Founders Fund portfolio

Founders Fund has 102 portfolio companies on record at Recent Funding, with 15 investments in the last 12 months.

Website: foundersfund.com.

X: @foundersfund.

Type: Venture capital.

Portfolio on Recent Funding: 102.

Deals, last 12 months: 15.

Rounds led: 35 of 86.

Capital in their rounds: $8.12B.

Latest deal: General Translation · Nov 12, 2026.

About this page

It is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, US, founded in 2005. It led 35 of the 86 rounds it joined. Its most recent investment on record is General Translation's $27M Series A round in November 2026, alongside Karim Atiyeh, Nicholas Sharp, SV Angel and 7 others. By category, its portfolio leans toward Fintech (19) and Manufacturing and industrial (18). It has co-invested with Khosla Ventures, 8VC and Lux Capital, most often Khosla Ventures (10 rounds).

About Founders Fund

Firm type: Venture capital.

Headquarters: San Francisco, US.

Founded: 2005.

Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage.

Sectors: AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Enterprise Software, Healthtech, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.

Check size: $500K to $5M.

Leads rounds: Yes.

Portfolio companies: 81.

Exits: 23.

Rounds led: 139.

What Founders Fund invests in

Founders Fund recent investments

Company	Round	Date	Alongside
GGeneral Translation	Series A · $27M	Nov 12, 2026	Karim Atiyeh, Nicholas Sharp, SV Angel +7
AArda	round · $230M · lead	Oct 20, 2026	Khosla Ventures, XYZ Venture Capital, Accel (lead)
BBiossil	round · $153M	Sep 28, 2026	OpenAI Startup Fund (lead), Panache Ventures, Golden Ventures +4
HHadrian	Series B+ · $1.37B	Aug 6, 2026	Washington Harbour Partners (lead), Lux Capital, WCM Investment Management (lead) +6
EEndurance Energy	Series A · $54M · lead	Jun 11, 2026	Riot Ventures, Construct Capital, First Round Capital +4
PPoetic	Series A · $50M	Jun 10, 2026	Genius Ventures, First Harmonic, Kleiner Perkins (lead) +1
NNewLimit	Series B+ · $435M · lead	Jun 2, 2026	NFDG Ventures, Thrive Capital, Eli Lilly +6
EEndurance Energy	Seed · $25M · lead	May 31, 2026	none named

How Founders Fund invests

Stage	Deals	Capital in rounds
Series B+	45 52%	$6.74B
Series A	27 31%	$851.4M
Seed	12 14%	$141.1M
round	2 2%	$383M

Year	Deals	Capital in rounds
2013	1 1%	$16M
2014	1 1%	$12M
2015	1 1%	$6.4M
2017	2 2%	$43.25M
2018	4 5%	$130M
2019	6 7%	$176.2M
2020	5 6%	$218.9M
2021	13 15%	$1.89B
2022	12 14%	$549M
2023	5 6%	$236M
2024	5 6%	$168M
2025	17 20%	$1.82B
2026	14 16%	$2.85B

