Peter Thiel
1967–present · San Francisco, California
Co-founding PayPal and Palantir, backing Facebook first from the outside, and arguing in Zero to One that competition is for losers
Net worth $27.2B, Forbes, July 23, 2026
Facebook bet $500K for 10.2%, August 2004
Founders Fund AUM About $17B as of 2025
Thiel Fellowship Launched 2010; fellows include Vitalik Buterin and Dylan Field
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