Peter Thiel

Peter Andreas Thiel is an American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author and philanthropist. He is well-known as the co-founder of the American online payment service company PayPal, and the founder of American investment management and hedge fund company Clarium Capital. Born in Frankfurt, Germany, Thiel grew up in the US. He commenced career as judicial clerk and later founded ‘Thiel Capital.’ Thereafter, he co-founded PayPal and remained its CEO till eBay acquired the company. He then went on to launch ‘Clarium Capital’ and co-founded startups like the private American software company, ‘Palantir Technologies,’ venture capital firm, ‘Founders Fund,’ and venture capital fund, ‘Valar Ventures.’ He also partnered the American seed accelerator, ‘Y Combinator,’ and became the first outside investor in ‘Facebook.’ A conservative libertarian, he co-founded the student-run newspaper, ‘The Stanford Review,’ and has made donations to several politicians. He is also the founder of the ‘Thiel Foundation.’