Trae Stephens
Founders Fund partner; co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril Industries
Founders Fund partner; co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril Industries
Every podcast episode featuring Trae Stephens that Attunex has found: 57 interviews and appearances across 48 shows between 2017 and 2026. Most often on Bloomberg Tech (3), Pirate Wires (3) and TBPN (2). Often in conversation with Ed Ludlow. Follow Trae in Attunex to get new appearances automatically, each with an on-device transcript and summary.
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(00:27) - Leopold is Back! (29:21) - Big Tech Earnings (32:45) - Richard Craib is a mathematician, AI researcher, and founder of Numerai, an AI-driven quantitative hedge fund. Richard Craib discusses…
In this investigative deep-dive, we deconstruct the shifting power dynamics of the U.S. military-industrial complex. Trae Stephens and Palmer Luckey founded Anduril with Founders Fund capital to…
Trae Stephens is a Partner at Founders Fund and co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company building autonomous systems for the U.S. military and its allies.…
It started with turkey meatballs and ended with an endorsement deal that led the internet to call her "Gwynicide." Gwyneth Paltrow has had quite a slew of viral moments this month. I sat down with…
Trae Stephens, co-founder & executive chairman at Anduril Industries discusses AI in defense, geopolitical risk and military innovation with Bloomberg’s Ed Ludlow at Bloomberg Tech 2026 in San…
Gwyneth sits down with Trae Stephens, the co-founder of the AI defense company Anduril, for a wide ranging and honest conversation about how new technologies are shaping our defense system. They talk…
Founder quality becomes more important as startups become easier to build. Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril and partner at Founders Fund, has spent years backing founders with strong conviction,…
(0:00) Friedberg Intros Palantir's Shyam Sankar and Anduril's Trae Stephens (0:56) Palantir Origins: CIA Analyst Joins 20-Person Startup (2:54) War, Deterrence & Silicon Valley's Defense Tech Taboo…
Bloomberg’s Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow discuss Broadcom’s results as the CEO predicts AI chip sales will top $100 billion next year. Plus, Anthropic has restarted talks with the Pentagon following…
When founders turn battlefield pain into a product, investors move fast — Nominal raised $155M in 10 months by solving hardware testing chaos. Summary: 54-minute original → 4-minute condensed…
Trae Stephens, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Anduril, & Partner at Founders Fund, joins Sourcery for a behind-the-scenes conversation on Anduril’s 2017 founding, when defense tech was deeply…
Matt Grimm, Co-Founder & COO of Anduril, walks us through Anduril’s headquarters in Costa Mesa—a rare, and possibly first look, inside the physical systems that turn ideas into fielded products. We…
This is a rare, behind-the-scenes walking tour & sit-down interview inside Anduril Industries, a $30.5B defense technology company that develops and sells autonomous systems, AI-powered software, and…
Trae Stephens is a Partner at Founders Fund. He is also Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril, a defense tech company focused on autonomous systems, and Co-founder of Sol, a next generation…
When AI makes easy things irresistible, how do you pick a quest that truly matters? (Original: 52 min → Summary: 4 min) Host Jack Altman and guest Trae Stephens unpack when AI incentives misdirect…
Trae Stephens is Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company, and a General Partner at venture capital firm Founders Fund, where he invests across sectors…
How do you choose the right quest — the kind of mission that truly matters, and can survive in today’s world of regulation, politics, and entrenched incumbents? In this episode, Founders Fund General…
Bloomberg Technology hits the road with Ed Ludlow and Caroline Hyde live from the Tech Summit in San Francisco. They speak with Anduril Executive Chairman Trae Stephens about the company's latest…
What happens when you apply Silicon Valley’s speed and innovation to reinvent defense technology? Trae Stephens, co-founder of Anduril, is running that experiment in real-time. His company creates…
Trae Stephens is a partner at Founders Fund and co-founder and current executive chairman at Anduril, a defense technology company that produces software-defined, hardware-enabled major weapons…
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Dive into the extraordinary story of Anduril Industries—founded in 2017 by Palmer Luckey and a team of Silicon Valley trailblazers—and discover how this fast-rising startup revolutionized the defense…
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Mike Fiuk shares Darkhive’s vision, roadmap, and insights on selling and tech in defense. Chapters: (0:00) Intro (1:00) Who is Mike Fiuk? (4:27) About Darkhive & Obelisk (9:57) Video Games (12:43)…
I had the distinct pleasure of hosting Trae Stephens and Michael Kratsios on a panel in San Francisco in September on the topic of “Rebuilding the arsenal of democracy.” Trae Stephens is a general…
