# FOUNDERS FUND LLC

FOUNDERS FUND LLC of SAN FRANCISCO, CA is an SEC exempt reporting adviser.

## Registration

- CRD: 155462
- Type: SEC exempt reporting adviser
- SEC file number: 802-75555
- Location: 1 LETTERMAN DR. BLDG D, 5TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94129
- Phone: 415-230-5800
- Latest filing: 2026-03-30

## Officers, owners & control persons (14)

| Name | Role | Location |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Peter Andreas Thiel](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/393191) | MANAGING MEMBER | San Francisco, CA |
| [Kenneth Howery](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/721416) | MEMBER; TRUSTEE | — |
| [Neil Ruthven](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/721417) | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER | — |
| [Lauren Brittany Gross](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/721418) | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | — |
| [Neil Shah Pai](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/721419) | GENERAL COUNSEL | — |
| [DUNHAM JEFFREY ALAN](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/736980) | OWNER | — |
| [THIEL PETER ANDREAS](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/755100) | MANAGING MEMBER | — |
| [GIBNEY BRUCE CANNON](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/755104) | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | — |
| [NOSEK LUKE PAUL](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/853662) | MANAGING MEMBER | — |
| [HOWERY KENNETH](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/887626) | BENEFICIARY; MANAGING MEMBER; MEMBER (+1 more) | — |
| [CARO HOWARD SETH](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/887627) | CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER | — |
| [RUTHVEN NEIL](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/887628) | CHIEF FINANCE OFFICER | — |
| [PAI NEIL SHAH](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/889689) | GENERAL COUNSEL | — |
| [GROSS LAUREN BRITTANY](https://search.stillhousedata.com/person/889690) | CHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER | — |


## Private funds (47)

_Showing 15 of 47 funds by gross asset value._

| Fund | Type | Formed | Owners | GAV | Min investment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND VI, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 127 | $7.4B | $50K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND II, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 31 | $6.6B | $200K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND GROWTH II, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 229 | $5.4B | $194K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND GROWTH IV, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 330 | $5.0B | $50K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND GROWTH III, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 237 | $4.2B | $100K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND IV, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 63 | $3.9B | $100K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND GROWTH, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 172 | $3.7B | $158K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND VII, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 143 | $3.4B | $250K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND VIII, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 204 | $2.5B | $105K |
| LEMBAS II, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 83 | $2.1B | $20K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND VI PRINCIPALS FUND, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 3 | $1.8B | $1.0M |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND IV PRINCIPALS FUND, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 39 | $1.7B | $15K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND V, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 107 | $1.6B | $50K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND III, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 42 | $1.4B | $200K |
| THE FOUNDERS FUND GROWTH II PRINCIPALS FUND, LP | Venture Capital Fund | Delaware | 26 | $1.2B | $500K |


## Related pages

- Form ADV Part 2 brochure: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/155462/brochure
- Similar advisers: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/155462/similar
- Related entities: https://search.stillhousedata.com/firm/155462/related
- SEC IAPD (source of record): https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/155462

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