Founders Fund
Operating Status: Operating
San Francisco venture capital firm Founders Fund manages roughly $17 billion in assets.
San Francisco venture capital firm Founders Fund manages roughly $17 billion in assets.
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Denny Lai is the senior controller at Founders Fund, handling accounting, reporting, analysis, and day-to-day finance for its investment partnerships. He previously audited venture capital and private equity at BDO.
Joey is a partner at Founders Fund and previously served as co-CIO at Pantera Capital, which he joined in 2017. He invested in the first institutional rounds of Starkware, Arbitrum, and Alchemy and is a co-founder of the Forecast Foundation.
Lauren Gross is a Partner & COO at Founders Fund, working closely with the investment team and leading all non-investment activities, which include running internal operations and overseeing the firm's legal, finance and branding teams.
Neil Pai is General Counsel at Founders Fund and oversees the legal affairs of the firm, including investment structuring and negotiation.
Founders Fund is a San Francisco-based venture capital firm that invests in companies building technologies.
Benchmark’s five general partners emphasize a deliberate, founder-centric approach amid market frenzy. The firm maintains its signature low-volume strategy—two to three investments per partner annually—while expanding into a $1.25 billion growth fund for later-stage bets. Partners highlight their collaborative, agendaless Monday meetings and deep founder commitment, prioritizing long-term relationships over speed. They acknowledge evolving conflicts among portfolio companies but uphold confidentiality and mutual respect. Jack Altman, joining from his own firm, cites Benchmark’s culture of mutual admiration and shared learning as key draws. The team’s unconventional bets, like Cerebras, reflect their willingness to challenge orthodoxies when founder potential aligns with their instincts.
Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article
Ramp raises $1.85 billion in Series G funding at a $60 billion valuation, led by Dragoneer with Thrive Capital, Founders Fund, Sands Capital and Avenir Growth as co-leads. The corporate finance software provider says annualized revenue exceeds $2 billion and most of its more than 85,000 customers use at least two products. Its new Glass tool lets workers share chatbot prompts and search business records using natural language.
Oct 2026 · SiliconANGLENews article
The funding comes as Ramp's annualized revenue crosses $2B, and its customer count reaches 85,000.
Oct 2026 · TechCrunchNews article
Ramp completes funding at a $60 billion valuation as its annualized revenue reaches $2 billion, a milestone that helps attract fresh investor capital. The fintech company plans to announce its $2 billion annualized revenue figure Thursday, linking the revenue milestone to new investor interest.
Oct 2026 · Bloomberg TechNews article