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Founders Fund

Focus: Robotics & hardware, Developer tools, Fintech, Defence & space, AI

Founders Fund took part in 11 of the startup funding rounds we tracked in 2026, leading or co-leading 4 worth $2.86bn. By money raised, its biggest sectors were AI and Fintech. The largest was Crusoe's $3.9bn Series D+ round. The most recent was Watchtower Labs's Seed round in October 2026.

Deployed as lead$2.86bn
Rounds led4
Rounds joined11
Largest round$3.9bn

Rounds led (4)

RampGrowth · Fintech · New York · 15 Oct$1.85bnSTARKGrowth · Defence & space · Berlin · 23 Jun$570mHalterSeries D+ · Robotics & hardware · Auckland · 24 Mar$220mFractileSeries B · Robotics & hardware · London · 14 May$220m

Also invested (7)

Watchtower LabsSeed · Defence & space · Seattle · 21 Oct$35mMultiply LabsSeries B · Robotics & hardware · San Francisco · 6 Oct$75mCrusoeSeries D+ · AI · Denver · 17 Sep$3.9bnCognitionSeries D+ · AI · San Francisco · 8 Sep$2bnHadrianSeries D+ · Defence & space · Torrance · 6 Aug$1.37bnRampSeries D+ · Fintech · New York · 4 Jun$750mCognitionSeries D+ · Developer tools · San Francisco · 27 May$1bn

By sector

AI$5.9bnFintech$2.6bnDefence & space$1.98bnDeveloper tools$1bnRobotics & hardware$515m

By stage

Seed$35mSeries B$295mSeries D+$9.24bnGrowth$2.42bn

Co-investors

T. Rowe Price5 rounds8VC5 rounds1789 Capital4 roundsGeneral Catalyst4 rounds137 Ventures4 roundsGIC3 roundsDefinition Capital3 roundsLightspeed Venture Partners3 roundsStripes3 roundsLux Capital3 rounds