Founders Fund
PulseAugur coverage of Founders Fund — every cluster mentioning Founders Fund across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- founded by Peter Thiel 100%
- founded by Ken Howery 100%
- founded by Luke Nosek 100%
- founded by Brian Singerman 100%
- affiliated with Trae Stephens 90%
- invested by DFJ Growth Closes Third Fund With $535 Million 70%
- invested in Antonio Gracias 70%
- invested by Antonio Gracias 70%
- invested in Trae Stephens 70%
- invested in DFJ Growth Closes Third Fund With $535 Million 70%
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OpenAI secures $11B funding, launches new AI for science and cybersecurity models
OpenAI has secured $11 billion in its latest funding round, which is less than half of its initial $30 billion target, with a total round size potentially reaching $20 billion. The company also announced new initiatives…
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Hex raises $100M to pivot to AI agents, discarding old code
Hex Technologies has secured $100 million in funding to pivot its data platform towards AI agents. The company is discarding its previous codebase to fully embrace this new direction, aiming to address concerns about th…
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Robinhood Ventures backs AI coding tool Cognition with $10M investment
Robinhood Ventures has invested $10 million in AI coding tool maker Cognition, the company behind the Devin AI agent. This investment follows Robinhood's prior backing of OpenAI, indicating a strategy of investing in mu…
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OpenAI invests in brain implant startup for cancer detection
OpenAI's venture capital arm, alongside Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, has invested $45 million in Coherence Neuro, a startup developing brain implants to detect and treat cancer. Coherence aims to use AI to decode neural…
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Palm Beach attracts tech titans and venture capital for startup growth
Palm Beach has emerged as a significant destination for entrepreneurs and substantial investment capital over the past year. The area is being explored as a potential technology hub, attracting notable figures from the …
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Crusoe raises $3.9B for AI data centers and modular factories · 2 sources tracked
Crusoe, an AI infrastructure company, has secured $3.9 billion in a Series F funding round, valuing the company at $30.9 billion. The substantial investment, co-led by Atreides Management, Mubadala Capital, and Valor Eq…
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Cognition raises $2B at $48B valuation, nearly doubling in 4 months · 2 sources tracked
Cognition, the AI startup behind the coding assistant Devin, has secured $2 billion in a Series E funding round, valuing the company at $48 billion. This valuation nearly doubles its previous valuation from just four mo…
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AI coding startup Cognition valued at $48B in new funding round · 3 sources tracked
AI coding startup Cognition has secured $2 billion in funding, valuing the company at $48 billion. This significant valuation, achieved just four months after a previous funding round, indicates investor confidence in a…
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Oculus founder Palmer Luckey says American Dream alive and well
Palmer Luckey, the founder of Oculus and Anduril, asserts that the American Dream remains vibrant, citing his own journey from a trailer-dwelling dropout to a billionaire as proof. He highlighted Peter Thiel's crucial $…
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Fortell raises $163M for AI hearing aids at $740M valuation
Fortell, a startup founded in early 2021, has launched advanced AI-powered hearing aids that are in high demand, with customers including notable figures like Henry Kravis and Steve Martin paying $6,800 per device. The …
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Forbes names AI-focused startups poised for unicorn status · 4 sources tracked
Forbes and TrueBridge Capital Partners have released their annual "Next Billion-Dollar Startups" list, highlighting companies poised for significant growth. This year's cohort heavily features AI-driven businesses acros…
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Longevity field's cellular reprogramming theory faces human trial reality check
A groundbreaking human trial has begun for a gene therapy aimed at partially reprogramming older cells to a younger state, a development that could validate key theories in the longevity medicine field. This early-stage…
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DeepL acquires real-time audio startup Mixhalo to boost voice translation
DeepL, a German translation company, has acquired Mixhalo, a real-time audio startup. Mixhalo, founded in 2016, specializes in improving audio experiences for live events, including concerts and conferences, by providin…
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SpaceX IPO Boosts Saudi Prince's Fortune, Fuels AI Investments
SpaceX's recent stock surge has significantly increased the wealth of Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his investment firm, Kingdom Holding Co. The firm's stake in SpaceX is now valued at nearly $7 billio…
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SpaceX IPO Valued at $2 Trillion, Minting Musk as World's First Trillionaire
SpaceX has successfully completed its initial public offering, with shares trading at a valuation of nearly $2 trillion. This IPO has made Elon Musk the world's first trillionaire and created thousands of new millionair…
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SpaceX IPO Dominates All-Time Best VC Investment Rankings
SpaceX's recent IPO has reshaped the landscape of top venture capital investments, with its returns now dominating the historical top ten. Investments in SpaceX by firms like Valor Equity Partners and Founders Fund have…
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Poetic raises $50M with OpenAI backing for enterprise AI automation
Poetic, an AI startup focused on enterprise automation, has secured $50 million in Series A funding at a $500 million valuation. The company, backed by OpenAI, Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and First Harmonic, aims to…
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SpaceX IPO reveals Middle East AI investment and VC windfalls
SpaceX's record-breaking IPO on Nasdaq has highlighted the significant financial backing from Middle Eastern sovereign wealth funds, including Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund and the UAE's MGX and G42. These inves…
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ASML becomes Europe's most valuable company on AI chip demand
ASML has become the most valuable company in European history, surpassing Novo Nordisk with a market capitalization of $674 billion. This surge is driven by analyst upgrades, particularly from JPMorgan and Morgan Stanle…
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SpaceX COO Gwynne Shotwell poised for billionaire status in IPO
SpaceX president and COO Gwynne Shotwell is set to become a billionaire following the company's upcoming IPO, with her stake valued at nearly $2 billion. Shotwell, SpaceX's 11th employee, has been instrumental in the co…