Peter Thiel

Thiel business empire: PayPal (1998), Palantir (2003), Facebook investor (2004), Founders Fund ($17B AUM)

Co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin, Luke Nosek (1998), CEO until $1.5B eBay sale (2002). Founded Clarium Capital macro hedge fund (2002). Co-founded Palantir Technologies (2003), chairman since inception. First outside Facebook investor ($500K for 10.2%, Aug 2004). Co-founded Founders Fund (2005) with Ken Howery and Luke Nosek - now ~$17B AUM, recently closed $4.6B growth fund (2025). Co-founded Valar Ventures (2010), Mithril Capital (2012) with Ajay Royan. Published Zero to One (2014). Roth IRA grew from <$2K (1999 PayPal shares) to $5B tax-free.

Palantir FOUNDATION registered in Bahamas (2008) per ICIJ BahamasLeaks; separate from Palantir Technologies

OCCRP Aleph via ICIJ BahamasLeaks reveals a PALANTIR FOUNDATION registered in Bahamas (Reg #256, incorporated July 16, 2008). This is a separate entity from Palantir Technologies Inc. While the name may be coincidental, the timing (2008, during Palantir's early growth phase) and the Bahamas incorporation warrant investigation to determine if this is connected to Thiel/Palantir Technologies or is an unrelated entity. Additionally, Palantir Investments LLC is registered in Delaware (SEC/CorpWatch) at 1852 Jefferson Street, San Francisco CA 94123 - consistent with Palantir Technologies' historical address.

Epstein and Thiel exchanged macro investment ideas regularly. Jan 7-8 2015: Discussed European deflation with subject zero interest rates are too high. Epstein predicted euro at parity bitcoin trading like oil Latin America opportunity. Thiel agreed central banks are really tight in US and UK. May 1 2015: Discussed negative-yielding notes Thiel said sign of something really crazy. Saudi bin Nayef appointment as sign they are really scared.

Epstein actively advised Thiel on private jet acquisition June 2015. Jun 22: Epstein sent Thiel two Gulfstream listings from controller.com (1999 G-V and 1998 G-IVSP). Jun 23: Epstein followed up with Gulfstream V less than 12 million on market with depreciation advice. Thiel replied can you send me details and need to look a lot more into the aviation issues thanks for the tip.

Thiel had direct personal relationship with Epstein beyond the Valar investment. Multiple in-person meetings confirmed: (1) Lunch at 9 E 71st — Thiel's EA Elly Untermeyer confirmed 1pm lunch, asked for address for driver (EFTA02380316); (2) Meeting scheduled Aug 16-18, 2017 (EFTA02218296, EFTA02218754, EFTA02220083 — 'Peter Thiel on Friday?' / '1:00pm LUNCH w/Peter Thiel'); (3) Lunch on Nov 27, 2017 (EFTA02230818). Epstein also had address for 'Peter Thiel - Office address in San Francisco, Thiel Capital LLC, 1 Letterman Drive, Building C, Suite 400' and was sending him gift sweaters (EFTA02457661). Per earlier investigation (Wave 5), Thiel met Epstein at SPIEF via Ian Osborne, and the Carbyne connection (Trae Stephens/Founders Fund) provided another link.

Thiel-Angermayer psychedelics axis: $12M Atai Life Sciences, Compass Pathways investor; Angermayer is German financier and close friend

Christian Angermayer (German financier, Apeiron Investment Group) is close personal friend of Thiel. Together invested in psychedelics companies: Atai Life Sciences (founded 2018, Thiel invested $12M via Thiel Capital), Compass Pathways (Thiel and Angermayer both investors alongside Mike Novogratz/Galaxy). Atai IPO June 2021 backed by Thiel. Atai describes itself as drug development platform for psychedelics treating depression, anxiety, addiction. Thiel: 'Christian is successful because he is curious.'

Thiel political donations 2022-2024: $15M to Vance Senate, $250K to Eric Schmitt, $852K to House GOP via Johnson committee; Federalist Society member

Political donations: $15M to JD Vance 2022 Senate race (largest single-candidate donation ever). $250K to Eric Schmitt (MO Senator). $852K through Mike Johnson's Grow the Majority committee (Feb 2024), redeployed to competitive House races. $1.7M total in 2024 cycle. Publicly said he would not donate to 2024 presidential candidates but would vote for Trump. Member of Federalist Society. Bilderberg Steering Committee member since 2021. Funded Hulk Hogan Gawker lawsuit (secretly, $10M+). Gave $30K film grant to James O'Keefe (Project Veritas).

