Delian Asparouhov
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Delian Asparouhov is a Bulgarian-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He is a partner at the venture capital firm Founders Fund and the co-founder and president of Varda Space Industries, a space manufacturing company.[1] He created the Hill and Valley Forum.
Education
Asparouhov dropped out of MIT to develop his startup Nightingale with Y Combinator.[2][3] He was head of growth of Teespring.[4] He is a recipient of the Thiel Fellowship.[5]
Career
Asparouhov joined Khosla Ventures in 2017, beginning as chief of staff to Keith Rabois before being promoted to principal in 2018. In 2019, they moved to Peter Thiel's Founders Fund, where he started as a principal[6] and later became a partner.[7]
Asparouhov founded Varda Space in 2021 with Will Bruey.
Varda became a unicorn in 2025 after it raised $187 million.[8]