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 Video Streaming

Ramp

Series D in 2024
Ramp offers a comprehensive financial operations platform designed for businesses seeking to streamline their financial tasks. The platform includes corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting integrations, assisting organizations in managing their finances efficiently.

Ramp

Series C in 2022
Ramp offers a comprehensive financial operations platform designed for businesses seeking to streamline their financial tasks. The platform includes corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting integrations, assisting organizations in managing their finances efficiently.

Ramp

Series B in 2021
Ramp offers a comprehensive financial operations platform designed for businesses seeking to streamline their financial tasks. The platform includes corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting integrations, assisting organizations in managing their finances efficiently.

Ramp

Series A in 2020
Ramp offers a comprehensive financial operations platform designed for businesses seeking to streamline their financial tasks. The platform includes corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting integrations, assisting organizations in managing their finances efficiently.

Ramp

Venture Round in 2020
Ramp offers a comprehensive financial operations platform designed for businesses seeking to streamline their financial tasks. The platform includes corporate cards, expense management, bill payments, and accounting integrations, assisting organizations in managing their finances efficiently.

Hot Mic

Seed Round in 2020
Hot Mic Inc. is a social application designed for live television, enabling users to interact with their favorite media personalities in real time. Founded in 2019, the company operates its platform that allows fans to synchronize commentary with their TV viewing experience, fostering engagement with broadcasters through built-in chat and social features. With a focus on providing a diverse range of perspectives, Hot Mic empowers users to tailor their viewing experience according to their interests, whether they seek humor, celebrity insights, or niche commentary. The company is headquartered in San Francisco, California, with an additional location in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2019
Bunch Live, Inc. is a technology company that operates the Bunch platform, a party application designed for multiplayer gaming. Established in 2017 and based in New York City, Bunch allows users to engage in games with friends via group video chat, enhancing the social aspect of gaming. The platform also facilitates game developers by enabling integration, which allows players to connect with friends and enjoy live mobile games together. By providing an easy way to discover, play, and share games, Bunch aims to revolutionize the way people interact in the gaming community.

Vanan Online Services

Seed Round in 2019
Vanan Online Services is a global provider of language support services, catering to both individual and business clients. The company specializes in a wide range of services, including audio and video transcription, certified translation, closed captioning, subtitling, document typing, and legal typing. Additionally, Vanan offers audio voiceover, video animation, and video editing services.

Vanan Online Services

Seed Round in 2019
Vanan Online Services is a global provider of language support services, catering to both individual and business clients. The company specializes in a wide range of services, including audio and video transcription, certified translation, closed captioning, subtitling, document typing, and legal typing. Additionally, Vanan offers audio voiceover, video animation, and video editing services.

Bunch

Seed Round in 2018
Bunch Live, Inc. is a technology company that operates the Bunch platform, a party application designed for multiplayer gaming. Established in 2017 and based in New York City, Bunch allows users to engage in games with friends via group video chat, enhancing the social aspect of gaming. The platform also facilitates game developers by enabling integration, which allows players to connect with friends and enjoy live mobile games together. By providing an easy way to discover, play, and share games, Bunch aims to revolutionize the way people interact in the gaming community.

O.School

Venture Round in 2017
O.School is a platform dedicated to sexual wellness education. It provides live streaming sessions and moderated chats, fostering a shame-free, LGBTQ-friendly space for individuals to explore their desires, communicate effectively, and heal from past traumas.

Hooked

Series A in 2017
Hooked is a pioneering entertainment platform that specializes in chat fiction, a novel storytelling format popular among teens and millennials. With over 50 million readers worldwide and top rankings in the App Store across multiple countries, Hooked is transforming digital entertainment. Backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx, the company aims to become the next major player in media.

Hooked

Seed Round in 2016
Hooked is a pioneering entertainment platform that specializes in chat fiction, a novel storytelling format popular among teens and millennials. With over 50 million readers worldwide and top rankings in the App Store across multiple countries, Hooked is transforming digital entertainment. Backed by prominent investors from Silicon Valley and Hollywood, including Ashton Kutcher and Jamie Foxx, the company aims to become the next major player in media.

YouAre.TV

Series A in 2010
YouAre.TV offers a participatory broadcast platform that enables users to engage with live video streaming services directly through their webcams. The platform allows audiences to not only watch live shows but also to actively participate by making video calls, enhancing the viewing experience. Users can join in on the interactive content from their phones or desktops. One of the highlights of YouAre.TV's programming is a weekly show featuring Merton, an improv piano player known from Chatroulette, which airs every Wednesday at 10 PM Eastern. This combination of live interaction and entertainment positions YouAre.TV as a unique player in the interactive media landscape.

Raptr

Series A in 2008
Raptr is an online gaming platform founded in 2007, designed to enhance the gaming experience for users. With a community of over 21 million gamers across more than 100 countries, Raptr provides features such as one-click optimizations for popular games, automated driver updates, and efficient gameplay recording and streaming capabilities. These tools enable gamers to improve their software and hardware performance, effortlessly save game replays, and share their gaming experiences with others. The company is led by CEO and founder Dennis Fong, who has a background in gaming through co-founding Xfire, Lithium, and Gamers.com.
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