000
12/10/2021
$15,000,000
12/10/2021
$200,000,000
12/6/2021
$50,000,000
12/2/2021
$50,000,000
12/1/2021
$2,300,000
11/22/2021
$20,000,000
11/22/2021
$17,000,000
11/18/2021
$30,000,000
11/11/2021
$125,000,000
11/2/2021
$44,000,000
10/30/2021
$60,000,000
10/29/2021
$65,000,000
10/28/2021
$5,600,000
10/22/2021
$20,000,000
10/22/2021
$9,000,000
10/16/2021
$5,000,000
10/11/2021
$200,000,000
9/21/2021
$3,700,000
9/20/2021
$19,500,000
9/17/2021
$20,000,000
9/16/2021
$150,000,000
9/15/2021
$90,000,000
8/31/2021
$56,000,000
8/27/2021
$48,000,000
8/26/2021
$36,000,000
8/26/2021
$100,000,000
8/25/2021
$75,000,000
8/25/2021
$300,000,000
8/20/2021
$30,000,000
8/19/2021
$30,000,000
8/3/2021
$75,500,000
8/2/2021
$42,000,000
8/2/2021
$205,000,000
7/21/2021
$80,000,000
7/20/2021
$20,000,000
7/16/2021
$30,000,000
7/12/2021
$23,000,000
7/2/2021
$85,000,000
7/2/2021
$100,000,000
7/1/2021
$15,000,000
6/30/2021
$30,000,000
6/18/2021
$450,000,000
6/8/2021
$39,000,000
5/26/2021
$20,000,000
5/21/2021
$300,000,000
5/6/2021
$280,000,000
5/5/2021
$2,250,000
4/27/2021
$325,000,000
4/27/2021
$4,500,000
4/22/2021
$40,000,000
4/22/2021
$41,000,000
4/15/2021
$20,000,000
4/13/2021
$2,500,000
4/3/2021
$75,000,000
4/3/2021
$20,000,000
4/1/2021
$65,000,000
4/1/2021
$10,000,000
3/25/2021
$60,000,000
3/12/2021
$225,000,000
2/25/2021
$11,000,000
2/19/2021
$10,000,000
2/15/2021
$6,000,000
2/12/2021
$74,000,000
2/4/2021
$12,500,000
2/4/2021
$11,500,000
2/1/2021
$25,000,000
1/28/2021
$40,000,000
1/18/2021
$25,000,000
12/23/2020
$35,400,000
12/18/2020
$140,000,000
12/17/2020
$45,000,000
12/17/2020
Unknown
12/16/2020
$51,000,000
12/11/2020
$40,000,000
12/10/2020
$9,000,000
12/8/2020
$31,000,000
12/4/2020
$36,000,000
11/17/2020
$65,000,000
11/6/2020
$35,000,000
11/4/2020
$47,000,000
10/29/2020
$170,000,000
10/22/2020
$100,000,000
10/13/2020
$60,000,000
10/1/2020
$9,000,000
9/18/2020
$500,000,000
9/16/2020
$16,000,000
8/31/2020
$100,000,000
8/5/2020
$145,000,000
7/30/2020
$60,000,000
7/29/2020
$55,000,000
7/15/2020
$45,000,000
7/13/2020
$30,000,000
7/3/2020
$200,000,000
7/1/2020
$16,550,000
6/25/2020
$20,000,000
6/23/2020
$102,000,000
6/22/2020
Unknown
6/15/2020
$12,000,000
5/29/2020
$11,800,000
5/25/2020
$10,800,000
5/13/2020
$3,700,000
5/13/2020
$14,500,000
5/1/2020
$50,000,000
4/7/2020
$215,000,000
3/17/2020
$8,500,000
2/28/2020
$9,000,000
2/28/2020
$9,000,000
2/27/2020
$17,500,000
1/31/2020
$7,000,000
1/28/2020
$4,000,000
1/22/2020
$50,000,000
1/17/2020
$31,000,000
1/16/2020
$90,000,000
12/21/2019
$17,300,000
12/9/2019
$70,000,000
11/26/2019
$2,500,000
11/21/2019
