Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor who cofounded PayPal and Palantir Technologies. He is a partner at Founders Fund and has made early investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp.
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Founders Fund writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.
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- PayPal · CEO
- Palantir Technologies · chairman
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Who is Peter Thiel?
Peter Thiel is an entrepreneur and investor who cofounded PayPal and Palantir Technologies. He is a partner at Founders Fund and has made early investments in Facebook, LinkedIn, and Yelp.
How much does Peter Thiel invest?
Peter Thiel invests through Founders Fund, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.
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What did Peter Thiel do before Founders Fund?
CEO at PayPal; chairman at Palantir Technologies.
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