Founders Fund
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Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Founders Fund canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T804786 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Founders Fund Context triple: [Luke Nosek, founded, Founders Fund]
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A.
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing leading technology startups across software, fintech, crypto, and other innovation-driven sectors.
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B.
FSG Ventures
FSG Ventures is the investment arm of Fenway Sports Group, focusing on strategic and growth-oriented sports and entertainment-related investments.
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C.
RedBird Capital Partners
RedBird Capital Partners is a private investment firm known for its significant stakes in major sports, media, and entertainment properties.
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D.
Cohen Private Ventures
Cohen Private Ventures is a family office investment firm founded by billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, managing his personal and family assets across a range of private and public investments.
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E.
Thirty Five Ventures
Thirty Five Ventures is a business and investment firm co-founded by NBA star Kevin Durant that focuses on venture capital, media, and sports-related enterprises.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Founders Fund Target entity description: Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
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A.
Andreessen Horowitz
Andreessen Horowitz is a prominent Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing leading technology startups across software, fintech, crypto, and other innovation-driven sectors.
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B.
FSG Ventures
FSG Ventures is the investment arm of Fenway Sports Group, focusing on strategic and growth-oriented sports and entertainment-related investments.
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C.
RedBird Capital Partners
RedBird Capital Partners is a private investment firm known for its significant stakes in major sports, media, and entertainment properties.
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D.
Cohen Private Ventures
Cohen Private Ventures is a family office investment firm founded by billionaire hedge fund manager Steve Cohen, managing his personal and family assets across a range of private and public investments.
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E.
Thirty Five Ventures
Thirty Five Ventures is a business and investment firm co-founded by NBA star Kevin Durant that focuses on venture capital, media, and sports-related enterprises.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
investment firm
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venture capital firm ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PayPal Mafia ⓘ |
| basedIn | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOn |
ambitious startups
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technology companies ⓘ transformative technology ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Brian Singerman
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Bruce Gibney ⓘ Cyan Banister ⓘ Ken Howery ⓘ Luke Nosek ⓘ Peter Thiel ⓘ Sean Parker ⓘ |
| hasPartner |
Brian Singerman
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Lauren Gross ⓘ Napoleon Ta ⓘ Peter Thiel ⓘ Trae Stephens ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
San Francisco, California, United States of America
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surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| industry |
private equity
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venture capital ⓘ |
| investmentStage |
early stage
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growth stage ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco ⓘ |
| notableInvestment |
Affirm
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Airbnb ⓘ Anduril Industries ⓘ Asana ⓘ Facebook ⓘ Lyft ⓘ Palantir Technologies ⓘ Postmates ⓘ SpaceX ⓘ Spotify ⓘ Stripe ⓘ Wish ⓘ Yammer ⓘ |
| philosophy |
focus on long-term transformative impact
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supports bold, contrarian ideas ⓘ |
| portfolioFocus |
aerospace
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consumer internet ⓘ defense technology ⓘ enterprise software ⓘ financial technology ⓘ |
| slogan | We wanted flying cars, instead we got 140 characters ⓘ |
| website | https://foundersfund.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Founders Fund Description of subject: Founders Fund is a Silicon Valley venture capital firm known for backing ambitious, transformative technology companies at early and growth stages.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.