Brian Singerman

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Brian Singerman

Brian Singerman (born 1976 or 1977) is an American venture capitalist and businessman. He is a partner emeritus at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with over $11 billion under management.

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  This page is always in light mode. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American venture capitalist | Brian Singerman | | Image 4 | | Born | 1976 or 1977 (age 49–50) | | Education | Stanford University (BS) | | Occupation | Partner at Founders Fund | | Known for | Founder of iGoogle | Brian Singerman (born 1976 or 1977( is an American venture capitalist and businessman. He is a partner emeritus at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with over $11 billion under management.( ## Early life and education [edit] Singerman graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a B.S. in Computer Science.( Following Stanford, he joined the virtual-world online start-up There "There (virtual world)") as a software engineer.( ## Career [edit] ### Google [edit] [...] ## Career [edit] ### Google [edit] In 2004, Singerman joined Google where he spent four years as an engineer and executive. At Google, he founded the personal web portal, iGoogle.( During his tenure at Google, Singerman began his investment career, launching a $1 million fund called XGYC Fund, short for "ex-Google, Y Combinator."( ### Founders Fund [edit] In 2008, Singerman joined Founders Fund, where he works alongside Peter Thiel and Ken Howery.( He focuses on healthcare, biotechnology, wearable computing, and robotics. Singerman has been a board director for several companies, including Affirm, Cloud9, Emerald Therapeutics, The Long-Term Stock Exchange, Oscar Health, and Postmates. Additionally, he has served as a board observer for Airbnb, Forward, and Wish.( [...] On December 3, 2024, Singerman announced his transition to the role of partner emeritus at Founders Fund, planning to continue as a strategic advisor while prioritizing a new work-life balance.( ### Notable investments [edit] One of Singerman's most prominent investments was in Stemcentrx"), a biotechnology firm focused on cancer therapies. In April 2016, AbbVie acquired Stemcentrx in a transaction valued at up to $10.2 billion, marking the largest portfolio exit in Founders Fund's history.( However, in 2019, AbbVie shuttered Stemcentrx after its lead cancer drug, Rova-T, failed to outperform placebo in a Phase 3 clinical trial.( He has also been involved in investments in Oculus VR (acquired by Facebook) and Postmates (acquired by Uber).( ## Personal life [edit]

• TechAviv | Brian Singerman

  Brian relentlessly seeks out companies that can deliver massive returns to investors while also providing real value to humankind. He invests across sectors and stages, with a passion for companies reinventing huge industries. Brian is a board director for Solugen, Cloud9, Emerald Therapeutics and The Long-Term Stock Exchange, and a board observer for Anduril, Modern Health and Forward. His previous investments include Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), Asana (NYSE: ASAN), Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR), Wish (NASDAQ: WISH), Oculus (acquired by Facebook) and Postmates (acquired by Uber). He was a board director for Stemcentrx before the company was acquired by AbbVie in 2016 in the largest private biotech acquisition of all time. Prior to Founders Fund, Brian spent four years as an engineer and executive [...] Brian relentlessly seeks out companies that can deliver massive returns to investors while also providing real value to humankind. He invests across sectors and stages, with a passion for companies reinventing huge industries. Brian is a board director for Solugen, Cloud9, Emerald Therapeutics and The Long-Term Stock Exchange, and a board observer for Anduril, Modern Health and Forward. His previous investments include Affirm (NASDAQ: AFRM), Asana (NYSE: ASAN), Oscar Health (NYSE: OSCR), Wish (NASDAQ: WISH), Oculus (acquired by Facebook) and Postmates (acquired by Uber). He was a board director for Stemcentrx before the company was acquired by AbbVie in 2016 in the largest private biotech acquisition of all time. Prior to Founders Fund, Brian spent four years as an engineer and executive [...] Fund, Brian spent four years as an engineer and executive at Google. During this time Brian began investing through his own angel fund, The XGYC Fund. He began his career as an engineer at a startup, There, Inc. Brian graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Computer Science.

• Brian Singerman on Founders Fund, GPx, and Looking for ...

  Brian Singerman is the co-founder of GPx, a fund launched in 2025 alongside Lee Linden of Quiet Capital. He transitioned to Partner Emeritus at

• Brian Singerman on Founders Fund, GPx, and Looking for ...

  Brian Singerman is the co-founder of GPx, a fund launched in 2025 alongside Lee Linden of Quiet Capital. GPx backs elite emerging managers

• Peter Thiel's Founders Fund loses early partner Brian Singerman

  Brian Singerman, one of the earliest employees of Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, said on Tuesday that he's stepping down as a general partner. Singerman, who joined the firm 17 years ago and became a partner four years later, wrote in a post on X that he's moving into the role of partner emeritus and will stay on as an "investor and strategic advisor." Singerman is best known for supporting the firm's investments in Elon Musk's SpaceX and defense-tech companies like Anduril. In exiting the partner ranks, Singerman leaves Founders Fund with three general partners: Thiel, Napoleon Ta and Trae Stephens.

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