Founders Fund portfolio companies

GGeneral Translation$27MSeries A · Nov 2026
AArda$230Mround · Oct 2026
BBiossil$153Mround · Sep 2026
HHadrian$1.37BSeries B+ · Aug 2026
EEndurance Energy$54MSeries A · Jun 2026
PPoetic$50MSeries A · Jun 2026
NNewLimit$435MSeries B+ · Jun 2026
GGarner Health$100MSeries B+ · May 2026
SSwarm Aero$35MSeries A · Apr 2026
HHalter$220MSeries B+ · Mar 2026
NNominal$80MSeries B+ · Mar 2026
OOnodrim$47.45MSeed · Feb 2026
MMonaco$25MSeries A · Feb 2026
RRadiant$300MSeries B+ · Dec 2025
NNetic$23MSeries B+ · Nov 2025
SSubstrate$100MSeries A · Oct 2025
PPeptilogics$78MSeries B+ · Oct 2025
PPolymarket$150MSeries B+ · Oct 2025
UUntil$58MSeries A · Sep 2025
AAven$110MSeries B+ · Sep 2025
EEight Sleep$100MSeries B+ · Aug 2025
SShinkei Systems$22MSeries A · Jun 2025
EEnduroSat$49.1MSeries B+ · Jun 2025
GGeneral Matter$50MSeries A · Apr 2025
PPersona$200MSeries B+ · Apr 2025
BBuildOps$127MSeries B+ · Mar 2025
SSafely You$43MSeries B+ · Feb 2025
NNumeric$10MSeed · May 2024
CCampus$23MSeries A · Apr 2024
VVarda$90MSeries B+ · Apr 2024
MMendaera$24MSeries A · Aug 2023
CCerby$17MSeries A · Aug 2023
CChronosphere$115MSeries B+ · Jan 2023
SSpeak$27MSeries B+ · Nov 2022
NNucleus GenomicsSeed · Jul 2022
HHuspy$37MSeries A · Jun 2022
MMaterial Security$100MSeries B+ · May 2022
BBuilt Robotics$64MSeries B+ · Apr 2022
VVontive$135MSeries B+ · Apr 2022
HHydra Host$10MSeed · Apr 2022
KKargo$25MSeries A · Mar 2022
FFound$60MSeries B+ · Feb 2022
MMixhalo$24MSeries B+ · Dec 2021
QQuince$50MSeries A · Nov 2021
CContraline$10.7MSeries A · Oct 2021
KKavak$700MSeries B+ · Sep 2021
CCalibrate$100MSeries B+ · Aug 2021
BBungalow$75MSeries B+ · Aug 2021
EEco$26MSeries A · Mar 2021
LLeafLink$40MSeries B+ · Dec 2020
AAyar Labs$35MSeries B+ · Nov 2020
SSynthego$100MSeries B+ · Aug 2020
MModern Animal$13.5MSeed · Oct 2019
SSolugen$32MSeries B+ · May 2019
CClearcoSeed · Nov 2018
SSocotra$6MSeries A · Sep 2018
RRescale$6.4MSeed · Jul 2015
BBitgo$12MSeries A · Jun 2014
OOculus$16MSeries A · Jun 2013
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NNightbacker
CCalderabacker
AAmerican Terawattbacker

