Scott Nolan is a Founders Fund partner who brings unusually deep hands-on engineering experience from leading early design and manufacturing work at SpaceX, including Merlin engine development and factory scaling, which he applies to evaluate complex technical companies. Beyond investing, he actively builds strategic infrastructure as CEO of General Matter, a company focused on reshoring U.S. uranium enrichment capabilities, reflecting his conviction in rebuilding critical American industrial capacity in sectors like nuclear energy. Scott Nolan is a Founders Fund partner who brings unusually deep hands-on engineering experience from leading early design and manufacturing work at SpaceX, including Merlin engine development and factory scaling, which he applies to evaluate complex technical companies. Beyond investing, he actively builds strategic infrastructure as CEO of General Matter, a company focused on reshoring U.S. uranium enrichment capabilities, reflecting his conviction in rebuilding critical American industrial capacity in sectors like nuclear energy.