Venture Capital Firms

5 firms featured in the pilot slice. Partners and individual investors appear inline on episode pages.

Founders Fund

First external checks on SpaceX starting ~2009; portfolio includes SpaceX as first entry on portfolio page; very long ho...

Defense tech and satellite-focused; invests in companies like Robust Intelligence and Merlin Labs; partner is former Nav...

Led seed round with Gary Tan

Focuses on regulated industries; portfolio includes Base Power; CEO Sal Chur discusses battery and grid infrastructure t...

Backed Delve; question raised about whether YC's culture of 'hacking' and rule-bending contributed to fraud tolerance