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Amin Mirzadegan
Partner
Founders Fund
Founders Fund partner backing companies across stages, including Ramp, Stripe, Ohalo, and Netic.
Bio
Professional summary
Brian Singerman is Partner Emeritus at Founders Fund after serving for many years as a general partner. He has invested in companies including Affirm, Oscar Health, Oculus, Postmates, Stemcentrx, Anduril, and SpaceX. Before Founders Fund, he worked at Google, where he helped create iGoogle, and he holds a Stanford computer science degree.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
AffirmOscar HealthOculusPostmatesStemcentrxAnduril
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Founders FundPartner Emeritus2024 – Present
- Founders FundGeneral Partner2008 – 2024
- GoogleEngineer and Executive2004 – 2008
- ThereSoftware Engineer
Education
- Stanford UniversityBS in Computer Science1999
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