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Founders Fund

Founders Fund

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

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Founders Fund invests in transformational science and engineering businesses from seed through growth, with dedicated growth vehicles. Historical Signal seed USD 500000–5000000 range and fifth-fund narrative do not establish current firm-wide bounds or latest capital scale. Individual checks and current AUM remain unverified.

Founded
2005
Type
Venture capital

Funds4

  • Founders Fund Growth IV—

    Approximately USD 6 billion reported closed May 1 2026; full Bloomberg access limited. Filing transcription USD 6024585000 sold on March 23 not reverified at original SEC source; exact legal close/amount remain unasserted.

  • Founders Fund Growth III$4.6B

    Reported completed USD 4.6 billion predecessor raise; report date is not asserted underlying legal final close.

  • Founders Fund Growth II$3.4B

    Historical USD 3.4 billion raised in 2022, as reported retrospectively December 24 2024; current deployable capital unverified.

  • Founders Fund VIII$1.8B

    Historical original early-stage USD 1.8 billion raised in 2022; retrospective source December 24 2024. Later reductions/redistribution unresolved, not present deployable amount.

Team

Delian Asparouhov
$25M$500K – $150MMiami, Florida
Matias Van Thienen
$25M$500K – $150MMiami, Florida
John Luttig
$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco Bay Area
Michael Solana
Michael Solana

Founders Fund, Investor (Signal team listing)

$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
Napoleon Ta
$25M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
Bridget Harris
$20M$1M – $40MStanford, California
Ryan Petersen
$5M$500K – $150MSan Francisco Bay Area
Trae Stephens
$5M$500K – $150MSan Francisco, California
Kevin Hartz
Kevin Hartz

Founders Fund, Venture Partner

$3M$100K – $10MSan Francisco, California
Amin Mirzadegan
$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
$650M2025-06-02NeuralinkGV, Founders Fund, DFJ Growth, ARK, Vy Capital, G42, Human Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Qatar Investment Authority, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Valor Equity Partners, Sequoia, Lightspeed
$280M2023-08-07NeuralinkFounders Fund
$300M2023-04-28OpenAIFounders Fund, John Luttig, K2 Global, Sequoia Capital, Thrive Capital, Sequoia
$205M2021-07-29NeuralinkVy Capital, Founders Fund, DFJ Growth, GV, Time BioVentures, Craft Ventures, Valor Equity Partners, Gigafund, Robert Nelsen, Blake Byers, Sam Altman, Fred Ehrsam, Ken Howery
$28M2018-05-30CTRL-labsLux Capital, Founders Fund, GV, Spark Capital, Breyer Capital, Fuel Ventures
$260M2026-08-06HadrianFounders Fund, 137 Ventures, CapitalG, T. Rowe Price, Apollo Global Management, Inc., Andreessen Horowitz
$260M2026-08-06HadrianFounders Fund, Delian Asparouhov, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, 137 Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Apollo Global Management, Inc., Lux Capital
$50M2026-08Network BioFounders Fund, The Blue Venture Fund, JSL Health Capital, Breyer Capital