Armada AI
The full-stack platform for next-generation edge computing.
Publicly reported investor
Founders Fund
Founders Fund is a publicly reported investor in 14 companies that are also in Sahin Boydas' public portfolio, as of September 2026: Armada AI, Biofire and Eight Sleep, and 11 more.
This page collects the public evidence behind that overlap. Every company below has its own source-backed directory of publicly reported investors, and Founders Fund appears in each of those directories with a cited public source. The list is evidence-based and may not be complete: it includes only companies in Sahin Boydas' public portfolio where a cited source reports Founders Fund as an investor. It is not a cap table, and it carries no deal terms.
Public profile
Invest in revolutionary technology companies that others overlook. Contrarian bets on transformative technologies. Founded by Peter Thiel with a thesis that we wanted flying cars but got 140 characters.
Focus: Deep Tech, Defense, AI, Aerospace, Biotech
Headquarters: San Francisco, CA
Founded: 2005
Companies
14 companies in the public portfolio, listed A–Z with each company's public one-liner, Category, Sub-Category, and current public status. Every card links to the company profile and to the company's full directory of publicly reported investors.
Biofire
Biofire: Building the future of firearms safety
Eight Sleep
Designed to help you fall asleep faster and stay asleep
Gecko Robotics
Robotic inspection systems for industrial infrastructure
Hermeus
Building the world's fastest aircraft.
Nanotronics Imaging
Portfolio company
Polymarket
Bet on your beliefs
Radiant Nuclear
Small modular nuclear reactor technology
Scale AI
The Data Engine that powers the most advanced AI models
SpaceX
Revolutionizing space technology
Supermove
Software to supercharge transportation
Varda Space Industries
Building and manufacturing products in orbit.
Wild Earth
Clean, science-based protein pet food for a healthier pet and planet.
Workstream
Automated hiring platform for hourly workers
Categories
Counted across the 14 companies above; a company that carries more than one Category is counted in each. 1 company carries no Category.
Sources
One reviewed public source per company. Each link opens this site’s source reference, which names the publisher and then links out, so no third-party page is republished here.
- Armada AI: Source: Armada
- Biofire: Source: Smartgun.com / Biofire
- Eight Sleep: Source: Eight Sleep
- Gecko Robotics: Source: Gecko Robotics
- Hermeus: Source: PR Newswire
- Nanotronics Imaging: Source: PRWeb (news provided by Nanotronics Imaging)
- Polymarket: Source: Founders Fund
- Radiant Nuclear: Source: Radiant
- Scale AI: Source: Scale
- SpaceX: Source: Founders Fund
- Supermove: Source: Supermove
- Varda Space Industries: Source: Varda Space Industries
- Wild Earth: Source: Espresso Capital
- Workstream: Source: PR Newswire / Workstream Technologies, Inc.
Related publicly reported investors
Other investors on this site that are publicly reported in some of the same companies. The number is how many of the 14 companies above also list that investor.
Frequently asked questions
How many companies in Sahin Boydas' public portfolio is Founders Fund publicly reported in?
Founders Fund is a publicly reported investor in 14 companies that are also in Sahin Boydas' public portfolio, as of September 2026: Armada AI, Biofire, Eight Sleep, Gecko Robotics and Hermeus, and 9 more.
Which Categories do the companies with Founders Fund as a publicly reported investor belong to?
The 14 companies span 12 Categories: AI (4), Aerospace (3), Software (3), Hardware (2), Robotics (2), Space (2), Automation (1), Climate (1), Energy (1), Fintech (1), Health (1) and Other (1). Each Category links to every portfolio company in it.
What does this Founders Fund page not say?
It is not a cap table and not a complete list of Founders Fund's investments. It lists only companies in Sahin Boydas' public portfolio where a cited public source reports Founders Fund as an investor, and it carries no deal terms.