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Founders Fund

Kingmaker TierBased on the data VC Catalog holds.

Kingmaker Tier: 98 out of 100

Also known as Erebor, Erebor, LP, Flexport, Flexport Fund, Founders Fund Growth, Founders Fund Growth II, LP, Founders Fund Growth III, LP, Founders Fund Growth IV, LP

  • Generalist (firms only)
  • VC
  • B2B
  • B2C
Investor type
VC
Investing status
Activeas of 2026-09-28
Headquarters
San Francisco, CA, United States
Assets under management
$58.9BForm ADV private fund GAV, as of 2026-03-30Source (opens in a new tab)
Latest fund size
$6BSEC amount sold, as of 2026-03-23Source (opens in a new tab)
Funds
52
Legal name
FOUNDERS FUND LLC
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Record updated 29 September 2026

About

Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. Partner bios describe investment focus areas including government/defense, growth-stage and international companies, and companies rearchitecting industries with hard engineering at their foundation. The firm has funded companies including SpaceX and Airbnb.

Investment approach

Investing status notes
Site lists an active, current portfolio and team pages with recently modified content (person pages modified as recently as 2024).

Funds

Founders Fund Growth IV, LP
$6BVintage 2026, Main fund, SEC amount sold
Founders Fund Growth III, LP
$4.6BVintage 2025, Main fund, SEC amount sold
Founders Fund Growth II, LP
$3.4BVintage 2022, Main fund, SEC amount sold
Erebor, LP
$54.9MVintage 2019, Main fund, SEC amount sold
Founders Fund Growth, LP
Vintage 2019Main fund
Founders Fund IV Principals Fund, LP
$125MVintage 2011, Main fund, SEC amount sold
Founders Fund III Principals Fund, LP
$58.8MVintage 2010, SPV, SEC amount sold
Founders Fund III Entrepreneurs Fund, LP
$3MVintage 2010, Main fund, SEC amount sold
FOUNDERS SPC, LP
Main fund
THE FOUNDERS FUND III, LP
Main fund
LEMBAS II, LP
Main fund
LEMBAS II, LP SERIES F
Main fund
More funds
40 more recorded

SEC registration

Registered adviser
FOUNDERS FUND LLC
SEC file number
802-75555
Registration
Exempt reporting adviser
Regulatory AUM
$58.9Bas of 2026-03-30
Private funds reported
47
Principal office
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, United States
SEC CIK
1496622, 1496625, 1536084

Locations

Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
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