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INV Venture capital
Founders Fund
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
Portfolio16 companies
Cited round volume$9.0B
Cited rounds34
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Physical AI portfolio
Round-by-round participation
2026-06-23Series C · Lead$570MSource
2026-04-07Series C$350MSource
2022-03-10Series B$100MSource
2026-04-01Seed · Lead$5MSource
2026-03-10Series A$35MSource
2026-02-19Series B$67MSource
2025-06-19Series A · Lead$22MSource
2025-06-12Series D$125MSource
2023-12-05Series C$100MSource
2022-03-03Series C$73MSource
2019-12-16Series B$40MSource
2018-08-20Series A · Lead$7MSource
2025-06-05Series G · Lead$2.5BSource
2024-08-01Series F · Lead$1.5BSource
2022-12-02Series E$1.5BSource
2021-06-17Series D$450MSource
2020-07-01Series C$200MSource
2019-09-01Series B$120MSource
2018-06-01Series A · Lead$41MSource
2017-08-01Seed · Lead$18MSource
2025-06-02Series E$650MSource
2023-08-07Series D · Lead$280MSource
2023-08-17Series A$24MSource
2022-11-16Series B · Lead$40MSource
2019-11-11Series A · Lead$15MSource
2022-04-06Series C$64MSource
2019-09-19Series B$33MSource
2017-10-18Series A$15MSource
2021-08-25Series A · Lead$36MSource
2021-08-18Series C$30MSource
2020-12-10Series B$8MSource
2019-10-01Series B$16MSource
2021-04-14Series A$20MSource
2018-03-01Series A$13MSource
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Source ledger
32 unique public sources
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Stark Defence raises €500M led by Sequoia and Founders FundThe Next Web · retrieved 2026-07-05
02Hermeus Reaches $1 Billion Valuation with $350 Million Raise to Build Today's Fastest Aircraft for the American WarfighterHermeus · retrieved 2026-07-05
03Hypersonic aircraft start-up Hermeus raises $100 million to finish prototype, build out fleetCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05
04Strata Robotics Raises $5.2M from Founders FundLinkedIn (Eric Zhou) · retrieved 2026-07-05
05Swarm Aero Announces $35M Series A Financing Led by Two Sigma Ventures and Silent VenturesBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
06Freeform reels in $67M for its 3D metal printing systemSiliconANGLE · retrieved 2026-07-21
07Shinkei Systems will expand its robotic fishing operation thanks to a fresh catch of funding ($22M Series A)AgFunderNews · retrieved 2026-07-05
08Gecko Reaches Unicorn StatusGecko Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
09Gecko Robotics Raises $100 Million to Extend its Series C Funding Enabling Major Growth in its Defense BusinessGecko Robotics · retrieved 2026-07-05
10$73 million Series C Funding Will Bring Infrastructure Inspections Into the 21st CenturyPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
11Y-Combinator Alum, Gecko Robotics Raises $40 Million Series B Round Led by Drive CapitalPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
12Gecko Robotics Secures $7M for Industrial Inspection RobotsThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
13Anduril raises $2.5B at $30.5B valuation led by Founders FundTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
14Anduril Industries Valued At $14B After $1.5B Series FCrunchbase News · retrieved 2026-07-05
15Defense startup Anduril secures $1.5 billion investmentDefense News · retrieved 2026-07-05
16Anduril raises $450M as the defense tech company's valuation soars to $4.6BTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
17Anduril Raises $200 Million To Fund Ambitious Plans To Build A Defense Tech GiantForbes · retrieved 2026-07-05
18Anduril Industries - WikipediaWikipedia · retrieved 2026-07-05
19Elon Musk's Neuralink raises $650 million in fresh capitalCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-21
20Neuralink, Elon Musk's brain implant startup, raises $280 millionCNN Business · retrieved 2026-07-21
21Mendaera brings in $24M for medical platformThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
22ISEE raises $40 million in Series BBusiness Wire · retrieved 2026-07-05
23ISEE Announces $15 Million in Series A Funding Led by Founders FundISEE · retrieved 2026-07-05
24Built Robotics Raises $64M to Transform Excavators into RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
25Built Robotics Raises $33M to Transform Construction Equipment into Autonomous RobotsPR Newswire · retrieved 2026-07-05
26Built Robotics raises $15 million from NEA for autonomous constructionCNBC · retrieved 2026-07-05
27Last-mile robotic delivery firm Coco raises $36MTechCrunch · retrieved 2026-07-05
28OSARO Raises $30 Million Series C Round Led by Octave VenturesBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
29OSARO 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
30OSARO raises $16M Series B for industrial automation AIThe Robot Report · retrieved 2026-07-05
31Multiply Labs Announces $20 Million Series A to Pioneer Robotic Manufacturing of Individualized DrugsBusinessWire · retrieved 2026-07-05
32Cobalt Partners with Sequoia and Secures $13M in Series A FundingCobalt AI · retrieved 2026-07-05