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TechCrunch reports on Founders Fund closing $5 billion across two new venture capital funds, providing insight into the firm's investment strategy and portfolio focus areas including defense tech and deep technology. The article offers a window into how one of Silicon Valley's prominent VC firms, co-founded by Peter Thiel, approaches high-risk, transformative technology bets.
Key Points
- •Founders Fund closed approximately $5 billion across two new funds in early 2022, representing a significant capital raise.
- •The firm, co-founded by Peter Thiel, focuses on transformative 'hard tech' investments rather than incremental software plays.
- •Founders Fund has backed companies like SpaceX, Palantir, and Anduril, reflecting interest in defense and frontier technology.
- •The fundraise signals continued strong LP interest in deep technology venture investing despite market uncertainty.
- •Founders Fund's philosophy emphasizes backing contrarian founders working on ambitious, civilization-scale problems.
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# A look inside Founders Fund, as it closes on $5 billion across two new funds
[Connie Loizos](https://techcrunch.com/author/connie-loizos/)
4:44 PM PST · March 4, 2022
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