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Founders Fund

SAN FRANCISCO, CA

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Founders Fund has raised over $33B across 20 funds since 2008. Founded in 2005 by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek, the firm is known for contrarian, high-conviction bets on transformative science and technology. Portfolio highlights include Palantir, SpaceX, Airbnb, and Lyft. Founders Fund is famous for the maxim "We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters."

Funds Raised

20

Total $ Raised

$33.1B

Est. Dry Powder

$18.0B

4yr linear

Last Fund

2026-03-06

Estimated dry powder over time

Linear 4-year deployment model per fund

All funds (20)

FundRaised
Founders Fund Growth IV Principals Fund, LP$6.0B
Founders Fund Growth IV, LP$6.0B
Founders Fund IX, LP$972M
Founders Fund IX Principals Fund, LP$972M
Founders Fund Growth III Principals Fund, LP$4.6B
Founders Fund Growth III, LP$4.6B
JO Fund I, a series of Midwest Founders Fund, LP$88,000
Founders Fund VIII, LP$1.9B
Founders Fund Growth II Principals Fund, LP$3.4B
RH Fund I, a series of Midwest Founders Fund, LP$108,000
Founders Fund Growth Principals Fund, LP$102M
Founders Fund Growth, LP—
Founders Fund VII Principals Fund, LP$1.5B
Founders Fund VI Principals Fund, LP$1.3B
Founders Fund V Principals Fund, LP$1.0B
Founders Fund IV, LP$500M
Founders Fund IV Principals Fund, LP$125M
Founders Fund III Principals Fund, LP$59M
Founders Fund III Entrepreneurs Fund, LP$3M
Founders Fund SpaceX Fund, LP$7M