Form D · Venture Capital Fund

Founders Fund IV, LP

San Francisco, CA · CIK 0001535267

Offering snapshot reported Dec 1, 2011 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$500M
Offering amount: $500M
Investors reported
58
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Nov 17, 2011
As reported in this filing

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

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Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Dec 1, 2011Initial$500,000,000No comparison58SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
No
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$1.5M
Form D file number
021-169483
Finder's fee for interests offered outside the United States.

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Caedmon Capital ManagementNone

Source: Form D, filed Dec 1, 2011. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

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THE FOUNDERS FUND IV, LP

Investment adviser: FOUNDERS FUND LLC

Gross asset value
$3.89B
Beneficial owners
63
ADV minimum commitment
$100K

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 30, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Auditor BDO USA, LLP SAN FRANCISCO, California, United States
Custodian MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, United States Related to adviser: No
Marketer CAEDMON PARTNERS LLP LONDON, United Kingdom Related to adviser: No
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
No
External marketing
Yes

BDO USA, LLP
PCAOB 243

MERRILL LYNCH, PIERCE, FENNER & SMITH INCORPORATED
SEC 8-7221

Filing source

Form ADV 2073663 · Mar 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-1399419513

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
NameReported role
Bruce Gibney Promoter
Ken Howery Promoter
Luke Nosek Promoter
Brian Singerman Promoter
N/A N/A The Founders Fund Iv Management, Llc Promoter
Peter Thiel Promoter

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
One Letterman Drive Building C, Suite 420
San Francisco, CA, 94129