Framework Computers — Valuation, Funding & Investors

Framework Computer builds modular, repairable laptops designed so owners can swap out the mainboard, ports, screen and other parts instead of replacing the whole machine when something breaks or ages. Its main products are the Framework Laptop 13 and Framework Laptop 16, built with original design manufacturer Compal Electronics, alongside a newer Framework Laptop 12 aimed at the 2-in-1 convertible segment. Nirav Patel, a former Apple software engineer and Oculus's original Head of Hardware, founded the company in San Francisco in January 2020.

Framework markets itself directly to the right-to-repair movement, appealing to developers, Linux users and sustainability-minded buyers who want to keep upgrading a laptop's core hardware for years without discarding it entirely. YouTuber Linus Sebastian was an early investor, putting in $225,000 in 2021.

Listed funds carry late-stage private names. A fund's latest schedule of investments shows whether it holds Framework Computers.

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High minimums, transfer approval, company right-of-first-refusal.

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No. Framework Computers is a private company; its shares do not trade on a public exchange.

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