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Amin Mirzadegan
Partner
Founders Fund
Founders Fund partner backing companies across stages, including Ramp, Stripe, Ohalo, and Netic.
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Bio
Professional summary
Matias Van Thienen is a Founders Fund partner focused on growth and international companies. Since joining in 2018, he has backed companies including SpaceX, Stripe, Ramp, Rippling, Figma, Wave, Persona, and Scale. He previously invested at Insight and CapitalG, worked with companies including CrowdStrike, UiPath, Qualtrics, and Looker, and operated at Wallapop.
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
SpaceXStripeRampRipplingFigmaWavePersonaScaleTrade RepublicKavak
Background
Career, education, and skills
Career history
- Founders FundPartner2018 – Present
- Insight PartnersInvestor
- CapitalGInvestor
- WallapopOperator
Education
- NYU SternBS in Finance and Information Systems
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