Investor profile for Founders Fund: typical check size, headquarters (New York, NY), stages they lead or invest in, and links to website and social profiles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker directory.

Founders Fund

San Francisco and New York venture firm founded in 2005, backing ambitious founders in deep tech, AI, defense, and space. Known for early bets on Facebook, SpaceX, Palantir, Stripe, and Anduril with $3B+ AUM.

Typical check size

$1M-$10M (stage-based estimate)

Founded

2005

Headquarters

New York, NY

AUM

$3B+

Rounds they lead

Series A Series B+

Rounds they invest

Seed Series A Series B+

Portfolio companies we track

Startups in our directory that list Founders Fund as an investor (65 total).

+41 more in the directory graph (browse related articles below or the startups index).

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FAQs about Founders Fund

Stage fit, check size, thesis, and how founders typically approach this firm — based on public sources and our directory.

Per our directory, Founders Fund leads Series A and later rounds and participates from seed. The firm backs contrarian, technically ambitious companies from early institutional rounds through growth.
Founders Fund does not publish a standard check range. Our directory lists $3B+ AUM; deployment is flexible from seed through large growth rounds depending on conviction and ownership targets.
Founders Fund lists a New York office and is closely associated with San Francisco. It invests globally in frontier technology—defense, space, AI, and biotech—without a strict geographic mandate.
Our directory tags deep-tech, ai-ml, defense-tech, and space-tech. Founders Fund publicly seeks companies building revolutionary technology—often accepting technical and regulatory risk others avoid.
Founders Fund frequently leads or co-leads Series A and growth rounds for category-defining companies. It also makes selective seed investments when the technical thesis is exceptional.
Startups in our directory with Founders Fund listed include SpaceX (/startup/spacex), Anduril (/startup/anduril), Stripe (/startup/stripe), OpenAI (/startup/openai), Figma (/startup/figma), and Airbnb (/startup/airbnb).
Founders can reach the team through foundersfund.com. Warm intros from scientists, defense operators, or prior portfolio founders are common given the firm's frontier thesis; we do not list partner emails.
Our blue-chip VC firms guide highlights Founders Fund's Facebook, SpaceX, and Anduril track record. Our NYC Ramp case study also notes Founders Fund among early fintech backers.