Palantir government contracts nearly doubled to $970.5M in 2025; $10B Army contract, $30M ICE ImmigrationOS, Israeli Defense Ministry partnership

Palantir federal contracts grew from $4.4M (2009) to $541M (2024) to $970.5M (2025). Key contracts: $10B Army TITAN over decade (consolidated 75 contracts), $480M Maven (expanded by $795M in 2025), $30M ICE ImmigrationOS (Apr 2025, tracks deportations). Government = 42% of revenue. Original CIA seed via In-Q-Tel ($2M). Strategic partnership with Israeli Defense Ministry - Thiel and Karp met IDF leaders in Tel Aviv. Palantir Gotham used by CIA, NSA, FBI. Tel Aviv office since 2015. Palantir Gotham powers IDF targeting including Lavender system developed by Unit 8200.

Founders Fund defense tech portfolio: led $2.5B Anduril round ($30.5B valuation), invested in Palmer Luckey's Erebor digital bank

Founders Fund led $2.5B round for Anduril Industries (June 2025) - $1B from FF alone (largest check ever), valuation $30.5B. Anduril founded 2017 by Palmer Luckey and Trae Stephens (ex-Palantir, recruited by Thiel). Anduril revenue doubled to $1B in 2024. Won $9B autonomous aircraft contract with General Atomics. Also invested in Erebor digital bank (Luckey's new venture, $2B valuation). FF portfolio includes SpaceX (10% ownership), Stripe, Airbnb, Neuralink, Rippling, Ramp, Nubank, Impulse Space.

Thiel paid 10M to fund Gawker lawsuits via D'Souza intermediary: Thiel->DSouza(25K/mo)->Harder(attorney). 4+ suits: Bollea(140M verdict), Ayyadurai(750K), Terrill(500K), Huon. Total settlements 32.25M.

Epstein consulted Thiel on Palantir secondary market share purchase Oct 14-15 2016. Epstein wrote im being offered a chunk of palentir at 5.5 thoughts. Thiel replied 5.50 per share thats somewhat below market. Epstein clarified: a mutual fund that wants to get out. Thiel then advised Out of curiosity which fund and I suspect you will be able to get an even better price sometime in the next 12 months. This constitutes direct investment guidance from Palantir co-founder to a potential buyer.

Thiel-Epstein direct correspondence 2014-2018: Bitcoin discussion, Moscow innovation conference, ranch invitation, Chomsky meeting, scheduling at 9 E 71st

DOJ/DugganUSA corpus confirms extensive Thiel-Epstein email correspondence via [email protected] and [email protected]. Key exchanges: Jul 2014 Bitcoin/anti-SIC discussion (EFTA01916226). Apr 2014 Epstein invites Thiel to island with Thorbjorn Jagland (EFTA01929207). Jun 2015 Epstein pitches Moscow innovation conference contact (EFTA02345029). Oct 2015 Epstein arranges Chomsky-Thiel meeting (EFTA02484898). Aug 2015 Epstein invites Thiel to ranch with quantum computing people and presidents, tells him to invite Zuck (EFTA02491408). Aug 2017 lunch at 9 E 71st, Lesley Groff notes Thiel is VIP (EFTA02327970). Nov 2017 lunch scheduled in NYC (EFTA02229905). Sep 2012 Ian Osborne brokered initial introduction (EFTA02724710).

Peter Thiel and Jeffrey Epstein exchanged at least 20 emails from April 2014 through November 2017. Topics included Bitcoin discussion Jul 2014, island visit invitations Apr 2014, Zorro Ranch quantum computing guests Aug 2015, Moscow innovation conference introduction Jun 2015, Noam Chomsky introduction Oct 2015, and regular NYC meeting coordination. Thiel visited or planned visits to 9 E 71st St. Epstein invited others to meetings. Thiel separately distanced from Sargon co-founders after collapse.

Epstein tracked Bloomberg article Thiel overvaluation views Apr 2016. EFTA02465608 forwarded Bloomberg article VC Peter Thiel Says Just About Everything Is Overvalued Not Just Tech. Shows inner circle (likely Richard Kahn or Lesley Groff) monitoring Thiel public statements and forwarding to Epstein.

May 10 2016: Epstein emailed Thiel one-liner trump delegate fun. This was shortly after Thiel became a California delegate for Trump and two months before his RNC speech. Shows Epstein tracking and commenting on Thiels political activities in real time.

Richard Kahn sent Epstein articles about Thiel-Gawker saga: EFTA02539899 (Thiel bids for Gawker, Reuters), EFTA02365477 (Peter Thiel Trumps Tech Pal Explains Himself, NYT Jan 2017). Someone in Epstein circle commented This is amazing and kind of awesome about Hogan M verdict against Gawker (EFTA02471435 Mar 2016). Inner circle actively tracked Thiel litigation campaign.

Epstein sent Thiel Michael Wolff Fire and Fury book article Jan 3 2018. Sent link to nymag.com article about Wolff book on Trump. Wolff was one of Epsteins top correspondents (303 emails). Epstein sharing Wolff content with Thiel connects two of his most active contact networks. Wolff later proposed including Epstein in his next book.

Epstein invited Thiel to visit Caribbean Dec 2018 seven months before arrest. Nov 6 Epstein emailed about Trump exaggerations not lies. Thiel replied Cant complain thus far. Nov 7 Epstein wrote Dec visit me Caribbean. Confirms [email protected] email.

