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1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Peter_ThielPeter Thiel - Wikipedia

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   Peter Andreas Thiel (/ t iː l /; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook.

2. www.forbes.com › profile › peter-thielPeter Thiel - Forbes

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   3 days ago · PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel remains a general partner of venture capital firm Founders Fund, where he is involved in firm strategy and weighs in on its large investments.

3. www.britannica.com › money › Peter-ThielPeter Thiel | Biography & Facts | Britannica Money

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   Jun 2, 2024 · Peter Thiel (born October 11, 1967, Frankfurt am Main, West Germany) is a German American entrepreneur, venture capitalist and business executive who helped found PayPal, an e-commerce company, and Palantir Technologies, a software firm involved in data analysis.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2021/09/21 › booksThe Alarming Rise of Peter Thiel, Tech Mogul and Political ...

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   Sep 21, 2021 · In a revealing new biography, “The Contrarian,” the journalist Max Chafkin charts Thiel’s ascendancy in Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C., as a driven man drawn to far-right causes and ...

5. www.theatlantic.com › politics › archivePeter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy - The Atlantic

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   Nov 9, 2023 · Not for the first time, Peter Thiel has lost interest in democracy. T hiel’s decision to endorse Trump at the Republican National Convention in 2016 surprised some of his closest friends.

6. www.nytimes.com › republican-trump-peter-thielPeter Thiel, the Right’s Would-Be Kingmaker - The New York Times

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   Feb 14, 2022 · The Republican politicians Peter Thiel is backing Mr. Thiel has given more than $20.4 million to support 16 Senate and House candidates for the midterm elections.

7. www.newyorker.com › what-is-it-about-peter-thielWhat Is It About Peter Thiel? | The New Yorker

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   Oct 27, 2021 · Anna Wiener writes about the billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel, his background and intellectual interests, and what makes him interesting to his followers and critics.

8. www.marketwatch.com › story › how-peter-thiel-turned-2-000-inHow Peter Thiel turned $2,000 in a Roth IRA into ...

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   Jun 26, 2021 · PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel grew his Roth IRA from less than $2,000 in 1999 to $5 billion today.

9. www.bloomberg.com › billionaires › profilesBloomberg Billionaires Index - Peter Thiel

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   3 days ago · A self-described contrarian, Peter Thiel made his fortune by appealing to the masses. He co-founded PayPal in 1999 on expectations that people would want a more integrated way to spend...

10. www.npr.org › 2021/09/21 › 1039247214'The Contrarian' Profiles Peter Thiel, PayPal Co-Founder And ...

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    Sep 21, 2021 · His new book about billionaire investor and tech industry executive Peter Thiel is called "The Contrarian: Peter Thiel And Silicon Valley's Pursuit Of Power." Peter Thiel famously...