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{{Infobox politician|name=Peter Thiel|image_size=200|birth_date=11 October 1967|birth_place=Frankfurt, [[West Germany]]|nationality=German|political_orientation=[[Right-libertarianism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|image=Peter Thiel.png}}
{{Infobox politician|name=Peter Thiel|image_size=200|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1967|10|11|df=y}}|birth_place=Frankfurt, [[West Germany]]|nationality=German<br>Statesian|political_orientation=[[Imperialism]]<br>[[Right-libertarianism]]|political_party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]|image=Peter Thiel.png}}


'''Peter Andreas Thiel''' (born 11 October 1967) is a Statesian [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist]] and tech billionaire.
'''Peter Andreas Thiel''' (born 11 October 1967) is a [[Federal Republic of Germany|German]] and [[United States of America|Statesian]] [[Bourgeoisie|capitalist]] and tech billionaire. He was the co-founder of [[PayPal]], [[Palantir Technologies]], and [[Founders Fund]] along with being the first outside investor of [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]].


== Career ==
== Career ==
In 2000, Thiel's company [[Confinity]] merged with [[Elon Musk]]'s online [[bank]] X.com to form [[PayPal]]. In 2002, Thiel sold PayPal to [[eBay]] and then founded the military intelligence company [[Palantir]]. He has been on the board of directors for many tech companies, including [[Meta Platforms, Inc.|Facebook]].<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Stephanie Pavlick|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Meet Peter Thiel: The tech billionaire influencing top members of the Trump administration|date=2024-12-06|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/peter-thiel-tech-billionaire-influencing-top-members-trump-administration/}}</ref>
In 2000, Thiel's company [[Confinity]] merged with [[Elon Musk]]'s online [[bank]] X.com to form PayPal. In 2002, Thiel sold PayPal to [[eBay]] and then founded the military intelligence company Palantir. He has been on the board of directors for many tech companies, including Facebook.<ref name=":0">{{Web citation|author=Stephanie Pavlick|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Meet Peter Thiel: The tech billionaire influencing top members of the Trump administration|date=2024-12-06|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/peter-thiel-tech-billionaire-influencing-top-members-trump-administration/}}</ref>
 
Thiel owns the [[Thiel Foundation]] which funds and supports the [[Oslo Freedom Forum]], an [[Imperialism|imperialist]] organization that advocates for regime change.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=The Guardian|title=The celebrity privacy case that exposes hypocrisy of Silicon Valley power brokers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2016/may/28/gawker-hulk-hogan-silicon-valley-privacy-peter-thiel}}</ref>


== Political views ==
== Political views ==
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Latest revision as of 12:35, 2 March 2026

Peter Thiel
Born (1967-10-11) 11 October 1967 (age 59)
Frankfurt, West Germany
NationalityGerman
Statesian
Political orientationImperialism
Right-libertarianism
Political partyRepublican


Peter Andreas Thiel (born 11 October 1967) is a German and Statesian capitalist and tech billionaire. He was the co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund along with being the first outside investor of Facebook.

Career[edit | edit source]

In 2000, Thiel's company Confinity merged with Elon Musk's online bank X.com to form PayPal. In 2002, Thiel sold PayPal to eBay and then founded the military intelligence company Palantir. He has been on the board of directors for many tech companies, including Facebook.[1]

Thiel owns the Thiel Foundation which funds and supports the Oslo Freedom Forum, an imperialist organization that advocates for regime change.[2]

Political views[edit | edit source]

In 1995, Thiel and David Sacks wrote "The Diversity Myth," which denounced multiculturalism. He opposes social security and regulations protecting workers. In 2012, he donated $2 million for the right-wing Club for Growth PAC. In 2016, he endorsed Trump at the Republican National Convention and gave $300,000 to Josh Hawley's run for Missouri Attorney General. In 2022, Thiel gave $15 million to JD Vance's Senate campaign and $20 million to Blake Masters's Senate campaign.[1]

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