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Scott Nolan
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Founders FundVC firm · US161cheques in 12 months1120all time42ledRounds they were named in
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- Active
- 2015
- KamiSeedNZJoined · +8 investors · historical
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Companies they are listed as backing
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Where they are named on record
Filings
- SEC Form D · Company raisingInvisibly, IncDirectoron 2 filings · since 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raisingPlethora CorpDirectorsince 2018
- SEC Form D · Company raising8i CorpDirectorsince 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raisingTachyus CorpDirectoron 3 filings · since 2014
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Hear them before you pitch them
Scott Nolan - SpaceX, Founders Fund, and Rebuilding American Uranium Enrichment - [Invest Like the Best, EP.467]
WithScott Nolan
MentionsFounders FundPeter Thiel
About this episode
Scott Nolan spent 12 years at Founders Fund looking for the most important problems that no one else was funding. Then he found a problem so critical, and so ignored, that he couldn't find a company to back. So he started one. General Matter is rebuilding US uranium enrichment. The United States… More on the show's page
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Hill & Valley Gigastream, Apple's Next CEO, OpenAI's Non-Profit | Scott Nolan, Sarah Guo, Casey Handmer, Shaun Maguire, Delian Asparouhov, Zach Dell, Ryan Petersen, and Chase Lochmiller
WithChase LochmillerDelian AsparouhovSarah GuoScott NolanShaun Maguire
MentionsRyan PetersenFounders Fund
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Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (06:46) - Who Won The Great Peptide Debate (13:57) - Ternus Steps Into Apple Spotlight (34:12) - TBPN Featured in Fast Company (39:11) - OpenAI's Non-Profit to Spend $1B in 2026 (40:59) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (50:52) - Chase… More on the show's page
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The Private Company Bringing Nuclear Enrichment Back to America (Scott Nolan, CEO of General Matter)
WithScott Nolan
MentionsFounders Fund
About this episode
Roughly 20% of the U.S. power grid runs on nuclear energy. A quarter of the fuel behind it is headed toward a hard stop. In this episode, I sit down with Scott Nolan , founder and CEO of General Matter, to unpack why uranium enrichment has quietly become one of the most consequential industrial… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pageSiri Needs an App, Apple Preps for Post-Cook, Scott Nolan Truth Nuke | Shervin Pishevar, Horacio Rozanski, Glenn Fogel, JD Ross, Nick Fleisher, Rob Slaughter, Sajith Wickramasekara
WithGlenn FogelHoracio RozanskiJD RossSajith WickramasekaraScott Nolan
MentionsShervin PishevarSherpa Capital
About this episode
Sign up for TBPN’s daily newsletter at TBPN.com (01:31) - John's Op-Ed: Siri Needs An App (23:51) - Apple Prepares For Post-Cook Era (37:31) - OpenAI Acquires Healthcare Startup Torch (41:34) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions to Claude Cowork (01:00:30) - Shervin Pishevar is an Iranian-American… More on the show's page
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Brian Singerman: "If SpaceX Didn't Work, Founders Fund Wouldn't Exist"
WithBrian Singerman
MentionsFounders FundMax LevchinPalmer LuckeyPeter ThielCyan BanisterScott Nolan
About this episode
Brian Singerman spent 17 years at Founders Fund, where he helped drive large concentrated investments into companies like SpaceX, Palantir, Airbnb, Stripe, Stemcentrx, Anduril, and Affirm. He recently left to co-found GPx, a new fund backing emerging managers. In this episode we break down the… More on the show's page
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Apple PodcastsThe show's pagePeter Thiel’s $50M Bet on American Nuclear Fuel, General Matter
MentionsPeter ThielFounders FundScott Nolan
About this episode
Scott Nolan, Founder & CEO of General Matter and Partner at Founders Fund, joins Sourcery to break down America’s urgent need to rebuild its nuclear fuel supply chain. With $50 million in funding led by Founders Fund, General Matter is developing U.S.-based production of HALEU (high-assay… More on the show's page
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20 VC 029: The Potential Upside To A Technology Bubble with TechCrunch's Brandon Lipman
MentionsChris SaccaJason CalacanisDave McClureScott NolanTony Hawk
About this episode
The debate over whether or not we are in a tech bubble is dominating the minds of many in the tech world and today Harry talks to major player, Brandon Lipman, Co-Founder of 3DLT and writer of the recent TechCrunch Article: The Potential Upside To A Technology Bubble . Brandon shares his views… More on the show's page
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