Key People
18JC
Jennifer Campbell
Partner
Focus on early-stage investments. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
KH
Ken HoweryFounder
Co-Founder
2005 – present
Co-founded Founders Fund in 2005; served as first CFO. Later served as US Ambassador to Sweden (2019–2021). Has since departed active role.
NT
Napoleon Ta
General Partner
Fund director for Founders Fund Growth III ($4.6B, closed April 2025). Focus on growth-stage investments. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
JK
Joey Krug
Partner
Formerly Co-CIO at Pantera Capital; crypto and DeFi focus. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
JL
John Luttig
Partner
Long-tenured partner (started as intern); investments include Scale AI, Rippling, OpenAI, Figma, Cognition. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
NR
Neil Ruthven
Chief Financial Officer
CFO of Founders Fund. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
TS
Trae Stephens
General Partner
Fund director for Founders Fund Growth III. Co-founder of Anduril. Focus on defense and hard tech. Confirmed via TechCrunch as of 2026-04-24.
RP
Ryan Petersen
Partner
2023 – present
Joined July 2023. Founder and Executive Chairman of Flexport. Confirmed via TechCrunch.
LG
Lauren Gross
Partner & COO
Leads all non-investment operations including legal, finance, and branding. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
BS
Brian Singerman
Partner Emeritus
2007 – 2024
Joined in 2007 as Principal, became GP ~2011. Stepped back from active GP role in December 2024; remains strategic advisor. Confirmed via TechCrunch.
KR
Keith Rabois
Partner
2019 – 2024
Joined February 2019 from Khosla Ventures; departed January 2024 to return to Khosla Ventures. Confirmed via TechCrunch.
CB
Cyan Banister
Partner
– 2020
Left in March 2020 to found Long Journey Ventures. Confirmed via TechCrunch.
PT
Peter ThielFounder
Co-Founder & General Partner
2005 – present
Co-founded Founders Fund in 2005. Also co-founded PayPal and Palantir. Remains active GP and fund director for Growth Fund III. Confirmed via Wikipedia and multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
SN
Scott Nolan
Partner
Focus on hard-tech and engineering-driven companies. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
MS
Michael Solana
Chief Marketing Officer
Also Vice President and Editor-in-Chief of Pirate Wires publication. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
MV
Matias Van Thienen
Partner
Focus on growth-stage and international companies; investments include SpaceX, Stripe, Rippling, Ramp, Figma. Confirmed via multiple sources as of 2026-04-24.
SP
Sean Parker
Partner
2006 – 2014
Co-founder of Napster, former Facebook president. Partner from ~2006 to ~2014. Confirmed via Wikipedia.
LN
Luke NosekFounder
Co-Founder
2005 – 2017
Co-founded Founders Fund in 2005. Left in 2017 to co-found Gigafund, a fund focused on SpaceX and Neuralink.
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| Facts: | 5 structured (6 total) |
| Records: | 18 in 1 collection |