https://www.wired.com/story/big-interview-trae-stephens-has-built-ai-weapons-and-worked-for-donald-trump-as-he-sees-it-jesus-would-approve Trae Stephens is deep in the defense-startup world as a…
In this episode of Turpentine VC, we revisit one of our most referenced interviews with Trae Stephens, General Partner at Founders Fund and co-founder of Anduril. Trae discusses the unique DNA of…
Trae Stephens is the co-founder and executive chairman of Anduril, and partner at Founder’s Fund. After fighting his way into Georgetown University, Trae began his career working in Congressman Rob…
Today, Santiago & Josh interview Trae Stephens, Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of Anduril Industries & Sol. We cover: > End of the Exquisite and the rise of the Attritable > Economics of…
Trae Stephens is a partner at the prestigious VC firm Founders Fund, co-founder of the defense startup Anduril, and an early Palantir employee. He joins us for a rare interview on investing in…
What happens if tomorrow’s key jobs number misses consensus in either direction? We’ll look at the dueling scenarios. Plus, Disney notching a win against Trian’s Nelson Peltz, but the fight is far…
Trae Stephens is a Partner at Founders Fund, one of the world's leading funds where he has worked with some of the best and backed the likes of Palmer Luckey with Oculus and Ryan Peterson @ Flexport…
“If you create opportunities, and don't pick winners, then there are no winners, and then the capital runs away, the founders that are interested in the market run away, and you end up right back…
Anduril Co-Founder and Founders Fund Partner Trae Stephens discusses the state of defense tech with Upfront Partner Nick Kim. In the session, Trae delves into the importance of investing in defense…
In this episode, Mike Solana is joined by Lulu Cheng Meservey and Trae Stephens to discuss effective comms strategy. Trae Stephens is a Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of Anduril. Lulu is the…
In this episode of Investing In Integrity, Ross Overline has an enlightening conversation with Trae Stephens, Partner at Founders Fund and Co-Founder of three companies, Anduril, Sol, and Pursuit.…
Recorded live at the Reagan National Defense Forum, Jamil and John interview Trae Stephens, Co-Founder and Chairman of Anduril Industries, a defense technology company focused on autonomous systems.…
This week, Zohar Atkins joins Trae Stephens, investor, serial entrepreneur, and faith-based public thinker, to talk about what makes for a good quest, the ethics and theology of doing things that…
Trae Stephens, General Partner at Founders Fund, joins Erik Torenberg to chat through how the firm's focus on independent thinking and debate culture, and counterintuitive lack of true process, has…
In this special Startup Dad (and Mom) episode I interviewed husband and wife team Trae Stephens and Dr. Michelle Stephens. Trae is a partner at Founders Fund, and is also co-founder and Executive…
Episode 34: Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) reviews the article “Choose Good Quests” and talks about 4 types of quests every entrepreneur will have to choose from. Knowing which quest you’re on can…
EPISODE NINE: In this episode, Mike is joined by John Coogan and the Founder of Anduril Trae Stephens. We discuss the history of defense companies, how the tech startup Anduril became a player in the…
EPISODE FOUR: In this episode, Mike is joined by Kmele Foster and Trae Stephens. We break down the movie Oppenheimer, the aftermath of dropping nuclear weapons, and the discourse surrounding the…
Time and again in American life, technology has made room for new, better things that ease human burdens and free up RAM—think just of dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, microwaves, and airplanes. Of…
Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down Meta's restructuring plans to slash 10,000 roles and 5,000 vacant positions, and why the likes of Apollo and Blackstone are eyeing SVB's assets.…
My guest this week is Trae Stephens. Trae is a partner at Founders Fund and co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril. Trae’s philosophy can be boiled down to finding good quests, which has led…
AI isn’t just changing search. It’s changing national security, too. Today, Kara talks to Trae’ Stephens, the co-founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril, about how the growing defense tech industry…
Matt Steckman and Trae Stephens joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss their approach at Anduril Industries to scaling up in defense. Matt is the Chief Revenue Officer and a former…
This episode is a part of The Realignment's daily end-of-year coverage of the themes and topics that defined 2022. Subscribe to The Realignment to access our exclusive Q&A episodes and support the…
This week, Burn Bag co-host Ryan Rosenthal comes to us from Simi Valley, CA, covering the 2022 edition of the Reagan National Defense Forum, one of the nation's largest gatherings of the defense…
Trae Stephens, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Anduril, joins Ken Biberaj on Coffee with Ken for a discussion on Rebooting the Arsenal of Democracy.
