Peter Thiel bought stock once, on Dec 15, 2020

Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and technology investor born on October 11, 1967, in Frankfurt, Germany( He cofounded PayPal in 1998 with Max Levchin, serving as its CEO before the company was acquired by eBay for $1.5 billion in 2002, making him a multimillionaire( Thiel graduated from Stanford University with a degree in philosophy( and has since established himself as a prominent figure in Silicon Valley venture capital, earning the colloquial title of "Don of the PayPal Mafia" for his influence on technology entrepreneurs(

In 2004, Thiel cofounded Palantir Technologies, a software firm specializing in data analysis and security platforms used by financial institutions, intelligence agencies, and law enforcement( He serves as Chairman of Palantir and has been instrumental in the company's development as a leader in data analytics( Beyond Palantir, Thiel founded Clarium Capital (a global macro hedge fund), Founders Fund (a venture capital firm launched in 2005), and Mithril Capital Management( His investment portfolio includes early stakes in Facebook (2004) and support for companies such as SpaceX, LinkedIn, Airbnb, and Lyft( Through the Thiel Foundation, he promotes innovation and has established the Thiel Fellowship to support young entrepreneurs(

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