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Startup mafia · Lineage

The Founders Fund Mafia

Founders who came out of Founders Fund to start their own companies.

5 founders 21 companies Root: Founders Fund →
Lineage of Founders FundFounders FundFounders FundPeter ThielPeter ThielThe Stanford ReviewThe Stanford ReviewPayPalPayPalConfinityConfinityClarium CapitalClarium CapitalDelian AsparouhovDelian AsparouhovNightingaleNightingaleVardaVardaVarda Space IndustriesVarda Space IndustriesKen HoweryKen HoweryPayPalPayPalConfinityConfinityLuke NosekLuke NosekPayPalPayPalConfinityConfinityTrae StephensTrae StephensAndurilAndurilAnduril IndustriesAnduril Industries
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Every founder in the Founders Fund lineage

5 founders · 21 companies

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

P 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
D Delian Asparouhov 3 founded
Nightingale 2014 Varda 2020 Varda Space Industries 2021
K Ken Howery 2 founded
PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998
L Luke Nosek 2 founded
PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998
T Trae Stephens 2 founded
Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017
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