Company	Round with Founders Fund	Total raised	Latest raise
GGeneral Translation	Nov 12, 2026 Series A · $27M	$27M	Nov 12, 2026 Series A
AArda Manufacturing and industrial	Oct 20, 2026 round · $230M · lead	$230M	Oct 20, 2026 round
BBiossil Health and bio	Sep 28, 2026 round · $153M	$156.7M	Sep 28, 2026 round
HHadrian Robotics and hardware	Aug 6, 2026 Series B+ · $1.37B	$1.67B	Aug 6, 2026 Series B+
EEndurance Energy Climate and energy	Jun 11, 2026 Series A · $54M · lead	$79M	Jun 11, 2026 Series A
PPoetic AI agents	Jun 10, 2026 Series A · $50M	$50M	Jun 10, 2026 Series A
NNewLimit Health and bio	Jun 2, 2026 Series B+ · $435M · lead	$650M	Jun 2, 2026 Series B+
GGarner Health Health and bio	May 28, 2026 Series B+ · $100M	$263M	May 28, 2026 Series B+
SSwarm Aero Defense and security	Apr 1, 2026 Series A · $35M	$45M	Aug 10, 2026 round
HHalter Health and bio	Mar 24, 2026 Series B+ · $220M · lead	$334M	Jun 29, 2026 Series B+
NNominal Robotics and hardware	Mar 5, 2026 Series B+ · $80M · lead	$395M	Nov 9, 2026 Series B+
OOnodrim Defense and security	Feb 13, 2026 Seed · $47.45M · lead	$347.45M	Nov 9, 2026 Series A
MMonaco Sales and marketing	Feb 11, 2026 Series A · $25M · lead	$75M	May 17, 2026 Series B+
RRadiant Climate and energy	Dec 17, 2025 Series B+ · $300M	$616.2M	Dec 17, 2025 Series B+
NNetic	Nov 13, 2025 Series B+ · $23M · lead	$43M	Nov 13, 2025 Series B+
SSubstrate AI infrastructure and compute	Oct 28, 2025 Series A · $100M	$100M	Oct 28, 2025 Series A
PPeptilogics Health and bio	Oct 16, 2025 Series B+ · $78M · lead	$118.9M	Oct 16, 2025 Series B+
PPolymarket Prediction markets	Oct 8, 2025 Series B+ · $150M · lead	$2.28B	Aug 31, 2026 Series B+
UUntil Health and bio	Sep 22, 2025 Series A · $58M · lead	$58M	Sep 22, 2025 Series A
AAven Fintech	Sep 9, 2025 Series B+ · $110M	$110M	Sep 9, 2025 Series B+
EEight Sleep Health and bio	Aug 22, 2025 Series B+ · $100M	$276M	Mar 4, 2026 round
SShinkei Systems Robotics and hardware	Jun 12, 2025 Series A · $22M · lead	$44.5M	Jun 27, 2026 Series A
EEnduroSat Robotics and hardware	Jun 2, 2025 Series B+ · $49.1M · lead	$368.1M	Sep 21, 2026 round
GGeneral Matter Climate and energy	Apr 14, 2025 Series A · $50M · lead	$50M	Apr 26, 2025 Series A
PPersona Legal and compliance	Apr 1, 2025 Series B+ · $200M · lead	$418M	Apr 1, 2025 Series B+
BBuildOps Fintech	Mar 21, 2025 Series B+ · $127M	$225.8M	Mar 21, 2025 Series B+
SSafely You Health and bio	Feb 14, 2025 Series B+ · $43M	$63.6M	Feb 14, 2025 Series B+
NNumeric Fintech	May 6, 2024 Seed · $10M · lead	$89M	Nov 19, 2025 Series B+
CCampus Education	Apr 23, 2024 Series A · $23M · lead	$69M	Mar 20, 2025 Series B+
VVarda Health and bio	Apr 5, 2024 Series B+ · $90M	$528M	Sep 30, 2026 Series B+
MMendaera Health and bio	Aug 21, 2023 Series A · $24M	$97M	Sep 27, 2024 Series B+
CCerby Cybersecurity	Aug 1, 2023 Series A · $17M	$69M	Jul 2, 2026 Series B+
CChronosphere Data and analytics	Jan 10, 2023 Series B+ · $115M	$369M	Jan 10, 2023 Series B+
SSpeak Voice and audio AI	Nov 18, 2022 Series B+ · $27M	$141M	Mar 28, 2025 Series B+
NNucleus Genomics Health and bio	Jul 14, 2022 Seed	undisclosed	Nov 29, 2025 Series A
HHuspy AI agents	Jun 20, 2022 Series A · $37M	$96M	Jul 8, 2025 Series B+
MMaterial Security AI agents	May 11, 2022 Series B+ · $100M · lead	$162M	Jun 27, 2022 Series B+
BBuilt Robotics Robotics and hardware	Apr 7, 2022 Series B+ · $64M	$97M	Apr 7, 2022 Series B+
VVontive Fintech	Apr 7, 2022 Series B+ · $135M	$135M	Apr 7, 2022 Series B+
HHydra Host AI coding and devtools	Apr 6, 2022 Seed · $10M · lead	$110M	Jun 16, 2026 Series A
KKargo Logistics and mobility	Mar 23, 2022 Series A · $25M	$73M	Dec 23, 2025 Series B+
FFound Fintech	Feb 23, 2022 Series B+ · $60M · lead	$174M	May 4, 2024 Series B+
MMixhalo In-person and live experiences	Dec 14, 2021 Series B+ · $24M	$34.7M	Dec 14, 2021 Series B+
QQuince Commerce and retail	Nov 30, 2021 Series A · $50M	$955.5M	Mar 11, 2026 Series B+
CContraline Health and bio	Oct 26, 2021 Series A · $10.7M	$105.45M	Jun 2, 2026 Series B+
KKavak Commerce and retail	Sep 22, 2021 Series B+ · $700M	$1.49B	Feb 17, 2026 Series B+
CCalibrate Health and bio	Aug 30, 2021 Series B+ · $100M · lead	$128M	Feb 3, 2024 Series B+
BBungalow Real estate and construction	Aug 24, 2021 Series B+ · $75M	$136M	Aug 24, 2021 Series B+
EEco Stablecoins	Mar 1, 2021 Series A · $26M	$95M	Jul 1, 2021 Series B+
