Valinor Enterprises
Builds and buys critical defense and government technology solutions
$54MSeries A
Role not disclosedFF
Founders Fund
Activity from announced rounds
Activity in this selectionUnited States
Founders Fund is a technology venture firm with partners working in engineering-led businesses across energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport, biotechnology and defence.
The partnership combines investing with direct company creation. Trae Stephens co-founded Anduril and serves as its executive chairman; Delian Asparouhov co-founded Varda Space Industries; Scott Nolan founded uranium-enrichment company General Matter. These roles put investors inside the work of building industrial and defence businesses.
Nolan’s investing focus includes engineering-driven startups in energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, transportation and biotechnology. Stephens brings experience developing products and expanding government business at Palantir, including in intelligence and defence.
- Rounds participated in
- 31
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 1 24 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 29 First participation on record · 2 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $10B 29 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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Space tech2
Ecommerce1
Enterprise software1
Fintech1
Hardware1
Healthtech1
Industrial tech1
Robotics1