Founders Fund Growth IV

About Founders Fund Growth IV

$6B growth fund closed less than 12 months after $4.6B Growth III. Partners committed $1.5B of own capital (25%). Portfolio includes SpaceX, Stripe, Anduril, Anthropic, OpenAI, Ramp, and Rippling. AI and defense dual thesis.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StageGrowth

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Cybersecurity

Defense

Enterprise Software

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Late-stage AI or defense founder with 10+ year vision

defense tech

aerospace & satellites

critical infrastructure

transformative platforms

Bullish Signals

$6B, nearly closed, oversubscribedblog

$1.5B GP commit — 25% self-fundedblog

Sub-12 months after $4.6B predecessorblog

Anthropic position near 100x returnblog

Anduril & Palantir: flagship active showcasesexternal

Satellite connectivity bet still featuredexternal

Contrarian Signals

Mega-valuations: SpaceX, Stripe, Andurilblog

Extreme concentration — few portfolio companiesblog

Geopolitical risk in defense exposureblog

Website thin — minimal new transparencyexternal

Founder Do's

Build genuinely new, not incremental tech

Have decade-scale ambitions

AI, defense, or aerospace focus

Accept concentrated, long-duration partnership

Late-stage or growth-ready

Founder Don'ts

Incremental SaaS or consumer apps

Expect quick exit orientation

Need large portfolio network support

Key GPs & Partners

Peter Thiel

Co-Founder & General Partner

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Trae Stephens

Partner

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Keith Rabois

Partner

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Ken Howery

Co-Founder

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Luke Nosek

Co-Founder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$6000M

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Website

Key People

Peter Thiel, Napoleon Ta, Trae Stephens

Peter ThielCo-Founder & General Partner

Trae StephensPartner

Keith RaboisPartner

Ken HoweryCo-Founder

Luke NosekCo-Founder