$8,200,000
11/20/2019
$47,000,000
11/13/2019
$15,000,000
11/11/2019
$25,000,000
11/7/2019
$40,000,000
10/31/2019
$150,000,000
10/25/2019
$13,500,000
10/24/2019
$12,000,000
10/23/2019
$8,500,000
10/11/2019
$300,000,000
10/4/2019
$16,000,000
9/26/2019
$37,000,000
9/20/2019
$33,000,000
9/19/2019
$15,000,000
7/31/2019
$370,000,000
7/24/2019
$56,000,000
7/24/2019
$10,700,000
7/19/2019
$17,000,000
7/11/2019
$14,500,000
7/8/2019
$4,600,000
6/25/2019
$130,000,000
6/20/2019
$24,000,000
6/18/2019
$205,000,000
6/15/2019
$11,000,000
5/24/2019
$8,500,000
5/23/2019
$11,000,000
5/23/2019
$32,000,000
5/16/2019
$32,000,000
5/6/2019
$4,500,000
5/2/2019
$5,000,000
4/17/2019
$7,000,000
4/10/2019
$70,000,000
4/4/2019
$300,000,000
3/29/2019
$16,000,000
3/19/2019
$12,000,000
3/6/2019
$22,000,000
2/28/2019
$19,500,000
2/22/2019
$1,000,000,000
2/13/2019
$2,000,000
2/6/2019
$25,000,000
1/30/2019
$60,000,000
1/8/2019
$12,000,000
1/4/2019
$6,000,000
12/14/2018
$100,000,000
11/30/2018
$50,000,000
11/16/2018
$3,800,000
11/13/2018
$70,000,000
11/9/2018
$4,500,000
11/8/2018
$4,000,000
10/31/2018
$40,000,000
10/30/2018
$37,500,000
10/26/2018
$6,100,000
10/24/2018
$110,000,000
9/28/2018
$22,000,000
9/25/2018
$5,500,000
9/19/2018
$1,000,000
8/24/2018
$64,000,000
8/22/2018
$25,000,000
8/22/2018
$7,000,000
8/15/2018
$15,000,000
8/3/2018
$2,500,000
7/18/2018
$13,000,000
6/30/2018
$12,000,000
6/28/2018
$36,000,000
6/22/2018
$24,000,000
6/20/2018
$36,000,000
6/7/2018
Unknown
5/30/2018
$28,000,000
5/18/2018
$2,600,000
5/18/2018
$20,000,000
5/11/2018
$2,000,000
5/8/2018
$4,000,000
5/1/2018
$15,500,000
5/1/2018
$100,000,000
4/18/2018
$28,000,000
4/5/2018
$45,000,000
4/5/2018
Unknown
3/31/2018
$13,000,000
3/29/2018
$3,400,000
3/29/2018
$165,000,000
3/28/2018
$16,000,000
3/21/2018
$13,700,000
3/20/2018
$55,000,000
3/7/2018
$15,000,000
3/1/2018
$110,000,000
2/27/2018
$4,500,000
2/7/2018
$45,800,000
2/1/2018
$75,000,000
1/31/2018
$7,000,000
1/20/2018
$123,000,000
1/12/2018
$9,000,000
1/6/2018
$3,000,000
12/25/2017
$2,700,000
12/12/2017
$200,000,000
12/8/2017
$13,000,000
11/28/2017
$200,000,000
10/25/2017
$800,000
10/6/2017
$4,000,000
10/4/2017
$30,000,000
9/21/2017
$1,000,000
9/15/2017
$3,600,000
9/1/2017
$40,000,000
8/29/2017
$10,000,000
8/18/2017
$35,000,000
8/2/2017
$10,500,000
6/17/2017
$10,500,000
6/7/2017
$65,000,000
6/7/2017
$501,000
5/29/2017
$1,300,000
3/24/2017
$30,000,000
3/1/2017
$52,600,000
3/1/2017
$7,000,000
2/18/2017
$15,000,000
1/18/2017
$20,000,000
11/17/2016
$2,600,000
11/2/2016
$140,000,000
11/2/2016
$7,200,000
9/15/2016
$15,000,000
9/1/2016
$75,000,000
