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

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   Peter Andreas Thiel ( / tiːl /; born 11 October 1967) is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. [1] [2] [3] 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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   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.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 ...

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     JD Vance Backer And Trump Donor Peter Thiel Has Several Passports Just Like Kevin O'Leary...

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     Palantir's Peter Thiel Gave Employees $1,000 Monthly For Living Near Office, Book Says. Here's Why

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

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   Jul 14, 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.

6. www.ft.com › content › 408fb864/5831/4b1d-beef-fd1966b3beedHow Peter Thiel and Silicon Valley funded the sudden rise of JD...

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   Jul 17, 2024 · The name of JD Vance’s venture capital firm is a homage to fantasy author JRR Tolkien — and billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel. Co-founded by Vance in 2020, Narya Capital is a reference to ...

7. www.newyorker.com › news › letter-from-silicon-valleyWhat 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.theatlantic.com › politics › archivePeter Thiel Is Taking a Break From Democracy - The Atlantic

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   Nov 9, 2023 · He scorned the rote optimism of politicians who, echoing Ronald Reagan, portrayed America as a shining city on a hill. Trump’s America, by contrast, was a broken landscape, under siege. Thiel is...

9. www.cbsnews.com › news › jd-vance-trump-vp-peter-thiel-billionaireThe billionaire who fueled JD Vance's rapid rise to the Trump VP...

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   Jul 16, 2024 · Vance's most prominent benefactor over the years has been iconoclastic tech investor Peter Thiel, who in recent months said he's not giving money to any politician in 2024.

10. www.nytimes.com › 2022/02/14 › technologyPeter 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.

11. www.bloomberg.com › billionaires › profiles# 214 Peter Thiel $11.2B - Bloomberg.com

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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 money...