GDELT confirms 2026 Epstein files reveal Thiel-Epstein email re Brexit: Epstein called UK 2016 Leave vote topic of discussion with Thiel

GDELT context search (Feb 2026) captured LA Times article confirming: In one email exchange, Epstein took interest in European politics, calling Britain's 2016 vote to leave the EU a topic of discussion with Peter Thiel. This positions Thiel as a geopolitical interlocutor for Epstein on European affairs. Poland's PM Tusk said a team would scour files for potential Polish victims and Russian intelligence links. The Guardian (Feb 2026) reports Thiel's net worth at $25B, notes he 'fled' California.

Stanford Review alumni network: key pipeline to Silicon Valley power. Thiel (1987 founder), David Sacks, Keith Rabois - all became PayPal/VC leaders

The Stanford Review, founded 1987 by Thiel as conservative/libertarian newspaper, became an extraordinary pipeline to power. Alumni include: Peter Thiel (founder, editor 1987-89), David Sacks (editor), Keith Rabois (contributor). Fortune 2023: the Review has quietly become one of the surest paths to success in Silicon Valley. The founding was prompted by Jesse Jacksons Rainbow Coalition march and replacement of Western Culture curriculum. Thiel and Sacks ideological framework was libertarian. Co-wrote Diversity Myth (1995) criticizing Stanford multiculturalism. This shared intellectual formation bonded the future PayPal Mafia.

LittleSis: Thiel organizational positions - Palantir (Chairman 2003+), Meta (Director 2005-2022), Mithril Capital (Founder 2012+), AbCellera (Board 2020-2024), Chapter Medicare, Polymarket owner

LittleSis records Thiel corporate positions: Palantir Technologies (Chairman, Board of Directors, 2003-present). Meta/Facebook (Director, 2005-2022). Mithril Capital Management LLC (Founder, 2012-present). AbCellera Biologics Inc (Board Member, 2020-2024). Chapter Medicare Advantage (Board Member, no longer current). Singularity Summit (Founder). Stanford School of Law (position). Pacific Research Institute (position). Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (position - early career). Ownership stakes: Anduril Industries, TruMid, Expanse, Polymarket, Compass Pathways, Atai Life Sciences.

Bilderberg Steering Committee member (2021+), attended 2007-2016/2019/2022-24; co-founded Dialog 'tech Bilderberg'

Bilderberg Steering Committee member since 2021 (as president of Thiel Capital). Attended Bilderberg meetings 2007-2016, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024. Co-founded Dialog, an exclusive invitation-only forum often compared to a tech-era Bilderberg for CEOs, elected officials, and intellectuals. Through Bilderberg, connected to global defense, intelligence, and AI leaders. Palantir represented at multiple Bilderbergs. Anduril co-founder Brian Schimpf also attended.

PayPal Mafia network now dominates Trump White House: Vance (VP), Musk (DOGE), Sacks (AI/Crypto czar)

PayPal Mafia members in Trump 2025 administration: JD Vance (VP, Thiel protege since 2011), Elon Musk (DOGE), David Sacks (AI/Crypto advisor). Ken Howery served as US Ambassador to Sweden. Thiel mentor-protege network includes: Vance ($15M Senate campaign 2022), Blake Masters (AZ Senate 2022), Jeff Giesea, Andrew McCormack. Founders Fund invested in Musk companies (SpaceX 10% ownership, Neuralink, Boring Co). Sacks invested in Palantir via Craft Ventures. Reid Hoffman - Stanford friend since 1980s, now political enemy after Sun Valley 2024 confrontation.

Epstein Seminar-MONEY invite list (March 19, 2012): Lesley Groff sent Epstein list of invitees for two seminars. MONEY seminar list: Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos, Sergey Brin, Bill Gates, Danny Hillis, Danny Kahneman, Jaron Lanier, Dick Merkin, Michael Milken, Nathan Myhrvold, Boris Nikolic, Larry Page, Tom Pritzker, Eric Schmidt, Jim Simons, Jes Staley, Peter Thiel, Ian Osborne. POWER seminar list: Bill Clinton, Howard Gardner, Bill Gates, George Mitchell, Michael Ovitz, Igor (unknown), Ian Osborne. Thiel listed alongside virtually every major Silicon Valley figure. This predates the Osborne-mediated Thiel-Epstein introduction by 6 months, suggesting Thiel was already on Epsteins radar.

Ian Osborne brokered Thiel-Epstein introduction in Sept 2012. Osborne attempted to schedule Thiel meeting with Epstein in SF or NY. Sulayem also asked about Osborne (EFTA02678910: 'who is Ian Osborn'). Osborne appears to be a UK-based fixer connecting Epstein with British and global contacts. Regular visitor to Epstein 2011-2013+.

