Founders Fund
| Company type | Venture fund |
|---|---|
| Industry | Venture capital |
| Founded | July 2005 |
| Founders | Peter Thiel Ken Howery Luke Nosek |
| Headquarters | Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, California, U.S. |
Key people | Peter Thiel Ken Howery Luke Nosek Brian Singerman Trae Stephens Lauren Gross Scott Nolan |
| AUM | US$17 billion (2025) |
| Website | www.foundersfund.com |
Founders Fund is an American venture capital fund formed in 2005 and based in San Francisco. The fund has roughly $17 billion in total assets under management as of 2025. Founders Fund was the first institutional investor in Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Palantir Technologies, and an early investor in Facebook. The firm's partners have been founders, early employees and investors at companies including PayPal, Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries and SpaceX.
The firm's investments include Airbnb, Anduril, DeepMind, Rippling, Facebook, Ramp, Palantir Technologies, SpaceX, Spotify, Stripe, Neuralink, and Nubank.
Notable partners include Peter Thiel and Trae Stephens. Former partners include Brian Singerman, Keith Rabois, Cyan Banister, Ken Howery, Kevin Hartz, Sean Parker, and Bruce Gibney.