- Co-founder and partner, Founders Fund since 20051
Peter Thiel is a technology entrepreneur and investor. He co-founded PayPal and Founders Fund, was an early outside investor in Facebook, and is the author of Zero to One. Founders Fund materials and his public biographies document his role investing across software, AI, and deep tech.123
At a glance
- Current role
- Co-founder and partner
- Company
- Founders Fund
- Work listed
- 1
- Sources cited
- 3
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Accomplishments
PayPal and Founders Fund
Thiel co-founded PayPal (Confinity) and later co-founded Founders Fund, a venture firm known for backing SpaceX, Palantir, and other technology companies.12
Writing and investing
His book Zero to One, co-written with Blake Masters from a Stanford course, argues for building monopolistic technology companies. He has been an active investor in AI and software startups through Founders Fund.31
Work and contributions
Timeline
Where they work
- Founders Fund 1 person in the wiki
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