Founders Fund | Activity

Investment

Founders Fund led a $30M round in Icon, a human UGC ad production platform that manages creator sourcing, scripting, filming, and editing to deliver brand-ready short-form video ads. Founded by Kennan Jenner in 2024.

ICON

ICON Founders Fund

alleywatch.comAUG 31, 2026

AUG 31, 2026

Investment

Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital led a roughly $569M round in Stark, a Berlin-based defense-technology startup. One of the largest European defense-tech financings on record.

Stark

Stark Founders Fund

valueaddvc.comJUN 26, 2026

JUN 26, 2026

Investment

Founders Fund participated in Hydra Host's $100M Series A, alongside Kindred Ventures, Nvidia, and ARK Invest. Hydra Host provides bare-metal GPU cloud infrastructure for AI workloads.

Hydra Host

Hydra Host Founders Fund

valueaddvc.comJUN 15, 2026

JUN 15, 2026

Investment

Founders Fund participated in Ramp's $750M Series F at a $44B valuation, alongside Iconiq Capital, GIC, Lightspeed, and others.

Ramp

Ramp Founders Fund

valueaddvc.comJUN 4, 2026

JUN 4, 2026

Investment

Led NewLimit's $435M Series C to bring longevity medicines toward human trials.

NewLimit

NewLimit Founders Fund

blog.newlimit.comJUN 2, 2026

JUN 2, 2026

Investment

Founders Fund led Cognition's $1B Series C at a $26B valuation. Cognition is the AI lab behind Devin AI.

Cognition

Cognition Founders Fund

valueaddvc.comMAY 27, 2026

MAY 27, 2026

Investment

Participated in Armada's $230M Series B for remote edge AI infrastructure.

Armada

Armada Founders Fund

armada.aiMAY 19, 2026

MAY 19, 2026

New Fund

Founders Fund closed a $6B growth fund (Growth IV) on May 1, 2026 — its largest ever, less than a year after closing its $4.6B Growth III fund. Partners committed $1.5B of their own capital. The fund will back roughly a dozen companies in AI, defense, and transformative technology.

Founders Fund

Founders Fund Founders Fund

thenextweb.comMAY 1, 2026

MAY 1, 2026

New Fund

Raised $6B for Founders Fund Growth IV, the firm's largest growth-stage vehicle.

Founders Fund Growth IV

Founders Fund

finance.yahoo.comMAY 1, 2026

MAY 1, 2026

Investment

Participated in Swarm Aero's $35M Series A for large UAV swarms and autonomous aircraft.

Swarm Aero

Swarm Aero Founders Fund

businesswire.comMAR 10, 2026

MAR 10, 2026

Investment

Led Nominal's $80M Series B-2 acceleration round at a $1B valuation.

Nominal

Nominal Founders Fund

nominal.ioMAR 5, 2026 foundersfund.com

MAR 5, 2026

Investment

Founders Fund co-led Anthropic's $30B Series G at a $380B valuation, alongside GIC, Coatue, MGX, Accel, and others. Founders Fund invested $1.25B in the round.

Anthropic

Anthropic Founders Fund

techcrunch.comFEB 12, 2026

FEB 12, 2026

New Fund

Founders Fund raised Fund IX, a $971.584M flagship early-stage fund, filed via SEC Form D on October 16, 2025.

Founders Fund

Founders Fund Founders Fund

valueaddvc.comOCT 16, 2025

OCT 16, 2025

Founders Fund Activity

Founders Fund led a $30M round in Icon, a human UGC ad production platform that manages creator sourcing, scripting, filming, and editing to deliver brand-ready short-form video ads. Founded by Kennan Jenner in 2024.

Founders Fund hired former OpenAI executive Ryan Beiermeister, adding frontier-lab operating experience to its investing team.

Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital led a roughly $569M round in Stark, a Berlin-based defense-technology startup. One of the largest European defense-tech financings on record.

Founders Fund participated in Hydra Host's $100M Series A, alongside Kindred Ventures, Nvidia, and ARK Invest. Hydra Host provides bare-metal GPU cloud infrastructure for AI workloads.

Founders Fund participated in Ramp's $750M Series F at a $44B valuation, alongside Iconiq Capital, GIC, Lightspeed, and others.

Led NewLimit's $435M Series C to bring longevity medicines toward human trials.

Founders Fund led Cognition's $1B Series C at a $26B valuation. Cognition is the AI lab behind Devin AI.

Participated in Armada's $230M Series B for remote edge AI infrastructure.

Founders Fund closed a $6B growth fund (Growth IV) on May 1, 2026 — its largest ever, less than a year after closing its $4.6B Growth III fund. Partners committed $1.5B of their own capital. The fund will back roughly a dozen companies in AI, defense, and transformative technology.

Raised $6B for Founders Fund Growth IV, the firm's largest growth-stage vehicle.

Participated in Swarm Aero's $35M Series A for large UAV swarms and autonomous aircraft.

Led Nominal's $80M Series B-2 acceleration round at a $1B valuation.

Founders Fund co-led Anthropic's $30B Series G at a $380B valuation, alongside GIC, Coatue, MGX, Accel, and others. Founders Fund invested $1.25B in the round.

Founders Fund raised Fund IX, a $971.584M flagship early-stage fund, filed via SEC Form D on October 16, 2025.