LittleSis maps 100+ Thiel relationships including: Epstein (social 2014-16), Ehud Barak, Hulk Hogan, Ann Coulter, David Sacks, JD Vance, Joe Lonsdale, Blake Masters

LittleSis entity 15408 records 100+ relationships across categories. Key relationships: Jeffrey Epstein (social, 2014-2016). Ehud Barak (generic). David Sacks (Diversity Myth co-author, 1998). JD Vance (mentee-mentor, 2011). Blake Masters (mentee-mentor). Joe Lonsdale (mentee-mentor, Palantir co-founder). Ken Howery (professional). Keith Rabois (social). Hulk Hogan (social - Gawker). Ann Coulter (friend). Jeff Giesea (protege). James O'Keefe ($30K film grant). Toby Neugebauer (plaintiff/defendant lawsuit). Kari Findley (professional). Elizabeth Fox-Genovese (professional). Arne Panula (social). Jim Downey (social). Andrew McCormack (PayPal assistant).

Extended Thiel-Epstein email correspondence reveals intimate social relationship beyond investment: (1) Jul 21, 2014: Bitcoin/cryptocurrency discussion - Epstein opines on Bitcoin nature (EFTA01916226). (2) Aug 4-6, 2015: Epstein invites Thiel to remote property - no people for miles, no eyes, just peace and quiet - tells him bring anybody except that woman from dinner, suggests invite zuck and wife. Thiel responds Will hold off on her talk soon (EFTA02491408). (3) Apr 8, 2016: Lunch at Thiel Capital office (EFTA02466603). (4) May-Jun 2017: Planning NYC visits (EFTA02335281, EFTA02343713). (5) Aug 2017: Scheduling Friday meeting (EFTA02218296). (6) Nov 25, 2017: Lunch planned around noon (EFTA02229905). Timeline spans Jul 2014 to Nov 2017, well after 2008 conviction. At least 6 documented meetings/calls.

Epstein hosted dinner Sep 13 2014 with Peter Thiel Kathy Ruemmler and Soon-Yi Previn (Woody Allen wife). Epstein emailed Previn describing guest list: kathy ruemmler former lawyer at the white house for Obama she also prosecuted the Enron case. Peter Thiel will also join he is one of the founders of facebook. Places Thiel in social context with Epsteins inner circle.

Epstein offered to invite Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel to an art event and to Zorro Ranch. EFTA02489323: Epstein wrote to Thiel reid hoffman and joi going to ted you ill be at the ranch april 15. EFTA02590326 Sep 26 2014: Epstein asked permission to forward an address to peter thiel and reid hoffman. Multiple documents show Epstein treating Thiel and Hoffman as a linked pair.

Epstein invited Thiel to bring Mark Zuckerberg and wife to Zorro Ranch Aug 2015. Epstein told Thiel about quantum computing people at ranch some presidents next week. Then specified feel free to invite zuck and wife if you like there are no people for miles and miles no eyes just peace and quiet. Thiel responded Will hold off on her talk soon referencing an annoying girl at a prior dinner.

Epstein organized Silicon Valley dinner at Baume Restaurant Palo Alto Aug 2 2015 with: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Joi Ito, Ed Boyden (MIT neuroscientist), Desiree Dudley, Michelle Yee, Navaid Farooq. Groff sent guest list to Epstein. Saida Sapieva coordinated. This is the most significant tech-elite gathering documented in the corpus.

Epstein coordinated joint Thiel-Hoffman meetings Apr 2016. Epstein emailed Reid Hoffman: im waiting on thiel re lunch schedule. Hoffman mentioned a potus convo on a completely different confidential thread. Epstein planned Silicon Valley visit Apr 6-8 2016. Thiel and Hoffman were being managed as a package social pair.

Epstein custom sweatshirt gift list June 2016 reveals inner social circle. Epstein instructed Karyna Shuliak: lets make sweatshirts for valeria chomsky joi martin reid thiel ruemmler and rothschild. 6 each 3 pull 3 zips. This places Thiel alongside Noam Chomsky, Joi Ito, Martin Nowak, Reid Hoffman, Kathy Ruemmler, and Rothschild as Epsteins closest social contacts.

Epstein connected Thiel with Tom Barrack (Colony Capital CEO, Trump fundraiser) in July 2016 during RNC. Jul 14 2016 Epstein to Thiel: dont know how well you know tom barrack he is great. Thiel asked Who is that? Epstein replied: He will be a speaker at the convention. He runs Colony Capital. Solid great real estate judgement. Donalds fund raiser.

JD Vance mentor-protege relationship: met at Yale 2011, hired at Mithril Capital, backed Narya Capital, $15M Senate funding, engineered VP selection

Thiel spoke at Yale Law School 2011 - Vance described it as most significant moment at Yale. Thiel became mentor, hired Vance at Mithril Capital (partner 2015). Backed Vance's own firm Narya Capital (2019). Wrote blurb for Hillbilly Elegy. Donated $15M to 2022 Senate campaign. Brought Vance to first Mar-a-Lago meeting with Trump (Feb 2021). Thiel made calls encouraging Trump to pick Vance as VP. LittleSis confirms mentor-mentee relationship (entity ID 252515).

