Firms

Founders Fund

Founders Fund

New York, New York · San Francisco, California · Miami, Florida · Stanford, California · San Francisco Bay Area · San Francisco, California, US

Signal profile (Founders Fund) Founders Fund cb 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. The firm announced March 6 the close of a $1 billion fifth suite of funds. SHOW MORE Founded: 2005

Founded
2005
Type
Venture capital

Team

$25M$500K – $150MMiami, Florida
$25M$500K – $150MMiami, Florida
$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco Bay Area
Michael Solana
Michael Solana

Founders Fund, Investor (Signal team listing)

$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
$20M$1M – $40MStanford, California
$5M$500K – $150MSan Francisco Bay Area
$5M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
Kevin Hartz
Kevin Hartz

Founders Fund, Venture Partner

$3M$100K – $10MSan Francisco, California
$2M$500K – $5MSan Francisco, California

Operations and support

Alyx SylviaAssistant Controller
Danielle BiesanzHead of Legal Operations
Denny LaiSenior Controller
Dior DupavillonSenior Fund Accountant
Ellie PearsonHead of Recruiting & Operations
Elly UntermeyerChief of Staff
Erin GleasonChief Communications Officer
Josh MontoroController, Director of Tax
Mike PetrianoCreative Director
Natasha WhitledgeHead of Brand Operations
Neil PaiGeneral Counsel
Neil RuthvenChief Financial Officer
Sam SeoHead of Information & Technology
Spencer DevereauxDirector of Finance

Co-investing

8VC
Khosla Ventures
General Catalyst
Y Combinator
Lux Capital

Investments

$30B2026-02AnthropicGIC Private Limited, Coatue, Founders Fund, MGX, ICONIQ, Dragoneer Investment Group, D.E. Shaw Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Sebastian Duesterhoeft, Hemant Taneja, Greenoaks, Sequoia Capital, General Catalyst, Accel, Addition, Bessemer Venture Partners, Blackstone, D1 Capital Partners, Fidelity Management & Research Company, Insight Partners, Jane Street, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Menlo Ventures, Qatar Investment Authority, Temasek, XN, Baillie Gifford, Altimeter Capital, Alpha Wave Global, AMP PBC, Appaloosa, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, JPMorganChase, Morgan Stanley, NX1 Capital, Sands Capital, TowerBrook, TPG, Whale Rock Capital Management, Microsoft, NVIDIA
$8.3B2025-08-01OpenAIFounders Fund, John Luttig, D1 Capital Partners, Coatue Management LLC, TPG Biotech, T. Rowe Price, Altimeter Capital Management, LP, Altimeter Capital, Sequoia
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkSequoia, GV, Lightspeed, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkLightspeed, GV, Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Sequoia Capital
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkFounders Fund, GV, Lightspeed, Thrive Capital, Sequoia Capital
$650M2025-06-02NeuralinkFounders Fund, Sequoia, Thrive, DFJ Growth, Lightspeed, ARK, Vy Capital, Valor
$—2025-06-02NeuralinkFounders Fund, GV, Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital
$650M2024-06-01NeuralinkFounders Fund, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Sequoia
$—2023-08-07NeuralinkFounders Fund
$300M2023-04-28OpenAIFounders Fund, John Luttig, K2 Global, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Sequoia