# Facebook

> Social network that grew from a Harvard dorm project into Meta's core platform; now trades as META on NASDAQ.

## Why it is interesting

Facebook proved consumer social at web scale — Peter Thiel's angel bet and Greylock's Series B funded early growth before a16z joined as a later-stage backer ahead of the 2012 IPO.

## Profile

- **Stage:** public
- **Status:** public
- **Industries:** consumer
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-24

## Key facts

- Angel (2004): $500K from Peter Thiel / Founders Fund (Wikipedia, CNBC)
- Series B (Apr 2006): $27.5M led by Greylock (/fund/greylock-partners); Thiel/Founders Fund (/fund/founders-fund) participated (TechCrunch)
- IPO (May 2012): NASDAQ listing; now trades as META under parent Meta Platforms
- a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) listed as portfolio exit — invested in later private rounds before IPO

## Investors in our directory

- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/founders-fund
- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/fund/greylock-partners

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- https://venturecapitaltracker.com/2026-a16z-hot-portfolio-companies

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Source: https://venturecapitaltracker.com/startup/facebook