Thiel philanthropic network: MIRI, SENS, Alcor, Committee to Protect Journalists, X PRIZE, Thiel Fellowship, Seasteading Institute

Philanthropic and ideological network: Primary supporter of Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI). Donor to SENS Research Foundation (life extension). Business relationship with Alcor Life Extension Foundation (cryonics). Primary supporter of Committee to Protect Journalists. Donor to X PRIZE Foundation. Founded Thiel Fellowship (pays students to drop out of college). Founded Singularity Summit. Investor in Atai Life Sciences and Compass Pathways (psychedelics, partnership with Christian Angermayer). Also funded Seasteading Institute (floating autonomous cities).

Amisil Holdings Ltd v. Clarium Capital Management LLC et al. (3:06-cv-05765, NDCA, filed 2006-08-28). Investor lawsuit against Thiel's hedge fund Clarium Capital. Peter Andreas Thiel named as individual defendant alongside Jason Portnoy and Mark Woolway. Case involved dispute over fund management. Joint status reports filed through 2008. Also: Clarium Capital Management LLC v. Amit Choudhury (3:08-cv-05138, NDCA, filed 2008-11-12) - Clarium and Thiel sued former employee; stipulation for dismissal with prejudice filed July 2009 suggesting settlement.

Palantir Technologies lobbying profile (2006-present): Registered lobbying beginning September 2006 through Morgan and Cunningham LLC (Bryan Cunningham, Denver CO). Initial focus on Defense and Homeland Security. Expanded through multiple firms: ATS Communications/Silbey Strategies and Kadesh Associates LLC (2010+). Issues lobbied: Defense, Homeland Security, Intelligence, Law Enforcement, Budget/Appropriations, Financial Institutions. Income paid to lobbyists documented at USD 40K-60K per period in early years. Palantir uses at least 3 simultaneous lobbying firms. This is consistent with Palantir's USD 970M+ in 2025 government revenue and their aggressive government sales strategy.

COMPLETE LEGAL PROFILE SUMMARY: Peter Thiel and his entities are party to or named in 30+ federal cases across 6 categories: (1) IP/Trade secrets: i2 v. Palantir (2010 EDVA, copyright settled), Palantir.net trademark (2007-2010 NDCA), Ant Leap patent (2014 DNJ), Palantir v. Guardian AI (2025 SDNY trade secrets). (2) RICO/Employee: Palantir v. Abramowitz (2016-2022 NDCA, RICO). (3) Securities: 6+ Facebook IPO class actions (2012 NDCA/SDNY MDL), Cupat v. Palantir (2022 D.Colo securities fraud, dismissed 2025). (4) Government contracts: Palantir USG v. US (2016 USCFC/Federal Circuit, won Army bid protest). (5) Employment: OFCCP discrimination (2017 DOL admin), Lynch (2024 NDCA), Davidson (2024 SDCA). (6) Investor disputes: KT4 v. Palantir (Delaware, inspection rights). (7) Fund: Amisil v. Clarium (2006 NDCA), Clarium v. Choudhury (2008 NDCA). (8) Mithril: McKellar harassment cross-claim (2019). (9) 1MDB: DOJ civil forfeiture of Palantir stock bought with stolen 1MDB funds. (10) Gawker: funded Bollea M verdict, Rule 2004 discovery in bankruptcy.

Palantir.net Inc. v. Palantir Technologies Inc. trademark litigation: Three related cases. (1) Palantir.net v. Palantir Technologies (3:07-cv-06443, NDCA, filed 2007-12-21, trademark). (2) Palantir Technologies v. Palantir.net (3:10-cv-04312, NDCA, filed 2010-09-22). (3) Original Palantir.net complaint in NDIL. Palantir Technologies ultimately prevailed, securing exclusive use of the Palantir name.

i2 Inc. and i2 Limited v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (1:10-cv-00842, EDVA, filed 2010-08-09, terminated 2011-02-10). Trade secret/copyright case alleging Palantir stole proprietary software code. Defendants: Palantir Technologies, SRS Enterprises LLC, Nochur Sankar, Shyam Sankar, Asher Sinensky. Palantir filed counterclaims. Case settled within 6 months. References to i2 litigation resurfaced in Palantir v. Abramowitz RICO case.

Facebook IPO securities litigation (2012): Peter A. Thiel named as individual defendant in at least 6 separate securities class actions following Facebooks May 2012 IPO. Cases filed in NDCA and SDNY including Lazar v. Facebook (3:12-cv-03199), Spatz v. Facebook (3:12-cv-02662), Alexander v. Facebook (1:12-cv-04157), Brian Roffe Profit Sharing Plan v. Facebook (1:12-cv-04081), Goldrich Cousins v. Facebook, and Leitner v. Facebook. Thiel co-defended with Zuckerberg, Andreessen, Breyer, Graham, Hastings, Bowles, Ebersman, and Spillane as Facebook board/officers. All cases consolidated in SDNY MDL 2389. Thiel had sold 16.8M shares in IPO at USD 38 each for USD 638M.

