Trae is a partner at Founders Fund and a co-founder of Anduril Industries, Pursuit, and Sol. He previously worked as a lead data analyst at LexisNexis Special Services.
The funding round involves participation from existing shareholders and new investors to provide employee liquidity.
"Over the last 12 years, current and former employees of Stripes have helped build foundational economic infrastructure for millions of businesses around the world, and this transaction gives them the opportunity to access the value they've helped create. But the internet economy is still young, and the opportunities of the next 12 years will dwarf those of the recent past. There's so much to discover and to create. For us, it's now back to work."
Collaborative Fund and Fine Structure Ventures led the round to support the scale up of cultivated fat manufacturing.
"At Hoxton Farms, we are obsessed with fat. Fat is the single most important sensory component in all of the meat that we eat. Using cultivated fat alongside plant proteins, we have shown that we can make products with the juiciness and flavour that plant-based meat has been missing. We’re now building our pilot plant in central London so that we can show visitors a new way of making the same delicious meat."
The seed round was backed by Founders Fund and Sweet Capital to support team expansion and new product verticals.
"I’m delighted to have the support of Founders Fund and Sweet Capital as we continue our mission to help more creatives get paid. We’re just getting started."
The seed round was led by Founders Fund with participation from several investors and a public grant.
"We are thrilled to back this innovative group out of the UK, there have been many attempts at small satellite propulsion innovation over the past decade, but they have been marginal improvements on pre-existing technology, Magdrive is the first step-change improvement offering the best of chemical and electric propulsion in a single system."
