# Peter Thiel, Partner

> Peter Thiel, Partner. 93 investments on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-thiel-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

San Francisco, US · Partner

# Peter Thiel

Partner at [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)

Latest rounds

- **BOB AI Holdings** Seed · $5.5M Oct 2026
- **Etched** Round · $700M Aug 2026
- **Etched** Series C · $300M Jun 2026

Backs *AI* *Semiconductors* *Hardware & Electronics* *Fintech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 93 last Aug 2026
- **Filings:** 16 with regulators
- **Books:** 1 written

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 93 rounds name them
- ✓ **On filings** 16 filings with a regulator
- ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Founders Fund
- **Claimed** Not claimed yet

Titles come from filings their firm signed.

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## The firm

[**Founders Fund** VC firm · US **161** cheques in 12 months **1120** all time **42** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)

## Rounds they were named in

- **Rounds:** 93
- **Led:** 2
- **Disclosed:** $4.6B
- **Active:** 1999–26

2026

- [BOB AI Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/bob-ai-holdings) *Seed* **$5.5M** *US* Oct 2026 Joined · +4 investors
- [Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched) *Round* **$700M** *US* Aug 2026 Joined · +13 investors
- [Etched](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched) *Series C* **$300M** *US* Jun 2026 Joined · +18 investors
- [Panthalassa](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa) *Growth* **$140M** *US* May 2026 Led · +26 investors
- [Etched AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/etched-ai) *Series C* **$500M** *US* Jan 2026 Joined · +5 investors

2025

- [Quantum Systems](https://millionrounds.com/company/quantum-systems) *Series C* **$208.2M** *DE* Nov 2025 Joined · +3 investors

2019

- [Layer1](https://millionrounds.com/company/layer1) *Round* **$50M** *US* Oct 2019 Joined
- [PayMongo](https://millionrounds.com/company/paymongo) *Round* **$2.7M** *PH* Sept 2019 Led · +6 investors
- [Luminar](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminar) *Round* **$250M** *US* Jul 2019 Joined · +6 investors
- [Drive Motors](https://millionrounds.com/company/drive-motors) *Round* **$5M** *US* Jun 2019 Joined · +2 investors
- [Tenderd](https://millionrounds.com/company/tenderd) *Seed* **$5.8M** *AE* Jun 2019 Joined · +10 investors
- [Expanse](https://millionrounds.com/company/expanse) *Series C* **$70M** *US* Apr 2019 Joined · +9 investors

By stage

- Seed **26**
- Series A **22**
- Series B **11**
- Series C **11**
- Round **8**

What they backed

AI **7** Semiconductors **3** Hardware & Electronics **3** Fintech **2** Automotive & EVs **2** Construction **2**

Alongside

- [Founders Fund *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)
- [Stripes *3*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/stripes)
- [Andreessen Horowitz *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)
- [Argo *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/argo)
- [Diffusion *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/diffusion)
- [Global Founders Capital *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/global-founders-capital)
- [Hummingbird Ventures *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hummingbird-ventures)
- [Jane Street *2*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jane-street)

The latest 12 of 93. Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names.

## Where they are named on record

Filings

- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)** Managing Member of the Issuers' General Partner since 2026
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuers since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)** Managing Member of the Issuer's General Partner since 2025
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2023
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer on 4 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of the General Partner on 2 filings · since 2019
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Zenreach, Inc.** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Nanotronics Imaging, Inc.** Director on 3 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuers on 5 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Asana, Inc.** Director since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Palantir Technologies Inc.** Director on 17 filings · since 2012
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Managing Member of General Partner of Issuer since 2010
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ROBOTEX INC** Director on 5 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** Promoter on 7 filings · since 2010
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Founders](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders)** A Managing Member of The Founders Fund Alpha Management, LLC, which serves as the sole general partner of The Founders Fund SpaceX Fund, LP on 2 filings · since 2009
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Palantir Technologies Inc** Director on 6 filings · since 2009

Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date.

## Also at Founders Fund

- [**Brian Singerman** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-singerman)
- [**Bruce Gibney** Partner *3 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-gibney)
- [**Ken Howery** U.s. Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/ken-howery)
- [**Trae Stephens** Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/trae-stephens)
- [**Delian Asparouhov** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov)
- [**Geoff Lewis** Team *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/geoff-lewis-2)
- [**Scott Nolan** Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan)
- [**Aaron VanDevender** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-vandevender)

## Their book

- Zero to One: Notes on Startups, or How to Build the Future Peter Thiel · 2014 4.14 from 419,155 ratings on Goodreads About the book If you want to build a better future, you must believe in secrets. The great secret of our time is that there are still uncharted frontiers to explore and new inventions to create. In Zero to One, legendary entrepreneur and investor Peter Thiel shows how we can find singular… On AmazonListen on Audible
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