8/17/2016
$2,500,000
7/20/2016
$50,000,000
7/6/2016
$5,000,000
6/13/2016
$8,000,000
6/10/2016
$5,500,000
6/3/2016
$33,000,000
5/27/2016
$2,000,000
5/16/2016
$3,775,990
5/11/2016
$50,000,000
5/5/2016
$27,000,000
4/15/2016
$15,000,000
4/13/2016
$100,000,000
3/31/2016
$23,307,900
3/30/2016
$50,000,000
2/17/2016
$52,000,000
2/8/2016
$10,250,000
2/4/2016
$4,000,000
1/27/2016
$35,000,000
1/27/2016
$6,500,000
1/20/2016
$40,000,000
12/31/2015
$2,085,000
12/31/2015
$81,000,000
11/17/2015
$40,000,000
10/20/2015
$81,000,000
10/15/2015
$13,500,000
10/14/2015
$10,600,000
10/14/2015
$3,100,000
9/21/2015
$8,000,000
9/15/2015
$50,000,000
8/31/2015
$250,000,000
8/26/2015
Unknown
8/20/2015
$130,000,000
7/29/2015
$50,000,000
7/22/2015
$1,250,000
7/13/2015
$17,000,000
5/6/2015
$500,000,000
5/4/2015
$100,000,000
4/21/2015
$145,000,000
4/15/2015
$3,500,000
3/31/2015
$3,000,000
3/19/2015
$38,000,000
2/27/2015
$11,100,000
1/20/2015
$65,000,000
1/14/2015
$25,000,000
1/9/2015
Unknown
1/7/2015
$2,000,000
12/18/2014
$90,000,000
12/3/2014
$80,000,000
12/3/2014
$40,000,000
10/19/2014
$525,000
10/1/2014
$17,000,000
9/30/2014
$2,374,000
9/23/2014
$54,700,000
8/6/2014
$2,000,000
7/23/2014
$3,600,000
7/21/2014
$40,000,000
7/1/2014
Unknown
7/1/2014
$4,500,000
6/27/2014
$50,000,000
6/17/2014
$12,000,000
6/5/2014
$3,000,000
5/13/2014
$30,000,000
5/1/2014
$8,100,000
4/29/2014
$6,400,000
4/23/2014
$16,000,000
4/11/2014
$6,000,000
4/2/2014
$250,000,000
3/18/2014
$33,000,000
2/17/2014
$1,200,000
1/23/2014
$80,000,000
1/14/2014
$14,000,000
1/8/2014
$30,000,000
12/20/2013
$51,000,000
12/18/2013
$52,000,000
12/17/2013
$7,000,000
12/4/2013
$15,200,000
11/6/2013
$18,500,000
10/29/2013
$12,000,000
10/4/2013
$1,800,000
9/30/2013
$5,000,000
9/26/2013
$2,000,000
9/25/2013
$20,000,000
8/26/2013
Unknown
8/9/2013
$6,000,000
7/22/2013
$40,000,000
7/2/2013
$5,000,000
6/30/2013
$6,000,000
6/26/2013
$13,000,000
6/26/2013
$3,000,000
6/18/2013
$16,000,000
6/4/2013
$35,000,000
5/22/2013
$1,000,000
5/16/2013
$2,000,000
5/1/2013
$54,600,000
4/16/2013
Unknown
3/20/2013
$5,000,000
3/11/2013
$60,000,000
2/27/2013
$1,000,000
2/1/2013
$15,000,000
1/29/2013
$1,200,000
1/3/2013
$30,000,000
12/18/2012
$8,000,000
11/21/2012
$20,000,000
10/11/2012
$3,000,000
9/27/2012
$1,200,000
9/24/2012
$6,200,000
8/31/2012
$1,100,000
8/22/2012
$15,000,000
8/15/2012
Unknown
8/1/2012
$1,700,000
7/26/2012
$1,000,000
7/23/2012
$28,000,000
7/23/2012
$13,000,000
7/11/2012
$750,000
7/10/2012
$7,000,000
6/28/2012
$34,000,000
6/14/2012
$50,000,000
6/8/2012
$750,000
5/1/2012
$1,250,000
4/30/2012
$7,600,000
4/17/2012
