Delian Asparouhov
VCPartner, Founders Fund
Varda Space co-founder focused on atoms not bits
San Francisco, CA
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Deep TechFintechHealthcareHardwareConsumer
Background
Delian Asparouhov is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder and President of Varda Space Industries, which manufactures pharmaceuticals and advanced materials in microgravity. He is a Thiel Fellow and MIT dropout who previously worked at Khosla Ventures as Keith Rabois' chief of staff before joining Founders Fund in 2019. He focuses on fintech, healthcare technology, consumer hardware, and aeronautics. He publishes the Operators newsletter on Substack.
Investment Thesis
Back companies working with atoms rather than purely software; focus on physical-world transformation
Investment Focus
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries B+
Sectors
Deep TechFintechHealthcareHardwareConsumer
Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)
Last updated: Jun 11, 2026