ANT LEAP SEARCH LLC v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (2:14-cv-00123, DNJ, filed 2014-01-07). Patent infringement case. Patent assertion entity (likely NPE/troll) sued Palantir over search technology patents.

Palantir USG Inc. v. United States (1:16-cv-00784, Court of Federal Claims, filed 2016-06-30; appealed 17-1465 Federal Circuit). Landmark government contract bid protest: Palantir challenged Army DCGS-A program for not considering commercial off-the-shelf software. Palantir won, forcing Army to reevaluate. Led to M Army TITAN contract (2024) and B+ in defense contracts. This case established precedent for commercial software companies challenging DoD procurement.

KT4 Partners LLC v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (Delaware Court of Chancery through Supreme Court). Shareholder rights dispute: KT4 Partners (investor) sued Palantir for denying inspection of books and records. Delaware Court of Chancery ruled in KT4s favor (May 2018). Delaware Superior Court affirmed (Aug 2018). Delaware Supreme Court affirmed (Jan 2019, 203 A.3d 738). Key precedent for shareholder inspection rights in pre-IPO companies. KT4 was likely seeking information about Palantir governance and valuation ahead of 2020 direct listing.

Palantir Technologies Inc. v. Marc Abramowitz (5:19-cv-06879, NDCA, filed 2019-10-22, terminated 2022-12-01). RICO case: Palantir sued former engineer Abramowitz alleging Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act violations. Earlier related case (3:16-cv-05821, filed 2016-10-11) and subpoena enforcement (3:18-mc-80132). Case went to jury trial in late 2022. Abramowitz attempted to introduce evidence from the i2 trade secret litigation; Palantir filed motion in limine to exclude it.

Mithril Capital Management LLC v. Crystal Scripps McKellar (1:19-cv-01086, WDTX, filed 2019-11-07). Thiel co-founded Mithril Capital with Ajay Royan. McKellar (a Mithril employee) filed cross-complaint alleging sexual harassment by Royan and other misconduct. Counter-suit McKellar v. Mithril (3:19-cv-07314, NDCA, same date) and Mithril GP Employee Feeder LLC v. McKellar (1:19-cv-02150, D. Delaware). Royan ultimately left Mithril in 2020 after internal investigation. Thiel was not directly named but was co-founder and chairman of Mithril's board.

Cupat v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (1:22-cv-02384, D. Colorado, filed 2022-09-15). Securities fraud class action: shareholders alleged Palantir and executives (Karp, Glazer, Sankar, Cohen, Moore, Rascoff, Schiff, and Peter Thiel) made materially misleading statements about revenue growth and government contract prospects. Consolidated with Allegheny County Employees Retirement System v. Palantir (1:22-cv-02805) and related derivative suit Li v. Karp (1:22-cv-03028). Thiel named as individual defendant alongside full board. Final judgment entered April 4, 2025 in favor of all defendants.

Britannic Assets Ltd v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (1:22-mc-00189, D. Colorado, filed 2022-10-04). Miscellaneous case related to the Cupat securities fraud litigation. Britannic Assets appears to be seeking discovery or enforcement of document production in connection with the shareholder class action. Also: In re Palantir Technologies Inc. (1:22-mc-00062, D. Colorado, filed 2022-04-06) is another related miscellaneous case for statutory actions. Multiple investor lawsuits clustered in D. Colorado because Palantir is incorporated in Delaware but headquartered in Denver.

Palantir employment discrimination cases: (1) Lynch v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (3:24-cv-01429, NDCA, filed 2024-03-08, Civil Rights: Jobs 442). (2) Davidson v. Palantir Technologies Inc. (3:24-cv-01357, SDCA, filed 2024-07-31, Civil Rights: Jobs 442). Additionally, DOL/OFCCP settled hiring discrimination case against Palantir in 2017 for USD 1.7M alleging systematic discrimination against Asian job applicants at Palantir. OFCCP case was administrative not federal court but resulted in consent decree.

Palantir Technologies Inc. v. Guardian AI Inc. (1:25-cv-01977, SDNY, filed 2025-03-10). Trade secrets case under the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016. Palantir suing Guardian AI for allegedly misappropriating proprietary technology. Case active as of 2025.

FARA and foreign agent registration: NEGATIVE RESULT. Neither Peter Thiel nor Palantir Technologies appears in FARA registrations database. Despite Palantir's extensive foreign government contracts (UK NHS, Israeli Defense Ministry, and multiple European defense ministries), no FARA registration found. This is consistent with Palantir operating as a contractor rather than an agent, but noteworthy given Thiel's NZ and German citizenship and significant foreign government engagement.

