Delian Asparouhov is a Bulgarian-born MIT dropout who became a Founders Fund partner after founding a healthcare startup through the Thiel Fellowship, and he focuses on investing in companies that work with atoms rather than just software while avoiding purely digital businesses. Unlike most VCs, he actively operates as president and chairman of Varda Space Industries, a company he co-founded to build manufacturing facilities in orbit, reflecting his personal mission to accelerate space commercialization. Delian Asparouhov is a Bulgarian-born MIT dropout who became a Founders Fund partner after founding a healthcare startup through the Thiel Fellowship, and he focuses on investing in companies that work with atoms rather than just software while avoiding purely digital businesses. Unlike most VCs, he actively operates as president and chairman of Varda Space Industries, a company he co-founded to build manufacturing facilities in orbit, reflecting his personal mission to accelerate space commercialization.