Peter Thiel / Founders Fund

**Peter Andreas Thiel** is the co-founder of **Founders Fund** (~$17B AUM), one of the most influential venture capital firms in Silicon Valley. He co-founded **PayPal** (where he served as CEO), co-founded **Palantir Technologies**, and was the first outside investor in **Facebook** ($500K for approximately 10.2% (later diluted)). His current portfolio includes SpaceX, Anduril (significant investment, but $1B figure unconfirmed), Stripe, and dozens of defense and frontier technology companies.