This while it has long tendrils inside the Trump administration. Fund partner and Anduril co-founder Trae Stephens even wrote a manifesto about the “ethics” of backing defense tech startups.

This while it has long tendrils inside the Trump administration. Fund partner and Anduril co-founder Trae Stephens even wrote a manifesto about the "ethics" of backing defense tech startups.

Founders Fund, the venture capital firm run by billionaire Peter Thiel, has closed a $4.6 billion late-stage venture fund, according to a Friday filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Founders Fund Growth III has 270 investors, the filing said. Alongside Thiel, Napoleon Ta and Trae Stephens are listed as directors.

The fund, Founders Fund Growth III, includes capital from 270 investors, the filing said. Thiel, Napoleon Ta and Trae Stephens are the three people named as directors. A substantial amount of the ...