Overview
Founders Fund is a venture capital firm headquartered in New York City [3] that invests at Series A and beyond [2][3]. The firm is listed among top AI investors [2] and has been named among the top 50 AI investors and venture capital firms backing AI startups [1].
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In the news
- Pulley, a Carta rival, is shutting downCap table management platform Pulley, backed by General Catalyst, Stripe, and Founders Fund, announced that it's closing shop in December.
TechCrunch Startups · Sep 16, 2026
- How Fortell is using AI (and $163M) to crack a hearing aid monopoly“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup that recently raised $163 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Valor Equity […]
- Why Thrive, Founders Fund, and Antonio Gracias are betting on hearing aids“Why do I have to beg my grandparents to put on their hearing aids, but no one has ever needed to ask me to put on my glasses?” That’s the question that drove Matthew de Jonge to spend six years building Fortell, an AI hearing aid startup that recently raised $163 million from the likes of Founders Fund, Thrive Capital, and Valor Equity […]
- The August 2026 US Venture Capital Funding Report$18.1B. 333 deals. August was supposed to be the slow month. Instead, the US venture market delivered one of the most capital-intensive Augusts on record — a 123% year-over-year surge driven by River AI's $1.1B Series A, Base Power's $1.0B Series D, and a wave of defense, clean energy, and AI infrastructure rounds that have no precedent in the summer data.
AlleyWatch · Sep 16, 2026
- The Weekly Notable Startup Funding Report: 9/14/26The notable startup funding rounds for the week ending 9/12/26 featuring funding details for Fab2, Maven Robotics, Latitude, and thirty-six other deals representing $10.2B in new funding that you need to know about.
- The 7 Largest NYC Tech Startup Funding Rounds of August 2026Eight NYC startups. One $116M raise. August 2026's largest funding rounds span healthcare, AI, fintech, and robotics. Which companies made the list?
- #NYCtech Week in Review: 8/30/26 – 9/5/2610 new deals and $416.9M+ invested into NYC startups for the week. NYC Tech News for the week ending 9/5/26 featuring news for David, RQD Clearing, and Icon, and much, much more.
- The AlleyWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 8/31/2026The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for NYC startups for 8/31/2026 featuring funding details for RQD Clearing, Icon, and much more.
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