Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is a German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany on October 11, 1967 and moved to the United States as a child. He studied philosophy at Stanford University and law at Stanford Law School. He co-founded PayPal, an online payment service, in 1998 and sold it to eBay in 2002. He also co-founded Palantir Technologies, a software company that specializes in data analysis for government and business clients. He was the first outside investor in Facebook, buying a 10% stake for $500,000 in 2004. He is also known for his support of various conservative and libertarian causes, such as funding lawsuits against media outlets like Gawker and backing Donald Trump's presidential campaign in 2016.
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