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Contrarian VC founded in 2005 by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek with ~$17B AUM; backs transformative companies in defense, aerospace, AI, and robotics with long holding horizons.

HeadquartersSan Francisco, US
Portfolio14 companies
Cited round volume$8.0B
Cited rounds31
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Physical AI portfolio

Round-by-round participation

MendaeraRobot maker · registered · corporate
2023-08-17Series A$24MSource
ISEERobot maker · registered · corporate
2022-11-16Series B · Lead$40MSource
2019-11-11Series A · Lead$15MSource
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Source ledger

29 unique public sources

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Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders FundThe Next Web · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Hermeus Reaches $1 Billion Valuation with $350 Million Raise to Build Today's Fastest Aircraft for the American WarfighterHermeus · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Hypersonic aircraft start-up Hermeus raises $100 million to finish prototype, build out fleetCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Strata Robotics Raises $5.2M from Founders FundLinkedIn (Eric Zhou) · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Swarm Aero Announces $35M Series A Financing Led by Two Sigma Ventures and Silent VenturesBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Shinkei Systems will expand its robotic fishing operation thanks to a fresh catch of funding ($22M Series A)AgFunderNews · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Gecko Reaches Unicorn StatusGecko Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Gecko Robotics Raises $100 Million to Extend its Series C Funding Enabling Major Growth in its Defense BusinessGecko Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
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$73 million Series C Funding Will Bring Infrastructure Inspections Into the 21st CenturyPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Y-Combinator Alum, Gecko Robotics Raises $40 Million Series B Round Led by Drive CapitalPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Gecko Robotics Secures $7M for Industrial Inspection RobotsThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders FundTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Anduril Industries Valued At $14B After $1.5B Series FCrunchbase News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Defense startup Anduril secures $1.5 billion investmentDefense News · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Anduril raises $450M as the defense tech company's valuation soars to $4.6BTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Anduril Raises $200 Million To Fund Ambitious Plans To Build A Defense Tech GiantForbes · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Anduril Industries - WikipediaWikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Mendaera brings in $24M for medical platformThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
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ISEE raises $40 million in Series BBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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ISEE Announces $15 Million in Series A Funding Led by Founders FundISEE · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Built Robotics Raises $64M to Transform Excavators into RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Built Robotics Raises $33M to Transform Construction Equipment into Autonomous RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Built Robotics raises $15 million from NEA for autonomous constructionCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Last-mile robotic delivery firm Coco raises $36MTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Raises $30 Million Series C Round Led by Octave VenturesBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO Achieves Year-end Milestones, Including Series B Investments from King River Capital, Mark Cuban, and Others (Series B extension tranche)BusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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OSARO raises $16M Series B for industrial automation AIThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Multiply Labs Announces $20 Million Series A to Pioneer Robotic Manufacturing of Individualized DrugsBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
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Cobalt Partners with Sequoia and Secures $13M in Series A FundingCobalt AI · retrieved 2026-07-05