LLeafLink Sales and marketing	Dec 10, 2020 Series B+ · $40M · lead	$188.75M	Feb 1, 2023 Series B+
AAyar Labs AI infrastructure and compute	Nov 5, 2020 Series B+ · $35M	$470M	Sep 11, 2026 Series B+
SSynthego Health and bio	Aug 1, 2020 Series B+ · $100M	$459M	Feb 17, 2022 Series B+
MModern Animal Health and bio	Oct 24, 2019 Seed · $13.5M · lead	$59.5M	Sep 16, 2025 Series B+
SSolugen Health and bio	May 22, 2019 Series B+ · $32M · lead	$643.4M	Mar 17, 2026 Series B+
CClearco Fintech	Nov 12, 2018 Seed	$275M	Oct 5, 2023 Series B+
SSocotra Fintech	Sep 1, 2018 Series A · $6M	$83M	Mar 14, 2022 Series B+
RRescale AI infrastructure and compute	Jul 14, 2015 Seed · $6.4M	$203.4M	Oct 11, 2025 Series B+
BBitgo Stablecoins	Jun 16, 2014 Series A · $12M	$155M	Oct 14, 2025 Series B+
OOculus Gaming	Jun 1, 2013 Series A · $16M	$94M	Jul 13, 2026 Series B+
WWestmag Robotics and hardware	backer · source	$11M	Jun 2, 2026 Seed
EEtched AI infrastructure and compute	backer · source	$1.63B	Aug 18, 2026 Series B+
SSenra Systems Robotics and hardware	backer · source	$90M	Jul 15, 2026 Series B+
PPrime Intellect AI infrastructure and compute	backer · source	$135.5M	Jul 20, 2026 Series A
SSeso Legal and compliance	backer · source	$51M	May 10, 2026 Series B+
AArmada AI infrastructure and compute	backer · source	$361M	May 20, 2026 Series B+
RRoadrunner AI agents	backer · source	$22M	May 18, 2026 Series A
AARQ Stablecoins	backer · source	$70M	Mar 3, 2026 Series B+
NNuvo Fintech	backer · source	$45M	Apr 30, 2025 Series A
BBonfire Studios Developer tools and cloud	backer · source	$15M	Jan 16, 2025 Series B+
CCharge Robotics Robotics and hardware	backer · source	undisclosed	—
VValthos Foundation models and research	backer · source	$30M	Oct 24, 2025 Seed
NNorthwood Robotics and hardware	backer · source	$505M	Nov 2, 2026 Series B+
DDirac Manufacturing and industrial	backer · source	$10.7M	Aug 27, 2025 round
PPulley Fintech	backer · source	$40M	Jul 13, 2022 Series B+
AAvalanche Energy Climate and energy	backer · source	$29M	Feb 3, 2026 Seed
AArena Physica Robotics and hardware	backer · source	undisclosed	—
DDensity Fintech	backer · source	$134M	Nov 11, 2021 Series B+
SSentient Developer tools and cloud	backer · source	undisclosed	Jul 1, 2026 Seed
OOrigin Fintech	backer · source	undisclosed	—
CCover Real estate and construction	backer · source	undisclosed	—
HHelius Exchanges and on-ramps	backer	$10M	Sep 15, 2025 round
ZZesty Logistics and mobility	backer	undisclosed	—
PPlanGrid Developer tools and cloud	backer	undisclosed	—
VVotizen Legal and compliance	backer	undisclosed	—
EEstately Real estate and construction	backer	undisclosed	—
TTaskRabbit Logistics and mobility	backer	undisclosed	—
CCloudability Fintech	backer	undisclosed	—
PPort of Mokha Consumer and social	backer	undisclosed	—
HHooked Consumer and social	backer	undisclosed	—
CCreditKarma Stablecoins	backer	undisclosed	—
BBrave Consumer and social	backer	undisclosed	Apr 22, 2026 Series B+
AAirGarage Fintech	backer	undisclosed	—
LLighter	backer	$68M	Nov 11, 2025 round
WWatchtower Labs Defense and security	backer	$35M	Oct 21, 2026 Seed
EErebor Lending and credit	backer	$30M	Oct 21, 2026 round
LLoop Fintech	backer	$95M	Apr 17, 2026 Series B+
VVoya Energy AI infrastructure and compute	backer	undisclosed	Nov 14, 2025 Seed
BBiosphere Health and bio	backer	$8.8M	Jan 9, 2025 Seed
BBranch Sales and marketing	backer	$300M	Mar 25, 2026 Series B+
NNight Sales and marketing	backer	$70M	Feb 17, 2026 round
CCaldera L1s, L2s and rollups	backer	$9M	Oct 28, 2024 Series A
AAmerican Terawatt AI infrastructure and compute	backer · source	undisclosed	—

Most frequent co-investors

Similar investors

Investors whose portfolios on Recent Funding center on the same category (Fintech).

How this is counted

Firm profile: Fundraising Fox Open Dataset v2026-11, CC BY 4.0. Track-record counts are theirs, not Recent Funding's.

Share is of the 86 rounds on Recent Funding that name Founders Fund. Rounds with no announced date are left out of the year split, and "round" is a round whose stage is not on file.

Portfolio companies are the companies on Recent Funding with a round that lists Founders Fund, which is a subset of its real portfolio. API: /api/v1/investors/founders-fund (get a free API key). More: the most active VC firms and new venture capital funds.