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 Rental

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.

Up&Up

Series B in 2021
Up&Up is a New York-based real estate company founded in 2017 that offers a platform for fractional homeownership. This innovative approach allows renters to invest in their homes upfront, enabling them to benefit from home price appreciation while building equity through portions of their rent payments. By making every resident a part-owner of their chosen home, Up&Up provides a more accessible and flexible alternative to traditional rental models. The company aims to enhance the rental experience by offering financial benefits typically associated with homeownership, while also preserving the convenience and ease of renting.

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.

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.

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.

Up&Up

Venture Round in 2019
Up&Up is a New York-based real estate company founded in 2017 that offers a platform for fractional homeownership. This innovative approach allows renters to invest in their homes upfront, enabling them to benefit from home price appreciation while building equity through portions of their rent payments. By making every resident a part-owner of their chosen home, Up&Up provides a more accessible and flexible alternative to traditional rental models. The company aims to enhance the rental experience by offering financial benefits typically associated with homeownership, while also preserving the convenience and ease of renting.

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.

Omni

Series B in 2018
Omni is a technology company specializing in business intelligence platforms. It offers a unique solution that combines the consistency of a shared data model with the flexibility of SQL, enabling users to efficiently analyze and share reliable metrics while avoiding unnecessary complexity.

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.

Airbnb

Series C in 2013
Airbnb operates a global platform connecting hosts with guests seeking short-term accommodations and experiences. It offers private rooms, luxury villas, homes, and unique stays worldwide.

TaskRabbit

Series C in 2012
TaskRabbit, Inc. is an online platform that connects clients with taskers for same-day home services. Founded in 2008 and based in San Francisco, California, TaskRabbit offers a variety of services including minor home repairs, furniture assembly, moving, house cleaning, and yard work. The platform allows users to easily book freelance labor for everyday tasks, facilitating immediate assistance within their local communities. TaskRabbit operates in thousands of cities across nine countries, including the United States, Canada, and several European nations, and is available in over 200 IKEA stores worldwide. In 2017, the company became a subsidiary of Ingka Group, which is part of the IKEA family.
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