Epstein-adjacent Thiel associates: Reid Hoffman visited Epstein post-conviction, Ehud Barak multiple Epstein ties, Ian Osborne brokered introduction, Boris Nikolic named in Epstein will

Multiple Thiel associates independently appear in Epstein network: (1) Reid Hoffman - visited Epstein after 2008 conviction, apologized publicly. (2) Ehud Barak - extensive Epstein correspondence (444 items in DDoSecrets), visited Epstein island, Carbyne investment overlaps with Founders Fund. (3) Ian Osborne - brokered Thiel-Epstein introduction Sep 2012 (EFTA02724710), was Epstein investor in Hedosophia. (4) Boris Nikolic - named as backup executor in Epstein will, appears on same Aug 2014 Epstein schedule as Thiel (EFTA02377982: 12pm Thiel, 2pm Nikolic). (5) Noam Chomsky - Epstein arranged Thiel-Chomsky meeting Oct 2015. (6) Sergey Brin - CNBC reports Epstein Silicon Valley ties extended beyond Musk/Gates to Brin, Thiel, Hoffman.

Epstein invited Thiel to island to meet Thorbjorn Jagland (Nobel Committee Chairman Secretary General of Council of Europe) Apr 2014. Epstein wrote thorbjorn jagland will be on the island for the entire next week come visit. Thiel was in CA asked about schedule. Epstein offered island or NY with option to invite others. Shows Epstein leveraging access to European political figures to attract Thiel.

Epstein met with US Treasury on Bitcoin and reported to Thiel Aug 2014. Epstein wrote I met with Treasury on Bitcoin lots to talk about interesting tax ramifications. Same email offered to connect Thiel with Bill Burns from State Department and Nathan Myhrvold. Epstein described his scheduling approach: I try to keep a just-in-time schedule so that I have the most information the last minute.

Epstein offered to introduce Thiel to William Bill Burns Deputy Secretary of State who conducted secret Iran nuclear negotiations. Aug 22 2014: Epstein wrote Bill William Burns under sec of state leaving in nov best and most respected diplomat in the admin conducted the secret iran negotiations kept them secret for a year. Also offered Nathan Myhrvold meeting Oct 10-11 in NY.

Epstein arranged meeting between Thiel and Bill Burns (Sep 2014). HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030215 (Sep 9, 2014): Epstein to Thiel: 13th afternoon you and I then bill burns the diplomats diplomat. eyeing dinner with woody all casual if you choose we can bring in kathy ruemmler former obama counsel for 5 years and or sen bob kerrey former senate intelligence. Thiel replied: Would be cool to meet him sometime. EFTA02377982 (Sep 19, 2014) schedule shows same week: 12pm Lunch Peter Thiel, 2pm Boris Nikolic, 3pm Jabor Y [Al Thani], 5pm unknown, 8pm Terje Larsen. Also listed: Boris, Kathy, Peter, Bill Burns, Leon. This places Thiel at center of Epsteins intelligence and power network alongside CIA-linked Burns, Gulf contacts, and Leon Black.

SYNTHESIS: Thiel relationship with Epstein was social-intelligence, NOT financial. Agent B confirmed zero Deutsche Bank transactions, zero USVI entities, zero UCC filings, zero shared corporate structures. Unlike Black (158M+) or Wexner (trust architecture), Thiel had no money flow with Epstein. Epstein value proposition to Thiel was ACCESS: same-day schedule Oct 2014 placed Thiel alongside Bill Burns (CIA), Kathy Ruemmler (WH counsel), Leon Black (Apollo), Jabor Al Thani (Qatar), Terje Roed-Larsen (UN). Epstein offered introductions to Treasury officials on Bitcoin, Iran negotiators, Nobel Committee chair, and Middle East royalty. Thiel reciprocated with Palantir secondary pricing advice and investment papers. Relationship was active Jul 2014 through Nov 2018, 7 months before arrest.

Thiel shared Gompertz Curve mortality paper with Epstein June 2015. Subject line Gompertz Curve paper. Thiel wrote Here is the short paper I mentioned quite thought-provoking linking to arxiv q-bio paper 0411019v3. This confirms Thiel and Epstein discussed longevity science and aging research consistent with both men interest in life extension.

Epstein and Thiel discussed Russia connections Jul 2015. Thiel mentioned they wanted me to come to Moscow not sure if I can do that. This connects to SPIEF conference where Epstein introduced Sergey Belyakov to Thiel June 2015. Epstein described Belyakov as my very good friend organizing innovation conference in Moscow. Thiel asked for more context on Belyakov.

SYNTHESIS: Baume Restaurant dinner (Aug 2, 2015, Palo Alto) is the most significant documented gathering of Silicon Valley leaders organized by Epstein. Guest list per EFTA02718470: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Priscilla Chan, Peter Thiel, Reid Hoffman, Joi Ito, Ed Boyden (MIT), plus Desiree Dudley, Michelle Yee, Navaid Farooq (unidentified). Two days later Epstein invited Thiel to bring Zuck and wife to Zorro Ranch with no eyes just peace and quiet. This dinner occurred during the peak of Epstein active Silicon Valley cultivation period (2014-2016) and demonstrates Epstein was not merely collecting names but orchestrating in-person gatherings of the most powerful tech figures in the world.

