Scott Nolan

Scott Nolan is a partner at Founders Fund, where he focuses on investments in companies that are rearchitecting industries, often with a foundation in hard engineering. He has been with Founders Fund for over 12 years and is involved in supporting numerous startups across sectors like biotech, energy, infrastructure, manufacturing, and transportation.1234

Before joining Founders Fund, Scott was one of the earliest employees at SpaceX, where he contributed to the development of the original Falcon propulsion systems and multiple Dragon subsystems. He also worked at Bain & Company with private equity clients and co-founded a consumer internet company.12 Scott holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford University.14