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Founders Fund has invested in several AI and frontier technology companies; tangentially relevant to AI safety researchers seeking to understand who funds transformative AI capabilities research and development.

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Summary

VC Sheet profile for Founders Fund, a contrarian San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel that backs hard scientific breakthroughs and category-defining companies. The fund invests across Seed through Series B+ stages in AI, biotech, defense, space, and fintech, with check sizes ranging from $500K to $150M.

Key Points

•Founders Fund is a contrarian, founder-maximalist VC that backs hard scientific breakthroughs and overlooked markets
•Invests across Seed, Series A, and Series B+ stages with average check sizes of $500K–$150M
•Key sectors include AI, biotech, defense, space, and fintech
•Best way to get in touch is via warm introduction; headquartered in San Francisco, primarily invests in USA
•Notable for never removing founders as CEOs and making fast, independent investment decisions

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# Founders Fund

How to contact Founders Fund

[Website](http://www.foundersfund.com/)

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Best way to get in touch

warm intro

Contrarian, founder-maximalist VC that backs hard scientific breakthroughs and category-defining, overlooked markets, never removing founders as CEOs and making fast, independent investment decisions.

Stages they invest in

[Seed](https://www.vcsheet.com/fund/founders-fund#)

[Series A](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/funds-that-lead-series-a)

[Series B+](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/funds-that-lead-series-b)

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Sectors they invest in

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AI](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/ai-funds)

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Biotech](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/biotech-funds)

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Defense](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/aerospace-and-defense)

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Space](https://www.vcsheet.com/fund/founders-fund#)

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Fintech](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/fintech-funds)

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Avg Check size

$500K - $150M

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Can They Lead?

Yes

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Location

San Francisco, California

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Geographies They Invest in

USA

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Founders Fund

[Website](http://www.foundersfund.com/)

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Stages

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[Seed](https://www.vcsheet.com/fund/founders-fund#)

[Series A](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/funds-that-lead-series-a)

[Series B+](https://www.vcsheet.com/sheet/funds-that-lead-series-b)

Sectors

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AI

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Biotech

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