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 Leasing

Mudafy

Series A in 2022
Mudafy is a tech-enabled real estate broker serving Latin America, with a primary focus in Mexico. Founded in 2018 and based in Mexico City, it helps homeowners sell and rent their properties and supports buyers and renters in the process. The company operates a platform that connects users with registered professional brokers and a team of marketing and photography experts to create property portfolios and guide the sales process, aiming to improve the efficiency of buying, selling and renting properties.

Bungalow

Series C in 2021
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that provides renters with flexible, communal living by signing long-term leases with homeowners and listing multi-bedroom, furnished homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across major U.S. cities. It offers private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, with furnishings, wifi, utilities, and housekeeping, plus monthly community events. The platform also handles digital applications and leasing, resident screening, online rent payments, maintenance requests, and roommate matching to streamline urban rentals for renters and to reduce administrative work for property owners.

Sunroom Rentals

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2018, Sunroom Rentals is a technology company that facilitates home leasing. It offers an online platform enabling users to locate, tour, apply for, and secure rental properties directly. The company employs self-showing locks for private tours or virtual 360-degree tours, with customer support available seven days a week.

Raise Commercial Real Estate

Series A in 2020
Raise Commercial Real Estate, formerly known as HelloOffice, Inc., is a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Established in 2015, the company specializes in assisting startups and high-growth companies in finding suitable office spaces. Raise Commercial Real Estate offers a comprehensive range of services, including planning (financial analysis, legal, zoning, and site selection), buildout (workplace strategy, project management, and architecture), and operations (move coordination, furniture, office management, and lease administration). The company also provides document management and commute analysis services. By combining experienced brokers with user-friendly software, Raise Commercial Real Estate aims to streamline the process of securing commercial real estate for its clients.

Bungalow

Series B in 2019
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that provides renters with flexible, communal living by signing long-term leases with homeowners and listing multi-bedroom, furnished homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across major U.S. cities. It offers private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, with furnishings, wifi, utilities, and housekeeping, plus monthly community events. The platform also handles digital applications and leasing, resident screening, online rent payments, maintenance requests, and roommate matching to streamline urban rentals for renters and to reduce administrative work for property owners.

Raise Commercial Real Estate

Seed Round in 2019
Raise Commercial Real Estate, formerly known as HelloOffice, Inc., is a commercial real estate brokerage firm based in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Los Angeles and Silicon Valley. Established in 2015, the company specializes in assisting startups and high-growth companies in finding suitable office spaces. Raise Commercial Real Estate offers a comprehensive range of services, including planning (financial analysis, legal, zoning, and site selection), buildout (workplace strategy, project management, and architecture), and operations (move coordination, furniture, office management, and lease administration). The company also provides document management and commute analysis services. By combining experienced brokers with user-friendly software, Raise Commercial Real Estate aims to streamline the process of securing commercial real estate for its clients.

WanderJaunt

Series B in 2019
WanderJaunt, Inc. is a property management company based in San Francisco, California, that specializes in managing vacation rentals for homeowners and guests. Founded in 2016, WanderJaunt offers technology-enabled solutions that facilitate seamless experiences for travelers. The company negotiates lease agreements with property owners or employs a commission model, retaining a portion of rental income. Its platform provides guests with convenient accommodations that include various amenities such as cookware, dinnerware, cable TV, and essential toiletries, ensuring a comfortable stay while allowing them to explore new communities.

Bungalow

Series A in 2018
Bungalow is a residential real estate platform that provides renters with flexible, communal living by signing long-term leases with homeowners and listing multi-bedroom, furnished homes in desirable urban neighborhoods across major U.S. cities. It offers private bedrooms with handpicked housemates, with furnishings, wifi, utilities, and housekeeping, plus monthly community events. The platform also handles digital applications and leasing, resident screening, online rent payments, maintenance requests, and roommate matching to streamline urban rentals for renters and to reduce administrative work for property owners.

Sunroom Rentals

Seed Round in 2017
Founded in 2018, Sunroom Rentals is a technology company that facilitates home leasing. It offers an online platform enabling users to locate, tour, apply for, and secure rental properties directly. The company employs self-showing locks for private tours or virtual 360-degree tours, with customer support available seven days a week.
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