# Scott Nolan, Partner at Founders Fund > Scott Nolan, Partner at Founders Fund. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Los Angeles, US · Partner # Scott Nolan Partner at [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) Latest rounds - **Kami** Seed Feb 2015 Backs *Edtech* *Consumer Apps* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Feb 2015 - **Filings:** 4 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 4 +3 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 4 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Founders Fund - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=scott-nolan)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=scott-nolan) ## 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:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Active:** 2015 2015 - [Kami](https://millionrounds.com/company/kami) *Seed* *NZ* Feb 2015 Joined · +8 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Edtech **1** Consumer Apps **1** Alongside - [Bob Drummond *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bob-drummond) - [Chintaka Ranatunga *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chintaka-ranatunga) - [Flying Kiwis *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/flying-kiwis) - [New Zealand Venture Investment Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/new-zealand-growth-capital-partners-nzgcp) - [Rudi Bublitz *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rudi-bublitz) - [Sam Altman *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) - [Sparkbox Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sparkbox-ventures) - efu Investment *1* 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. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [HeartLab](https://millionrounds.com/startup/heartlab-2) - [Kami](https://millionrounds.com/company/kami) - [StyleRow](https://millionrounds.com/startup/stylerow) ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Company raising **Invisibly, Inc** Director on 2 filings · since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Plethora Corp** Director since 2018 - SEC Form D · Company raising **8i Corp** Director since 2016 - SEC Form D · Company raising **Tachyus Corp** Director on 3 filings · since 2014 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Founders Fund - [**Peter Thiel** Partner *93 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-thiel-2) - [**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) - [**Aaron VanDevender** Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/aaron-vandevender) ## Hear them before you pitch them - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 14 Apr 2026 · 1h 16m Scott Nolan - SpaceX, Founders Fund, and Rebuilding American Uranium Enrichment - [Invest Like the Best, EP.467] With [Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 24 Mar 2026 · 2h 45m 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 With [Chase Lochmiller](https://millionrounds.com/person/chase-lochmiller)[Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov)[Sarah Guo](https://millionrounds.com/person/sarah-guo-2)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan)[Shaun Maguire](https://millionrounds.com/person/shaun-maguire) Mentions [Ryan Petersen](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ryan-petersen)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) About this episode 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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Generalist](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/the-generalist) · 3 Feb 2026 · 1h 16m The Private Company Bringing Nuclear Enrichment Back to America (Scott Nolan, CEO of General Matter) With [Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 13 Jan 2026 · 3h 29m Siri 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 With [Glenn Fogel](https://millionrounds.com/person/glenn-fogel)[Horacio Rozanski](https://millionrounds.com/person/horacio-rozanski)[JD Ross](https://millionrounds.com/person/jd-ross)[Sajith Wickramasekara](https://millionrounds.com/person/sajith-wickramasekara)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan) Mentions [Shervin Pishevar](https://millionrounds.com/fund/shervin-pishevar)[Sherpa Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sherpa-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Scott Nolan in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 11 Jun 2026 · 51 min Brian Singerman: "If SpaceX Didn't Work, Founders Fund Wouldn't Exist" With [Brian Singerman](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-singerman) Mentions [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Max Levchin](https://millionrounds.com/fund/max-levchin)[Palmer Luckey](https://millionrounds.com/fund/palmer-luckey)[Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel)[Cyan Banister](https://millionrounds.com/person/cyan-banister)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) · 30 Jul 2025 · 32 min Peter Thiel’s $50M Bet on American Nuclear Fuel, General Matter Mentions [Peter Thiel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/peter-thiel)[Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) · 20 Apr 2015 · 19 min 20 VC 029: The Potential Upside To A Technology Bubble with TechCrunch's Brandon Lipman Mentions [Chris Sacca](https://millionrounds.com/fund/chris-sacca)[Jason Calacanis](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jason-calacanis)[Dave McClure](https://millionrounds.com/person/dave-mcclure)[Scott Nolan](https://millionrounds.com/person/scott-nolan)[Tony Hawk](https://millionrounds.com/person/tony-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 Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=scott-nolan). ## Find people like Scott Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)