Peter Thiel
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist
Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist who co-founded PayPal, Palantir Technologies and Founders Fund. He is the author of Zero to One.
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Born 1967 in Frankfurt, Germany
About Peter Thiel
Born in Frankfurt, Germany, in 1967, Peter Thiel moved to the US with his parents as an infant. His family lived in Namibia from 1971 and returned to the US in 1977. After graduating from Stanford University, he worked in roles that included securities lawyer and derivatives trader. Thiel co-founded PayPal in 1998 with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek, and he ran it as chief executive officer until eBay bought it in 2002. In 2004 he became the first outside investor in Facebook. In 2005 he launched the venture capital firm Founders Fund with Ken Howery and Luke Nosek. Through the Thiel Foundation, he oversees the Thiel Fellowship and Breakout Labs. His book in our catalog is Zero to One.