AI infrastructure combining GPU cloud services, managed AI tools, large-scale data centers and modular AI factories for model developers and enterprises.
Founders Fund
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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
- 23
- Confirmed lead rounds
- 0 20 roles undisclosed
- New companies
- 21 First participation on record · 2 follow-on
- Funding in participating rounds
- $8.9B 21 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share
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23 in this selectionCognition develops Devin, an autonomous software-engineering system, and the Windsurf AI code editor.
Builds AI models trained on patient tissue and clinical data for disease diagnostics
Builds highly automated factories producing defense and aerospace systems
AI platform for policy and regulatory intelligence
Operates an AI data center operating system and GPU compute offtake network connecting data center operators with AI builders
Automates complex enterprise processes for finance and insurance with reliable AI
Provides financial infrastructure for corporate cards, invoicing, and expense management
Helps patients choose healthcare providers using data and financial incentives.
Cognition develops Devin, an autonomous software-engineering system, and the Windsurf AI code editor.
Provides fulfillment network, software, and AI helping independent brands compete on direct consumer experience
Builds modular edge AI data centers for remote, industrial, and defense environments
Builds custom inference chips designed to run frontier AI models faster by co-locating memory and compute
AI litigator for large companies
Deploys autonomous wave-powered floating nodes that perform AI inference computing offshore
Loop provides an AI platform for logistics and supply-chain operations.
Drug discovery platforms and integrated development services for biotechnology and pharmaceutical partners.
AI-powered real estate marketing technology platform
Develops GPS-enabled cattle collars using sensors, software and AI.
Develops large uncrewed aerial vehicle swarms and command and control software
Offers software for hardware engineers to test designs
Develops AI-native 3D-printing systems for metal components using real-time simulations
Builds highly automated factories producing defense and aerospace systems