# Palmer Luckey

> Palmer Luckey is a seed investor at Anduril Industries backing Software and Virtual Reality. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Anduril Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anduril-industries)
- Location: Los Angeles, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/palmer-luckey-21a16959/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/PalmerLuckey
- Website: https://x.com/PalmerLuckey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/palmer.luckey

Palmer Luckey is a seed investor at Anduril Industries in Los Angeles focused on Software and Virtual Reality. Palmer Luckey is the Founder of Anduril Industries. He is also the designer of the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality head-mounted display, and the founder of Oculus VR.Frustrated with the inadequacy and high cost of the existing HMDs on the market, Palmer began experimenting with his own designs in 2009 at the age of 16. In 2012, he formed OculusVR, which was acquired two years later by Facebook for $2.3b.Palmer began attending Golden West College and Long Beach City College at the age of 14, and studied at California State University, Long Beach before dropping out to found Oculus VR.His deep interest in defense technology was driven by his time at the USC ICT MxR lab, where he built hardware used to research immersive PTSD treatment for US veterans. He continued to support various military applications of VR during his time at Oculus, informing his belief that radical modernization of US military technology is a prerequisite for preserving our way of life.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 40% |
| Virtual Reality | 2 | 40% |
| Gaming | 1 | 20% |
| Hardware | 1 | 20% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 20% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 20% |
| Series A | 1 | 20% |
| Series B | 1 | 20% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 1 | 20% |
| Czech Republic | 1 | 20% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Valar Atomics | Uses nuclear fission to create gas and oil from ambient air. | $340M | Series B | Apr 01, 2026 |  |
| Valar Atomics | Uses nuclear fission to create gas and oil from ambient air. | $105M | Series A | Nov 10, 2025 |  |
| Atomontage | Atomontage develops a volumetric graphics and simulation platform that can scale to record-breaking data sets and beyond. The company is headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware. | $250K | Convertible Note | May 04, 2023 |  |
| Sidequest | Sidequest is a community driven app store for virtual reality. | $650K | Pre-Seed | Apr 01, 2020 |  |
| LIV | LIV creates technology to share Virtual Reality experiences. It's on a mission to empower VR to live streamers to grow and play with their audiences in real-time, turning passive spectators into active participants. They're redefining what live-streamed gaming content looks and feels like, and that's why their creators have drivenover 1.5 billion views since launching in 2018. | $1M | Seed | Jul 24, 2019 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Everywhere Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/everywhere-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Boost VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boostfunder) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Contrary](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/contrary-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Credo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/credo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [E1 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/e1-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Anduril Industries

VC Fund · Irvine, United States

Anduril Industries is a defense product company that builds technology for military agencies and border surveillance. Anduril commits top technical talent to solving the most complex national security challenges. We’re building the next generation of technology that will aid and protect those who serve on the front lines defending the nation andits interests.Our mission is to develop cutting edge technology that enables America and its allies to maintain global leadership now and into the future.

5 contacts available at Anduril Industries.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Palmer Luckey | Founder & CTO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palmer-luckey |
| Brian Schimpf | Co-Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-schimpf |
| Christian Brose | CSO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-brose |
| Geoffrey Lewis | Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geoffrey-lewis |
| Joseph Chen | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joseph-chen |

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## FAQ

### What does Palmer Luckey invest in?

Palmer Luckey invests primarily in Software, Virtual Reality and Gaming startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Palmer Luckey last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Palmer Luckey closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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