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Founders Fund
Company type
Venture fund
Industry
Venture capital
Founded
July 2005
Headquarters
Letterman Digital Arts Center San Francisco, California, U.S.
Key people
Peter Thiel Ken Howery Luke Nosek Brian Singerman Cyan Banister Lauren Gross Scott Nolan
AUM
US$11 billion (2022)
Website
www.foundersfund.com
Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm formed in 2005 and has roughly $12 billion in total assets under management as of 2023.[1] Founders Fund was the first institutional investor in Space Exploration Technologies (SpaceX) and Palantir Technologies, and early investor in Facebook.[2][3][4] The firm's partners have been founders, early employees and investors at companies including PayPal, Palantir Technologies, Anduril Industries and SpaceX.[5]
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