Today we're talking about the future of American defense. And we have three of the leaders changing the trajectory of this important field with us is the leadership of Anduril Industries. First,…
Trae Stephens (@traestephens), co-founder at Anduril and partner at Founders Fund joins Lucas Bagno (@lucasbagnocv) and Ian Cinnamon (@iancinnamon) to discuss: - What keeps him up at night when he…
In Episode 4 of the Bring It Out podcast, Ben has a compelling conversation with Trae Stephens. Trae is a partner at Founders Fund and a co-founder of Anduril Industries. Trae talks about how to…
As tech expands our ability to do both great and terrible things, how do we use the lessons of tradition and faith to exercise wise and virtuous moral leadership? Can religious wisdom help us…
Trae Stephens is a partner at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with a portfolio that includes Airbnb, SpaceX, and Palantir. Trae is also the chairman and co-founder of…
Trae Stephens is a partner at Founders Fund, a San Francisco-based venture capital firm with a portfolio that includes Airbnb, SpaceX, and Palantir. Trae is also a co-founder of Anduril Industries, a…
Should Artificial Intelligence be able to make the decision to take a human life? And if it does, who will be liable if — or when — it goes wrong? When it comes to the future of war and technology,…
Meet Trae Stephens, partner a Founders Fund, a one with other high-profile partners like Peter Thiel and an all-star portfolio including Facebook, SpaceX, Airbnb, Palantir - and even the odd European…
On this episode of The Innovators, Trae Stephens, partner at Founders Fund, shares what VCs are looking for when they invest and offers tips for what founders can do to stand out as they try to get…
Today’s episode takes us to Silicon Valley to connect with Trae Stephens. You may have seen Trae on CNBC, or you may know him as one of the Partners at Founders Fund. It was an honor to have Trae on…
Today’s episode takes us to Silicon Valley to connect with Trae Stephens . You may have seen Trae on CNBC, or you may know him as one of the Partners at Founders Fund. It was an honor to have Trae on…
This week I talk to Trae Stephens and Brian Schimpf from Anduril Industries, an AI defense contractor, about the current state of AI research and deployment for national security, including how the…
Founders Fund recently hosted a panel on defense: a conversation at the intersection of the U.S. government and the technology industry, or D.C. vs. Silicon Valley. Moderated by Dan Primack, and…
In late September, Mike joined a panel at the Lincoln Network's Reboot conference to tackle the question "will rising activism limit government’s access to Silicon Valley?" along with Trae Stephens,…
Dan is joined by Trae Stephens, a partner with Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, to talk about why he believes tech workers are ostracizing the US military, and why that could threaten national security.…
Can Christians and Muslims get along in America? That’s the question we asked Christian intellectual and Princeton law professor Robert George and Islamic scholar and Zaytuna College president Shaykh…