Founders Fund LLC | VCINVEST DATA

Address

Founders Fund LLC
Building C One Letterman Drive
420 Presidio of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA 94129
United States

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Phone

+1 (415) 230-5800

Website

http://www.foundersfund.com

Industry

6430 Trusts, funds and similar financial entities

Business classification

Tags

VCID: 2132

Profile

Founders

Corporate information

Official name

Founders Fund Limited Liability Company

Registration country

Affiliated entities

Investment activity status

Active investor

Company type

San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.

Fund terms

Funds managed

Fund	Type	Vintage
Founders Fund VI LP	Venture	2016
Founders Fund V LP	Venture	2014
Founders Fund IV LP	Venture	2011
Founders Fund IV Principals Fund LP	Venture	2011
Founders Fund III Entrepreneurs Fund LP	Venture	2010
Founders Fund III LP	Venture	2010
Founders Fund III Principals Fund LP	Venture	2010
Founders Fund Spacex Fund LP	Venture

Investments

Investment preferences

Minimum investment (USD)

$ 100,000

Maximum initial investment (USD)

$ 1,000,000

Investment size comment

(sweet spot at USD 250,000)

Investment focus themes

applied artificial intelligence

Stage focus

Selected investments

Company		Country	Date	Notes
	Polymarket Global information markets platform.	United States	15 May 2024	Series B Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
	Roam Home Inc Assumable mortgage platform.	United States	10 May 2024	N/A USD 3,000,000 (USD 3,000,000) deal size. Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Gecko Robotics Maker of physical infrastructure inspection robots.	United States	6 Dec 2023	Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Tactic		27 Sep 2022	N/A Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
	Inworld AI	United States	23 Aug 2022	Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Neuralink Corp	United States	30 Jul 2021	Series C Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Staya Inc Recruitment orchestration platform.		20 Jul 2021	Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Price Technologies Inc E-commerce price-savings platform.	United States	1 Apr 2021	Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	WanderJaunt Inc Provider of technology-enabled property management solutions for travelers, homeowners, and accommodations from around the world.	United States	17 Sep 2019	Series B Initial investment. Led the investment round. Exited (Write-off)
	SmartDrive Systems Inc Measured safety technology and services to reduce costs associated with vehicle collisions, workers' compensations and personal injury.	United States	12 Sep 2019	Venture Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Scale AI Inc API for training data.	United States	5 Aug 2019	Series C Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
	Notable Labs Inc	United States	16 Jul 2019	N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	GoTenna Inc Developer of a device that lets smartphones communicate without cell towers, WiFi roters or satellites.	United States	19 Jun 2019	Series C Led the investment round. Active
	Expanse Inc	United States	9 Apr 2019	Series C Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
	Affirm Inc Provider of consumer loans.	United States	3 Apr 2019 11 Dec 2017	Series F Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
	Bitski Inc Developer-focused blockchain wallet infrastructure provider that allows creators, brands, and platforms to easily create, sell, and purchase NFTs.	United States	27 Nov 2018	Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	OpenSea Inc Marketplace for non-fungible assets on the Ethereum blockchain.	United States	10 May 2018	Seed Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Harbor Platform for tokenized securities that automates regulatory compliance.		17 Apr 2018	N/A Initial investment. Round participant. Active
	Cobalt Robotics Inc Builder of indoor robots for security.	United States	30 Mar 2018	Series A Initial investment. Round participant. Active