Founders Fund
Contrarian, founder-aligned firm backing hard-technology and defense bets — famously never removes founders.
Founded in 2005 by Peter Thiel with Ken Howery and Luke Nosek, Founders Fund built its reputation on concentrated contrarian bets in hard technology — SpaceX, Palantir and Anduril among them. Longtime general partner Brian Singerman moved to partner emeritus in December 2024, and in May 2026 the firm closed a $6B growth fund, its largest vehicle to date.
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San Francisco, United States·est. 2005·North America