Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in technology companies, and it is linked to quantum through a PsiQuantum board member from the firm.
- Investor type
- Venture capital
- Quantum focus
- Some quantum investments
- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2005
- Assets under management
- $17 billion in total assets under management as of 2025.
- Key people
- Peter Thiel, Founder
Ken Howery, Founder
Luke Nosek, Founder
Aaron VanDevender, Founders Fund's first Chief Scientist; PsiQuantum board member - Website
- foundersfund.com
Founders Fund describes itself as a San Francisco-based venture capital firm investing in companies building technology. The firm's website states it is based in San Francisco, and a clearly identified Wikipedia page for this organization says it was founded in 2005. It is a generalist venture capital investor rather than a dedicated quantum fund.
Quantum relevance is limited but present. A PsiQuantum page names Aaron VanDevender as "Founders Fund's first Chief Scientist" and a PsiQuantum board member, which connects the firm to a quantum company. As a result, its quantum focus appears to be some rather than dedicated.
Sources
Facts on this page come from the sources below, retrieved by DesignQuantum.
- Founders Fund foundersfund.com
- Founders Fund en.wikipedia.org
- PsiQuantum About psiquantum.com
Last verified: October 28, 2026