Founders Fund

Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that backs science and technology companies across multiple stages, from seed to late-stage. It pursues transformative technologies and follows a founder-friendly investment approach that provides substantial support with minimal interference. The firm invests in ventures solving difficult problems across sectors such as aerospace and transportation, artificial intelligence, advanced computing, energy, healthcare, biotechnology, cybersecurity, fintech, consumer internet, software, robotics, and related technology fields. It has backed notable companies early, including SpaceX, Palantir, and Facebook, reflecting a history of partnering with ambitious founders to scale breakthrough technologies.

Lauren Gross

Partner and COO

Bridget Harris

Associate

Joey Krug

Partner

Jeffrey Lonsdale

Managing Director, Asia

John Luttig

Partner

Past deals in Alabama

Fleetzero

Venture Round in 2022
Founded in Auburn, Alabama in 2021, Fleetzero develops a fleet of electric cargo ships to decarbonize ocean freight. Its vessels offer lower operational costs and higher reliability than traditional fossil-fuel ships.

Moon Express

Series B in 2017
Moon Express, established in 2010, is a pioneering commercial space company based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. It specializes in manufacturing and operating robotic spacecraft designed for lunar exploration and commercial development. The company's flagship product, the MX-1 commercial lunar lander, is a versatile space vehicle capable of delivering scientific and commercial payloads to the Moon. Moon Express serves NASA as both a collaborator and customer, with a focus on opening up the Moon's resources for humanity and establishing new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit.

Postmates

Series C in 2015
Postmates Inc. is an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company connects customers with local couriers to facilitate the delivery of products from a wide range of stores and restaurants across the United States. With access to over 600,000 merchants, including exclusive offerings, Postmates enables users to discover, order, and track groceries, alcohol, and meals with ease. The platform is particularly prominent in Los Angeles and covers 80% of U.S. households, serving customers in all 50 states. Additionally, Postmates offers a subscription service, Postmates Unlimited, which provides free delivery from all participating merchants, enhancing the convenience of its service.

Postmates

Series A in 2013
Postmates Inc. is an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company connects customers with local couriers to facilitate the delivery of products from a wide range of stores and restaurants across the United States. With access to over 600,000 merchants, including exclusive offerings, Postmates enables users to discover, order, and track groceries, alcohol, and meals with ease. The platform is particularly prominent in Los Angeles and covers 80% of U.S. households, serving customers in all 50 states. Additionally, Postmates offers a subscription service, Postmates Unlimited, which provides free delivery from all participating merchants, enhancing the convenience of its service.

Postmates

Seed Round in 2012
Postmates Inc. is an on-demand food and grocery delivery platform based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 2011, the company connects customers with local couriers to facilitate the delivery of products from a wide range of stores and restaurants across the United States. With access to over 600,000 merchants, including exclusive offerings, Postmates enables users to discover, order, and track groceries, alcohol, and meals with ease. The platform is particularly prominent in Los Angeles and covers 80% of U.S. households, serving customers in all 50 states. Additionally, Postmates offers a subscription service, Postmates Unlimited, which provides free delivery from all participating merchants, enhancing the convenience of its service.

Moon Express

Venture Round in 2010
Moon Express, established in 2010, is a pioneering commercial space company based in Cape Canaveral, Florida, with facilities in Huntsville, Alabama. It specializes in manufacturing and operating robotic spacecraft designed for lunar exploration and commercial development. The company's flagship product, the MX-1 commercial lunar lander, is a versatile space vehicle capable of delivering scientific and commercial payloads to the Moon. Moon Express serves NASA as both a collaborator and customer, with a focus on opening up the Moon's resources for humanity and establishing new avenues for commercial space activities beyond Earth orbit.
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