Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel is a German-American entrepreneur and venture capitalist born in 1967 who is listed as being based in California and working in finance. He is identified as co-founder and chair of Palantir Technologies and has an estimated net worth of ~$23.9B. Wikidata NewsAPI

Business & SEC Activity

SEC records associate Thiel with Palantir Technologies, Invivyd, AbCellera Biologics, ContextLogic, and Airbnb. The SEC search lists 100 filings, including 98 insider filings; Form 4 reports changes in an insider’s holdings, while Form 144 generally provides notice of a proposed sale of restricted or control securities. SEC EDGAR News reports that Thiel Macro LLC acquired roughly a 1% stake in Argentina-based Vista Energy for about $76 million. NewsAPI

Philanthropy

The Thiel Foundation reported $44.4 million in total assets, $8.2 million in revenue, $3.3 million in expenses, and $4.9 million in grants paid for tax year 2023. ProPublica 990

Political Activity

The available FEC data covers only the most recent 100 contributions and represents at least $1,632,505; the full total is unknown and higher. In this sample, $723,200 went to recipients categorized as Republican, $55 was categorized as unknown, and $909,250 went to PACs or other recipients; the largest named recipients were Grow the Majority ($852,200) and the NRCC ($310,100). FEC

In the News

News reports say Thiel disclosed a roughly 1% stake in Vista Energy and met Argentine President Javier Milei. NewsAPI Another report describes Anduril Industries, a company funded by Thiel, as involved in a planned expansion of autonomous surveillance towers along U.S. borders. NewsAPI