Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a direct investment firm based in San Francisco, California. Established in 2005, the firm focuses on investing in companies within the advanced machines and intelligence, aerospace, transportation, analytics, software, biotechnology, healthcare, consumer internet, software, information technology, and media sectors. The assets are managed by the executive team.
Total Deals
6
Lead Investor
1
Avg Round
$134.6M
Top Stage
Later Stage VC
Stages:
Later Stage VC: 4
Early Stage VC: 2
Industries:
Electronic Equipment and Instruments: 3
Business/Productivity Software: 2
Alternative Energy Equipment: 1
Investment History
Chronological investment activity
Stage
Flock Safety
Later Stage VC
Mar 2025
$275M
$7.5B
Flock Safety
Later Stage VC
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Mar 2025
$275M
$7.5B val
+9 co-investors
Radiant
Early Stage VC
Apr 2023
$40.7M
$160.7M
Radiant
Early Stage VC
Alternative Energy Equipment
Apr 2023
$40.7M
$160.7M val
+8 co-investors
Scale AI
Later Stage VC
Apr 2021
$325M
$7.3B
Scale AI
Later Stage VC
Business/Productivity Software
Apr 2021
$325M
$7.3B val
+9 co-investors
Flock Safety
Later Stage VC
Nov 2020
$47M
$302M
Flock Safety
Later Stage VC
Electronic Equipment and Instruments
Nov 2020
$47M
$302M val
+8 co-investors
Scale AI
Lead
Later Stage VC
Aug 2019
$100M
$1B
Scale AI
Later Stage VC
Lead
Business/Productivity Software
Aug 2019
$100M
$1B val
+9 co-investors