Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel

Peter Andreas Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and conservative political activist. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund, he was also the first outside investor in Facebook. As of October 2026, Forbes estimated Thiel's net worth at US$37.7 billion. Born in Germany, Thiel moved to the US with his parents when he was an infant. In 1971, his family moved to South African-occupied Namibia, before moving back to the US in 1977. After graduating from Stanford University, Thiel worked as a clerk, a securities lawyer, a speechwriter, and a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse. He founded Thiel Capital Management in 1996 and co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek in 1998. He was PayPal's chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion. Thiel then founded Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund based in San Francisco.

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• Entity:  Businessman, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist

• Born:  Peter Andreas Thiel, October 11, 1967, Frankfurt, West Germany
• Age:  59 Years
• Citizenship:  Germany, United States, New Zealand
• Education:  Stanford University (Ba, Jd)
• Occupation:  Businessman, Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist
• Title:  President Of Clarium Capital, Chairman Of Palantir, Partner In Founders Fund, President Of Thiel Capital, Chairman Of Valar Ventures, Chair Of Mithril Capital
• Spouse(s):  Matt Danzeisen
• Born:  11 October 1967
• Wikidata description:  German-American Entrepreneur And Venture Capitalist (Born 1967)
• Wikidata label:  Peter Thiel
• Wikidata aliases:  Peter Thiel, Peter Andreas Thiel, Peter A. Thiel

• Related Topics:  Directors Of Facebook, New Zealand Libertarians, German Libertarians, Ironport People, New Zealand Billionaires, American Derivatives Traders, Paypal People, Life Extensionists, Christian Libertarians, American Newspaper Founders, German Billionaires, Members Of The Steering Committee Of The Bilderberg Group, Stock And Commodity Market Managers, Naturalised Citizens Of New Zealand, American Financial Analysts, Businesspeople From The San Francisco Bay Area, American Hedge Fund Managers, American Money Managers, Private Equity And Venture Capital Investors, Stanford Law School Alumni, American Financiers, American Technology Company Founders