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Parliamentary Record","url":"https://www.congress.gov/search?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%22Founders%20Fund%22%7D","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6543,"text":"The Government Accountability Office periodically reviews state pension alternative investment practices, creating a federal oversight mechanism for tracking public capital flows into private venture capital","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - federal contracts site:usaspending.gov","url":"https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=eyJmaWx0ZXJzIjp7ImtleXdvcmQiOiJGb3VuZGVycyBGdW5kIn19","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6542,"text":"California's CalPERS, with over $400 billion in assets, provides detailed annual alternative investment reporting that could reveal commitments to Founders Fund if they exist","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - federal contracts site:usaspending.gov","url":"https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=eyJmaWx0ZXJzIjp7ImtleXdvcmQiOiJGb3VuZGVycyBGdW5kIn19","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6541,"text":"State pension fund alternative investment disclosures represent the most comprehensive publicly available pathway for identifying institutional capital sources for private venture capital funds","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - federal contracts site:usaspending.gov","url":"https://www.usaspending.gov/search/?hash=eyJmaWx0ZXJzIjp7ImtleXdvcmQiOiJGb3VuZGVycyBGdW5kIn19","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6037,"text":"Form ADV Item 9 and 11 disclosures for Founders Fund Management LLC represent the most reliable primary source for identifying material litigation involving the fund's advisory operations","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - court record","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Founders%20Fund%22&type=r","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6036,"text":"Comprehensive litigation exposure assessment for Founders Fund requires searching minimum eight separate legal entities across federal, Delaware, California, and New York court systems","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - court record","url":"https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Founders%20Fund%22&type=r","publication":"Public Record Research"}},{"id":6035,"text":"PACER federal court searches provide structurally incomplete litigation assessment for venture capital funds because they exclude Delaware Chancery Court (primary LP/GP dispute venue), FINRA arbitration proceedings, and state commercial courts","confidence":"inferential","dateOccurred":"2024-06-15","source":{"title":"Research: Founders Fund - 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