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Office Locations:
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One Letterman Drive, Building D, Suite 500
Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
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Information Technology
Life Sciences & Healthcare
Media & Digital Media
Software & Internet
Transportation & Distribution
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The Founders Fund is a multi-stage, multi-sector venture capial firm with an emphasis on transformational technologies and companies. The firm's industries of interest include Advanced Machines, Aerospace & Transportation, Analytics & Software, Biotechnology & Health, and Consumer Internet & Media. Founders primarily invests at the seed stage, with a typical investment of $500,000-$5,000,000. The firm's partners previously founded PayPal. Initial subscriptions to the Founders Fund were $50 million.
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Investment Firm Key
VC = Venture Capital
PE = Private Equity
A = Angel
I = Incubator
MB = Merchant Bank
VD = Venture Debt
FI = Family Investment Office
FOF = Fund of Funds
ED = Economic Development Office
TT = Technology Transfer Office
CVC = Corporate Venture Capital
SEC = Secondary Purchaser
HF = Hedge Fund/Mutual Fund
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| COMPANY STAGE | REVENUE |
| Venture Capital | |
Seed Stage
(includes "pre-seed," or
concept stage) | No Revenue |
| Early Stage | Minimal
Revenue |
Growth Stage
(also called Mid-stage) | $2M-$7M |
Expansion Stage
(also called Late-stage) | $7M and greater |
| Private Equity | |
| Lower Middle Market | $10M-$249M |
| Middle Market | $250M-$499M |
| Upper Middle Market | $500M-$1B |
| Large Cap | >$1B |
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| Brian Singerman | |
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Partner | |
| Erin Gleason Lane | |
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Vice President of Communications | |
| Lauren Gross | |
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Partner and COO | |
| Lauren Gross | |
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Partner & COO | |
| Michael Solana | |
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Entrepreneur-in-Residence | |
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Date
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Name
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State
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Amount
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Stage
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11/03/2025
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Substrate
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CA
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$100,000,000
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10/29/2025
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Valthos
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CA
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$30,000,000
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Seed
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10/16/2025
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Peptilogics
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PA
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$78,000,000
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Series B-2
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10/16/2025
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HistoSonics
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MI
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$250,000,000
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Growth
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08/19/2025
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Eight
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NY
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$100,000,000
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Venture
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07/24/2025
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Armada
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CA
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$131,000,000
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Strategic
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07/17/2025
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Hadrian
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CA
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$260,000,000
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Series C
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07/10/2025
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Varda Space Industries
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CA
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$187,000,000
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Series C
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06/23/2025
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RAMP
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MA
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$200,000,000
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Series E
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06/06/2025
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Kargo
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CA
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$18,400,000
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06/06/2025
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Neuralink
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CA
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$650,000,000
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Series E
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06/03/2025
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Impulse Space
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CA
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$300,000,000
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Series C
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05/16/2025
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NewLimit
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CA
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$130,000,000
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Series B
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04/30/2025
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Persona
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CA
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$200,000,000
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Series D
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04/30/2025
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Nuvo
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CA
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$45,000,000
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03/13/2025
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Flock Safety
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GA
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$275,000,000
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Venture
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03/06/2025
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Ataraxis AI
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NY
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$20,400,000
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Series A
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