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Amin Mirzadegan
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Bio
Professional summary
Founders Fund says Scott Nolan works with mission-driven founders rearchitecting industries, usually with hard engineering at the foundation. The firm lists companies he supports including Synthego, Collective Health, and Modern Animal, and says his work spans biotech, crypto, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and transportation. Before Founders Fund, Nolan was an early employee at SpaceX, helping develop original Falcon propulsion systems and multiple Dragon subsystems. He is a strong fit for founders building technical companies where engineering execution is central to the investment case.
Investment focus
Stage, sector, and overall fit
Stage
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Sector
Deep techIndustrialsBiotechEnergyInfrastructureManufacturingTransportation
Thesis
Engineering-driven startupsCompanies rearchitecting industriesHard engineering and physical-world technology
Notable companies
Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed
SynthegoCollective HealthModern AnimalSpaceXGeneral Matter
How to approach
Framing and angles for outreach
Pitch framing
Lead with the engineering breakthrough and the industry-level bottleneck it unlocks. Show why the company can rebuild a large market from first principles and what technical progress has already de-risked the plan.
Personalization hooks
- 1Reference his SpaceX background when pitching aerospace, manufacturing, propulsion, robotics, or other engineering-heavy companies.
- 2Frame the startup as rearchitecting an industry rather than merely digitizing a workflow.
- 3Use specific technical milestones and proof points rather than broad market language.
Recent signals
What the partner has said or done recently
Founders Fund company page for General Matter lists Scott Nolan among the company's Founders Fund profiles.
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