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Founders Fund

Venture capital firm associated with the PayPal founder network.

Wikipedia-confirmed identity. Matched to Wikidata Q1439864 ↗ with a Wikipedia article ↗. Checked 2026-10-02.

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Venture capital firm associated with the PayPal founder network.

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    1. Founders Fund→SpaceX

      First venture investment led by Luke Nosek

      invested in2008Curated evidence
      Investor role
      Investor role not specified
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Closing status
      Not specified

      Source context: The source establishes the firm and its investment partner; a syndicate lead role, financing stage and amount are not disclosed.

      No amount recorded in this relationship’s evidence.

      Event reference: funding:spacex:first-venture-investment-2008

    2. Founders Fund→Anthropic

      Co-led Series G

      invested inAnnounced 2026-02-12Curated evidence
      Stage
      Series G
      Investor role
      Co-lead investor
      Financing
      Type not specified
      Announced
      Closing status
      Announced
      Round total
      USD 30,000,000,000
      Post-money valuation
      USD 380,000,000,000

      Source context: The round total is shared across investor records, not the contribution of each firm. The announcement explicitly names this investor; its individual check size is undisclosed.

      The round total covers all investors. Individual contributions are recorded separately when disclosed.

      Event reference: funding:anthropic:series-g-2026

    3. Ken Howery→Founders Fund

      Co-founded

      foundedDates not recordedCurated evidence
    4. Luke Nosek→Founders Fund

      Co-founded

      foundedDates not recordedCurated evidence
    5. Peter Thiel→Founders Fund

      Co-founded

      foundedDates not recordedCurated evidence
    6. Peter Thiel→Founders Fund

      Partner

      partner atDates not recordedCurated evidence
    7. Luke Nosek→Founders Fund

      Founded

      foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
    8. Brian Singerman→Founders Fund

      Founded

      foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
    9. Peter Thiel→Founders Fund

      Founded

      foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
    10. Ken Howery→Founders Fund

      Founded

      foundedDates not recordedWikidata statement
    11. Ken Howery→Founders Fund

      Works or worked for

      employed by2005–2019Wikidata statement