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Sands Capital
Growth/venture investment firm; co-led Anduril's Series F round.
Sands Capital is an independent, staff-owned growth investment firm founded in 1992 by Frank Sands Sr., headquartered in the Washington, D.C. area (Arlington, VA), with roughly $50B in AUM as of June 2026. It practices active, long-term, concentrated growth investing across venture, growth equity, and public equity, and co-led Anduril's $1.5B Series F round in August 2024 alongside Founders Fund.
Overview
- Firm
- Sands Capital
- Headquarters
- Arlington, Virginia, USA
- Founded
- 1992
- AUM
- ~$50B (as of June 2026)
- Stages
- Growth, Late Stage
- Thesis
- Active, long-term, concentrated growth investing across venture, growth equity, and public equity
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Frequently asked
- What is Sands Capital?
- Active, long-term, concentrated growth investing across venture, growth equity, and public equity
- How much does Sands Capital manage?
- Sands Capital manages ~$50B (as of June 2026) in assets, and was founded in 1992.
- What stages does Sands Capital invest at?
- Sands Capital invests at Growth, Late Stage.
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