$4,500,000
3/16/2012
$775,000
2/29/2012
$85,000,000
2/22/2012
Unknown
2/20/2012
$1,000,000
12/31/2011
$17,302,000
12/20/2011
$10,000,000
11/2/2011
$500,000
10/17/2011
$12,000,000
10/13/2011
$33,000,000
10/7/2011
$8,300,000
9/20/2011
$6,000,000
8/23/2011
$1,500,000
7/27/2011
$2,500,000
7/25/2011
$10,000,000
6/30/2011
$50,000,000
6/10/2011
$1,300,000
6/2/2011
Unknown
4/28/2011
$2,500,000
4/5/2011
$23,000,000
3/10/2011
$15,000,000
3/1/2011
$350,000
2/10/2011
Unknown
2/9/2011
$4,000,000
11/30/2010
$25,000,000
10/18/2010
$9,000,000
10/8/2010
$8,900,000
9/23/2010
$1,500,000
7/14/2010
$15,000,000
6/30/2010
$800,200
6/27/2010
$60,000,000
1/4/2010
$27,500,000
12/31/2009
$8,400,000
11/25/2009
$750,000
7/15/2009
Unknown
7/9/2009
$1,100,000
6/1/2009
$15,000,000
5/18/2009
$800,000
3/31/2009
Unknown
3/31/2009
$5,000,000
1/19/2009
$5,000,000
9/30/2008
$1,029,000
9/22/2008
$16,000,000
9/4/2008
$12,000,000
8/5/2008
$20,000,000
7/30/2008
$14,500,000
6/30/2008
$100,000
6/30/2008
$13,500,000
5/14/2008
$15,000,000
3/31/2008
$5,000,000
3/9/2008
$7,000,000
1/22/2008
$20,000,000
11/27/2007
$580,000
11/18/2007
$46,000,000
8/28/2007
$8,000,000
6/30/2007
$16,000,000
3/22/2007
$5,700,000
1/25/2007
Unknown
12/31/2006
$1,000,000
9/30/2006
$1,340,000
9/30/2006
$375,000
9/20/2006
$1,500,000
6/30/2006
$5,000,100

 


Investor Contacts

Title
Name
Email & Social
Principal
Lauren Gross
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General Partner
Ken Howery
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General Partner
Luke Nosek
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General Partner
Keith Rabois
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General Partner
Brian Singerman
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Partner
Trae Stephens
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General Partner
Peter Thiel
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Funds

Our database includes the following fund closing(s) for Founders Fund. If we are missing funds, please contact us.

Fund Description
Vintage Date
Fund Amount
Growth Principals Fund
3/30/2020
$101,500,000
Growth Fund I
2/19/2020
$1,500,000,000
Founders Fund VII
11/22/2019
$1,496,368,333
Founders Fund VI
3/17/2016
$1,300,000,000
Founders Fund V
3/6/2014
$1,000,000,000
Founders Fund IV
12/1/2011
$625,000,000
Founders Fund III
7/20/2010
$250,000,000
Founders Fund SpaceX Fund
8/17/2009
$6,737,500
Founders Fund II
12/18/2007
$220,000,000
The Founders Fund
7/12/2005
$50,000,000

 


Portfolio Companies

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