Peter Thiel

Hillbilly Elegy’s J.D. Vance Raises $93M To Fund Science, Tech Startups

Hillbilly Elegy’s J.D. Vance Raises $93M To Fund Science, Tech Startups
Hillbilly Elegy’s J.D. Vance Raises $93M To Fund Science, Tech Startups
January 09, 2020  |  Investments

Bestselling author J.D. Vance, who penned the popular memoir “Hillbilly Elegy,” has started a VC fund called Narya Capital, according to a report Thursday (Jan....

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Thiel’s $3B Fund Looks To Inject Cash Into Private Tech Cos
Thiel’s $3B Fund Looks To Inject Cash Into Private Tech Cos
October 21, 2019  |  Investments

Billionaire investor Peter Thiel, who wrote Facebook its first check and invested heavily in SpaceX, is looking to raise almost $3 billion to invest in...

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Peter Thiel-Backed German Online Bank N26 Worth $3.5B
Peter Thiel-Backed German Online Bank N26 Worth $3.5B
July 18, 2019  |  Banking

Online bank N26 is now Germany’s highest-valued startup with a 3.5 billion valuation following a $170 million extension of Series D funding. Get the Full...

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Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
Peter Thiel Could Log Off Facebook And Silicon Valley
February 16, 2018  |  Facebook / Meta

Is Peter Thiel resigning from the Facebook board? Sources say he is considering it, as he moves his residence and investment firms to Los Angeles...

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Peter Thiel And The Founders Fund Put Big Bucks Into Bitcoin
Peter Thiel And The Founders Fund Put Big Bucks Into Bitcoin
January 03, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Peter Thiel appears to be betting big on bitcoin: Founders Fund, the venture capital firm he co-founded, has accumulated hundreds of millions of dollars of...

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How Homee Became Hutch And The Importance Of The Right Pivot
How Homee Became Hutch And The Importance Of The Right Pivot
June 19, 2017  |  Retail

While most CEOs when they’re asked give a long and complex explanation for their business and why it is the single most innovative idea in...

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Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities
Hillbilly Elegy Author J.D. Vance Heads To Ohio In Search Of Investment Opportunities
March 22, 2017  |  Financial Inclusion

Before writing the year’s surprise nonfiction hit Hillbilly Elegy, J.D. Vance was a Silicon Valley venture capitalist, albeit one with a background quite different than that of...

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Peter Thiel Is Leading The Search For Trump Administration Antitrust Officials
Peter Thiel Is Leading The Search For Trump Administration Antitrust Officials
January 27, 2017  |  Legal & Regulation

Buzzfeed news is reporting that billionaire venture capitalist Pete Thiel will be heading up the Trump administration’s search for the nation’s two top antitrust enforcement...

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