Investing Profile

Trae Stephens(1)

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Partner at Founders Fund
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Current Investing Position
Founders Fund Partner
Investment Range
$500K - $150.0M
Sweet Spot
$5.0M
Investments On Record
50
Current Fund Size
$3B

Trae Stephens is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Trae Stephens's Investments On Record (25)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
Stord
Series FMay 2026$250M
Series EMay 2025$80M
Series DMay 2022$120M
Series BDec 2020$35M
$660M
Co-investors: Chad Byers (Susa Ventures), Ryan Petersen (Founders Fund), Hammad Aslam (Susa Ventures), Ilya Fushman (Kleiner Perkins), Christopher Klaus (Cyberlaunch), Nick Bunick (NewView Capital), Michael Rubin (Northpond Ventures), Thiago Olson (EVE Atlas), Karen Page (Binhai Venture Capital (Tianjin Binhai VC Investment Management Co., Ltd.)), Michael G. Rubin, Max Mullen, Will Gaybrick, Thomas Noonan
Armada
Series BMay 2026$230M
Series UnknownJul 2025$130M
Series ADec 2023$55M
SeedFeb 2023$13M
$470M
Co-investors: Viviana Faga (Felicis Ventures), James Currier (NFX), Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Shahin Farshchi (Lux Capital), Michael Stewart (M12), Sahin Boydas (Angel investor), Larry Chu (Stealth Company (Omid E. Izadjou)), Mislav Tolusic (Marlinspike), Kerem Ozmen (8090 Industries), Eric Futoran, Ron Pragides
Roadrunner
Series AMay 2026$22M
$27M
Co-investors: Mamoon Hamid (Kleiner Perkins)
Nominal
Series BMar 2026$80M
Series BJun 2025$75M
SeedApr 2024$8M
$210M
Co-investors: Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Delian Asparouhov (Founders Fund), Anas Biad (Sequoia Capital), Guru Chahal (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Alfred Lin (Sequoia Capital), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital), Bilal Zuberi (Lux Capital), Kyle Lui (DCM Ventures), Ravi Mhatre (Anthropic), Matthew Cowan (Next47)
Outtake
Series BJan 2026$40M
$57M
Co-investors: Bill Ackman, Guillermo Rauch, Satya Nadella
Erebor
Series UnknownDec 2025$350M
$350M
Co-investors: Joe Lonsdale (8VC), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Josh Wolfe (Lux Capital)
Substrate
Series AOct 2025$100M
$110M
Co-investors: Nnamdi Iregbulem (Lightspeed Venture Partners), Paul Kwan (General Catalyst), Hemant Taneja (General Catalyst), Immad Akhund (Y Combinator), Garry Tan (Y Combinator), Guillermo Rauch, Will Gaybrick
Dirac
SeedAug 2025$11M
$11M
Co-investors: Jackson Moses (Afore Capital), Laura Rippy (Alumni Ventures )

Trae Stephens's Experience

Co-Founder Anduril Industries2017 - Present
Partner Founders Fund2014 - Present
Lead Data Analyst, International Data Office of Congressman Rob PortmanPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data BlueStone Capital Partners, L.P.Present
Lead Data Analyst, International Data Xtripe AngelsPresent
Congressional Intern The ModemShopPresent
Political Affairs Intern The ModemShopPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data The ModemShopPresent
Congressional Intern University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Political Affairs Intern University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data University of Washington Applied Physics LaboratoryPresent
Political Affairs Intern The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Congressional Intern The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data The Academic College of Tel-Aviv, YaffoPresent
Congressional Intern NewCoPresent
Political Affairs Intern NewCoPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data NewCoPresent
Political Affairs Intern Top-PatentsPresent
Congressional Intern Top-PatentsPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data Top-PatentsPresent
Asst. to the Chief of Staff Georgetown University Information SystemsPresent
Adjunct Professor Georgetown University Information SystemsPresent
Co-Founder SolPresent
Co-Founder Pursuit PropertiesPresent
Political Affairs Intern MinttownPresent
Congressional Intern MinttownPresent
Lead Data Analyst, International Data MinttownPresent
Co-Founder PursuitPresent
Congressional Intern Office of Congressman Rob PortmanPresent
Adjunct Professor Georgetown University2013 - 2013
Forward Deployed Engineer Palantir Technologies2008 - 2013
Lead Data Analyst, International Data LexisNexis Special Services2006 - 2008
Asst. to the Chief of Staff Georgetown University2005 - 2006
Political Affairs Intern Embassy of Afghanistan2003 - 2005

Trae Stephens's Education

Georgetown University BS Regional and Comparative Studies (Middle East)
Lebanon High School