Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm established in 2005, specializing in investments across various stages, from seed to growth. The firm focuses on transformative technologies and seeks to address significant global challenges through its investments in sectors such as biotechnology, artificial intelligence, aerospace, cybersecurity, and consumer internet. With over $2 billion in capital under management, Founders Fund has a history of backing notable companies, including SpaceX, Palantir, and Facebook, emphasizing a founder-friendly investment strategy that provides substantial support with minimal interference. The firm typically invests between $500,000 and $300 million, targeting innovative companies worldwide.

Delian Asparouhov

Partner

Erin Gleason

Vice President of Communications

Lauren Gross

Partner and COO

Ken Howery

Co- Founder and Partner

John Luttig

Principal

Amin Mirzadegan

Principal

Scott Nolan

Partner

Neil Ruthven

CFO

Michael Solana

vice_president

Trae Stephens

Partner

Napoleon Ta

Partner

Peter Thiel

Partner

Matias Van Thienen

Partner

Past deals in Georgia

Stord

Series D in 2022
Stord, founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a warehousing startup that offers a cloud-based software platform for managing warehousing and distribution services. The platform enables clients to oversee product flow across a network of over 500 warehouses and 15,000 carriers from a single dashboard, providing true visibility and control over their inventory. By leveraging advanced technology and data science, Stord delivers significant cost savings and improved customer satisfaction for major retailers, consumer packaged goods companies, and manufacturers. The company's mission is to facilitate the creation of fast, scalable, and technology-driven supply chains for shippers, allowing them to optimize inventory and orders efficiently without the need to develop such capabilities independently.

Hermeus

Series B in 2022
Hermeus is developing Mach 5 aircraft to speed up the global transportation network. Mach 5 flight is not just supersonic, it's hypersonic. At these speeds, a flight from New York to London is 90 minutes, rather than 7 hours. Its aircraft massively reduces flight times and increases safety for the long haul and business class air travel, enabling businesses to operate with minimal changes to current aviation infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Hermeus

Series B in 2022
Hermeus is developing Mach 5 aircraft to speed up the global transportation network. Mach 5 flight is not just supersonic, it's hypersonic. At these speeds, a flight from New York to London is 90 minutes, rather than 7 hours. Its aircraft massively reduces flight times and increases safety for the long haul and business class air travel, enabling businesses to operate with minimal changes to current aviation infrastructure. The company was founded in 2018 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Stord

Series D in 2021
Stord, founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a warehousing startup that offers a cloud-based software platform for managing warehousing and distribution services. The platform enables clients to oversee product flow across a network of over 500 warehouses and 15,000 carriers from a single dashboard, providing true visibility and control over their inventory. By leveraging advanced technology and data science, Stord delivers significant cost savings and improved customer satisfaction for major retailers, consumer packaged goods companies, and manufacturers. The company's mission is to facilitate the creation of fast, scalable, and technology-driven supply chains for shippers, allowing them to optimize inventory and orders efficiently without the need to develop such capabilities independently.

Stord

Series C in 2021
Stord, founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a warehousing startup that offers a cloud-based software platform for managing warehousing and distribution services. The platform enables clients to oversee product flow across a network of over 500 warehouses and 15,000 carriers from a single dashboard, providing true visibility and control over their inventory. By leveraging advanced technology and data science, Stord delivers significant cost savings and improved customer satisfaction for major retailers, consumer packaged goods companies, and manufacturers. The company's mission is to facilitate the creation of fast, scalable, and technology-driven supply chains for shippers, allowing them to optimize inventory and orders efficiently without the need to develop such capabilities independently.

Stord

Series B in 2020
Stord, founded in 2015 and based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a warehousing startup that offers a cloud-based software platform for managing warehousing and distribution services. The platform enables clients to oversee product flow across a network of over 500 warehouses and 15,000 carriers from a single dashboard, providing true visibility and control over their inventory. By leveraging advanced technology and data science, Stord delivers significant cost savings and improved customer satisfaction for major retailers, consumer packaged goods companies, and manufacturers. The company's mission is to facilitate the creation of fast, scalable, and technology-driven supply chains for shippers, allowing them to optimize inventory and orders efficiently without the need to develop such capabilities independently.

Flock Safety

Series A in 2018
Flock Safety is a crime-fighting technology company that specializes in developing wireless security systems for neighborhoods, law enforcement, and municipalities. The company designs outdoor cameras that automatically record the license plates of vehicles passing through a monitored area, utilizing proprietary machine-learning algorithms to identify vehicle fingerprints. In addition to capturing images, Flock Safety provides valuable data to local police departments during criminal investigations and alerts them when stolen vehicles enter a neighborhood. This system not only aids law enforcement in solving crimes but also empowers residents to contribute to community safety by sharing relevant data. Founded in 2017, Flock Safety is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Plethora

Venture Round in 2015
Plethora Corporation designs, manufactures, and supplies precision machining parts. It specializes in the CNC machining, milling, and turning of aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. The company serves robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods industries in the United States. Plethora Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Marietta, Georgia.

Plethora

Series A in 2014
Plethora Corporation designs, manufactures, and supplies precision machining parts. It specializes in the CNC machining, milling, and turning of aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. The company serves robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods industries in the United States. Plethora Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Marietta, Georgia.

BitPay

Series A in 2014
BitPay, Inc. is a provider of enterprise-grade bitcoin payment solutions designed for businesses and organizations. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a range of services, including a RESTful API and a bitcoin payment gateway API, which facilitate secure payment processing. BitPay supports native payment protocols, signed payment requests, and direct payment communication, enhancing transaction efficiency. Additionally, the company offers Copay, a bitcoin wallet solution that incorporates Intel hardware security, ensuring robust protection for private key generation and transaction signing. BitPay Send is another key service, allowing organizations to pay employees, vendors, and contractors with cryptocurrency. The company also has a strategic processing partnership with Aliant Payment Systems, further expanding its payment processing capabilities.

Plethora

Seed Round in 2013
Plethora Corporation designs, manufactures, and supplies precision machining parts. It specializes in the CNC machining, milling, and turning of aluminum alloys, copper alloys, plastics, steels, and stainless steels. The company serves robotics, automotive, aerospace, and consumer packaged goods industries in the United States. Plethora Corporation was founded in 2012 and is based in San Francisco, California with an additional office in Marietta, Georgia.

BitPay

Seed Round in 2013
BitPay, Inc. is a provider of enterprise-grade bitcoin payment solutions designed for businesses and organizations. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia, the company offers a range of services, including a RESTful API and a bitcoin payment gateway API, which facilitate secure payment processing. BitPay supports native payment protocols, signed payment requests, and direct payment communication, enhancing transaction efficiency. Additionally, the company offers Copay, a bitcoin wallet solution that incorporates Intel hardware security, ensuring robust protection for private key generation and transaction signing. BitPay Send is another key service, allowing organizations to pay employees, vendors, and contractors with cryptocurrency. The company also has a strategic processing partnership with Aliant Payment Systems, further expanding its payment processing capabilities.