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The Thiel Foundation

North America, California, United States, San Francisco

Description

We support science, technology, and long-term thinking about the future.

Investor Profile

The Thiel Foundation has backed more than 19 startups, with 0 new investments in the last 12 months alone. The firm has led 1 rounds, about 5% of its total and boasts 4 exits across its portfolio.

Investment Focus Highlights

  • Concentrates on Grant, Seed, Series B rounds (top funding stages).
  • Majority of deals are located in United States, India.
  • Strong thematic focus on Mobile, Biotechnology, Therapeutics.

Stage Focus

  • Grant (47%)
  • Seed (37%)
  • Series B (5%)
  • Series A (5%)
  • Pre Seed (5%)

Country Focus

  • United States (89%)
  • India (11%)

Industry Focus

  • Mobile
  • Biotechnology
  • Therapeutics
  • Software
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Aerospace
  • Drones
  • Robotics
  • Medical Device
  • Agriculture
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Who does The Thiel Foundation frequently co-invest with?

Rough Draft Ventures
Rough Draft Ventures
North America, Massachusetts, United States, Cambridge
Co-Investments: 1
ACME Capital
ACME Capital
North America, Florida, United States, Boca Raton
Co-Investments: 1
FundersClub
FundersClub
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Crosslink Capital
Crosslink Capital
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 1
Breakout Labs
Breakout Labs
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 3
1517 Fund
1517 Fund
North America, California, United States, Oakland
Co-Investments: 3
Commerce Ventures
Commerce Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Kindred Ventures
Kindred Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Slow Ventures
Slow Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 1
Khosla Ventures
Khosla Ventures
North America, California, United States, Menlo Park
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does The Thiel Foundation often collaborate with?

AZ
Andy Zhang
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AW
Andrew Wyatt
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
SB
Sean Behr
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
JW
Jason Wang
North America, Washington, United States, Seattle
Shared Deals: 1
CH
Chris Hollindale
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
IF
Ilya Fushman
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AC
Andrew Conrad
North America, Illinois, United States, Chicago
Shared Deals: 1
BL
Bastian Lehmann
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
RD
Richard Din
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
MG
Mark Goines
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by The Thiel Foundation?

neusleep

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

The first next-generation sleep wearable.

NeuroscienceWearablesWellness
GrantFeb 18, 2023
Amount Raised: $100,000
BRINC

Seattle, Washington, United States

BRINC is an aerospace company that builds technology in the service of public safety.

AerospaceDronesLaw EnforcementPublic SafetyRobotics
Series BJan 1, 2022
Amount Raised: $55,000,000
Kisan Network

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Kisan Network is a tech-enabled supply chain startup focused on agriculture.

AgricultureAgTechMobile
SeedJan 30, 2020
Amount Raised: $3,000,000
Teal Drones

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Teal Drones is a commercial and government unmanned aerial vehicle technology.

Drone ManagementDronesHardwareProduct DesignSoftware
Series ANov 2, 2017
Envisagenics

Long Island City, New York, United States

Envisagenics reduce the complexity of biomedical data to accelerate the development of innovative therapeutic solutions.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)BioinformaticsBiotechnologyMachine LearningTherapeutics
GrantApr 13, 2017
Amount Raised: $350,000
Cafe X Technologies

San Francisco, California, United States

Cafe X Technologies is focuses on increasing productivity in the service industry through automation.

CoffeeMobileRoboticsSoftware
SeedJan 30, 2017
Amount Raised: $4,000,000
Kisan Network

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Kisan Network is a tech-enabled supply chain startup focused on agriculture.

AgricultureAgTechMobile
Pre SeedJun 21, 2016
Amount Raised: $100,000
Sweet

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Stop overpaying for phone service.

MobileMobile DevicesPersonal FinanceTelecommunications
SeedDec 15, 2015
Amount Raised: $850,000
gifs.com

San Francisco, California, United States

We empower humans to edit and clip videos, while at the same time gather data to train AI - check out our API: http://docs.gifs.com

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Media and EntertainmentVideoVideo Editing
SeedAug 15, 2015
Fountain

San Francisco, California, United States

Fountain is a talent platform that develops to make workforce management and hiring easier.

Human ResourcesSaaSSoftware
SeedMay 18, 2015
Amount Raised: $1,650,000
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