Founders Fund is a venture capital fund co-founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek that backs technology and science companies, including significant crypto and blockchain investments. Founders Fund's Twitter Score is 332 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #878 (top 0.5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.
Founders Fund was co-founded by Peter Thiel, Ken Howery, and Luke Nosek, with Joey Krug serving as a Partner. Per Axios, in 2020 the fund raised $1.2 billion for its seventh flagship fund and $1.5 billion for its first growth-stage fund, totaling $3 billion once partner commitments were included. Axios also reported, citing the Wall Street Journal, that by 2018 Founders Fund had amassed hundreds of millions of dollars of bitcoin across several recent funds, including one that began investing in mid-2017.
Founders Fund has been an active participant in crypto markets through direct investments and portfolio company support. In July 2024, Founders Fund led an $11 million round into Igloo, Inc., steward of the Pudgy Penguins NFT brand, with Axios reporting the funds would support Cube Labs and a new consumer crypto blockchain called Abstract. In April 2026, The Guardian reported that Polymarket had reached a $1 billion valuation in June 2025 after Founders Fund led a $200 million round into the platform.
Founders Fund's fund portfolio includes Polychain, Mantle Network, OpenSea, StarkWare, Eco, BitPay, Polychain Capital and Handshake. Current portfolio affiliations include Polymarket, Lighter, and Paxos, while Founders Fund was previously affiliated with Tagomi. Founders Fund has published 1,494 posts and has 237,018 followers as of August 2026, and has been mentioned by 617 accounts a total of 1,301 times.
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