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Investor profile

Delian Asparouhov

Principal, Founders Fund

About

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.

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Investment focus

Stages
Seed
Series A
Series B+
Sectors
AI
BioTech
Defense
Space
FinTech

Investment details

Avg check size$500K - $150M
Can lead rounds
Yes
Geographies
USA