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This is a VC investor profile page with limited direct AI safety relevance; useful only as background on Founders Fund's investment activity in technology sectors, including some AI and biotech companies.

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Summary

CB Insights profile page for Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm founded in 2005 with over 1,000 investments and 17 funds. The page aggregates portfolio data, exits, expert collections, and research mentions for the firm. Founders Fund is notable for backing transformative technology companies across sectors including synthetic biology, AI, and fintech.

Key Points

•Founders Fund has made 1,026 investments and 180 portfolio exits across 17 funds since its founding in 2005.
•The firm appears in CB Insights' Smart Money 2025 list of top 25 VCs outperforming the market.
•Portfolio spans diverse tech sectors: synthetic biology, edtech, fintech, travel tech, and direct-to-consumer brands.
•Founders Fund is associated with Peter Thiel and has co-invested alongside major VCs like Andreessen Horowitz and Khosla Ventures.
•The profile is a secondary aggregator resource, not a primary source on AI safety or alignment research.

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## Investments

1026

## Portfolio Exits

180

## Funds

17

## Partners & Customers

4

## About Founders Fund

Founders Fund operates as a venture capital firm. It invests in technologies across various sectors. The firm invests in startups and companies that are in the technology sector. Founders Fund invests in companies at different stages of growth, from early-stage startups to more established firms. Founders Fund was formerly known as Founders Fund Management. It was founded in 2005 and is based in San Francisco, California.

## Headquarters Location

One Letterman Drive Building D, 5th Floor, Suite 500

San Francisco, California, 94129,

United States

415-248-5140

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## Expert Collections containing Founders Fund

Expert Collections are analyst-curated lists that highlight the companies you need to know in the most important technology spaces.

Find Founders Fund in **10 Expert Collections,** including **Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food)**.

D

# Direct-To-Consumer Brands (Non-Food)

37 items

Startups selling their own branded products directly to consumers via online/mobile channels, rather than relying on department stores or big online marketplaces.

S

# Store tech (In-store retail tech)

71 items

Startups aiming work with retailers to improve brick-and-mortar retail operations.

S

# Synthetic Biology

382 items

F

# Food & Beverage

123 items

T

# Travel Technology (Travel Tech)

39 items

Tech-enabled companies offering services and products focused on tourism. This collection includes booking services, search platforms, on-demand travel and recommendation sites, among others.

E

# Education Technology (Edtech)

58 items

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## Research containing Founders Fund

Get data-driven expert analysis from the CB Insights Intelligence Unit.

CB Insights Intelligence Analysts have mentioned Founders Fund in **5 CB Insights research briefs**, most recently on **Sep 3, 2025.**

![Article Thumbnail](https://research-assets.cbinsights.com/2025/09/05184626/SMVC-chop-up-1-768x889.png?w=256)

Sep 3, 2025

[CB Insights Smart Money 2025: The top 25 VCs outperforming the market](https://www.cbinsights.com/research/smart-money-2025/)

![Article Thumbnail](https://research-assets.cbinsights.com/2024/10/23203849/Fintech100-FI-102024-5-768x402.png?w=256)

Oct 24, 2024 report

[Fintech 100: The most promising fintech startups of 2024](https://www.cbinsights.com/research/report/top-fintech-startups-2024/)

![Article Thumbnail](https://research-assets.cbinsights.com/2

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