Who founded Founders Fund?

Founders Fund was founded in 2005 by Brian Singerman, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek and Peter Thiel.

Who are Founders Fund's co-founders?

Founders Fund was co-founded by Brian Singerman, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek and Peter Thiel.

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Founders Fund

Q: What happened to Founders Fund's founders?

5 people who founded or worked at Founders Fund went on to start 21 other companies, including Delian Asparouhov (Nightingale, Varda and Varda Space Industries), Ken Howery (PayPal and Confinity) and Luke Nosek (PayPal and Confinity).

Founders Fund was founded in 2005 in San Francisco, USA by Brian Singerman, Ken Howery, Luke Nosek and Peter Thiel. It is a Fintech company.

Venture capital firm founded by PayPal alumni.

Private Founded 2005 San Francisco USA Fintech

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Founders Fund founders & co-founders

Where its founders came from

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Confinity PayPal Clarium Capital Palantir

What happened to Founders Fund’s founders and alumni

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People who worked at or founded Founders Fund and went on to start their own companies.

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Delian Asparouhov

3 founded

Nightingale 2014 Varda 2020 Varda Space Industries 2021

Ken Howery

2 founded

PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998

Luke Nosek

2 founded

PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998

Peter Thiel

12 founded

The Stanford Review 1987 PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998 Clarium Capital 2002 Palantir 2003 Palantir Technologies 2003 Dialog 2006 Valar Ventures 2010 Thiel Fellowship 2010 Mithril Capital 2012 Breakout Labs 2012 Helius 2022

Trae Stephens

2 founded

Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017