Peter Thiel


Partner

Napoleon Ta


Partner

Trae Stephens


Partner

Lauren Gross


Partner & COO

Scott Nolan


Partner

John Luttig


Partner

Matias Van Thienen


Partner

Delian Asparouhov


Partner

Amin Mirzadegan


Partner

Joey Krug


Partner

Sean Liu


Partner

Bridget Harris


Associate

Koren Gilbai


Associate

Robert Windesheim


Associate

Neil Ruthven


Chief Financial Officer

Neil Pai


General Counsel

Michael Solana


Chief Marketing Officer

Erin Gleason


Chief Communications Officer

Mike Petriano


Creative Director

Natasha Whitledge


Head of Brand Operations

Ellie Pearson


Head of Recruiting & Operations

Elly Untermeyer


Chief of Staff

Denny Lai


Senior Controller

Josh Montoro


Controller, Director of Tax

Spencer Devereaux


Director of Finance

Alyx Sylvia


Assistant Controller

Danielle Biesanz


Head of Legal Operations

Sam Seo


Head of Information & Technology

Matias Van Thienen

Matias is a partner focused on growth and international companies. Since joining Founders Fund in 2018, he has backed companies including SpaceX, Stripe, Ramp, Rippling, Figma, Wave, Persona, and Scale. He serves as a board director or observer at Trade Republic, Enter, Arq, and Kavak.

Previously, Matias invested at Insight and CapitalG, partnering with CrowdStrike, UiPath, Qualtrics, and Looker. He also operated at Wallapop, a consumer marketplace later acquired by Naver. He holds a BS in Finance and Information Systems from NYU Stern.

Matias is from Buenos Aires and now based in Miami, after a decade in San Francisco, New York, Barcelona, and Shanghai.