Epstein arranged Noam Chomsky meeting with Thiel Oct 2015. Oct 2 2015: Epstein wrote spoke to chomsky and told him about you if monday afternoon works it would be just the three of us. Thiel was in Sao Paulo. Same email thread Sep 30 2015: Epstein invited Thiel to Terje Roed-Larsen dinner and mentioned Chomsky and Woody Allen.

Epstein used Thiel as draw for Jabor Al Thani meeting Oct 5 2016. Epstein told Jabors nephew: Peter thiel is with me on fri founder of facebook paypal and palentir. In addition to politics and markets and tech we can talk back pain issues. Jabors uncle was extremely tied up. This shows Epstein leveraging Thiel relationship to attract Gulf royalty. Oct 7 was Thiel-Churkin-Epstein meeting day per other findings.

Thiel-Churkin-Epstein troika: Regular joint lunches and geopolitics briefings. Oct 7, 2016: Thiel and Russian UN Ambassador Vitaly Churkin jointly lunched at 9 E 71st St, organized by Karyna Shuliak. Ken Starr also invited. Sept 17, 2016: Epstein wrote Thiel 'sorry you are not here, vitally churkin debriefing on syria, wild.' Jan 5, 2017: Epstein proposed to Thiel 'geopolitics on the 10th new york. ehud churkin lunch?' These show Epstein hosting private foreign policy briefings pairing a top Silicon Valley billionaire with Russia's UN envoy, weeks before the 2016 election.

Thiel asked Epstein who should I meet in Middle East May 2017. Thiel told Epstein he would be in Israel June 12-15 and asked who should I meet in ME. Epstein had offered if you are in the middle east there are some people you should meet. Same thread: Epstein was taking Chomsky for a week to San Diego with Deepak Chopra and Roger Penrose.

Carbyne-Founders Fund pipeline through Epstein network. May 2018: Barak's Carbyne (Israeli 911 tech startup) connected to Trae Stephens at Thiel's Founders Fund. Intermediary forwarded Trae Stephens intro to Epstein and Barak, suggesting they put in a word with Peter. Kevin Hartz (Founders Fund) engaged. Connection chain: Epstein->Barak->Carbyne->Founders Fund->Thiel. Palantir background cited as rationale for Trae Stephens fit. This shows Epstein as broker between Israeli intelligence-adjacent tech and Silicon Valley capital.

Peter Thiel biographical profile: German-American billionaire (b.1967 Frankfurt), triple citizenship US/DE/NZ

Born October 11, 1967, Frankfurt am Main. Family emigrated to US age 1. BA Philosophy Stanford 1989, JD Stanford Law 1992. Triple citizenship: US, German, New Zealand (granted 2011 after only 12 days in country). Net worth ~$27.5B (Dec 2025). Co-founded Stanford Review conservative newspaper (1987). Co-authored The Diversity Myth with David Sacks. After law school worked at Sullivan & Cromwell, then as derivatives trader at Credit Suisse. Founded Thiel Capital Management 1996.

OpenSanctions: Thiel flagged as PEP (Politically Exposed Person) and RCA with citizenship US/DE/NZ; positions listed as board member 2005-2022 and 2003-present

OpenSanctions entity Q705525 (Wikidata) flags Peter Andreas Thiel as: PEP (Politically Exposed Person), POI (Person of Interest), and RCA (Relative/Close Associate). Citizenship: US, DE, NZ. Education: Stanford University, Stanford Law School, San Mateo High School. Political affiliation: Republican Party. Religion listed as Judaism. Board positions: 2005-2022, 2003-present (Meta and Palantir respectively). Birth: Frankfurt, 1967-10-11. Datasets: wikidata, wd_categories, wd_curated.

Thiel NZ citizenship (2011, 12 days in country), $13.5M Lake Wanaka estate, bunker plans rejected by local council

Granted NZ citizenship June 2011 after only 12 days in country (bypassed normal residency requirements). Purchased Queenstown home for NZ$4.8M (2011), sold 2022 for NZ$6.9M. Acquired 477-acre block at Damper Bay, Lake Wanaka for NZ$13.5M (2015). Plans for bunker-style compound embedded in hillside (1,082-foot glass-lined lodge for 24 guests) rejected by local council 2022 due to landscape impact. In 2024 Joe Rogan interview, mused about moving to NZ to escape California.

OpenSanctions record Q705525: Peter Andreas Thiel, born 1967-10-11 in Frankfurt. Triple citizenship: US, DE, NZ. Tagged as PEP (Politically Exposed Person) and POI (Person of Interest). Education: Stanford University, Stanford Law School, San Mateo High School. Board positions: 2005-2022 and 2003-present (likely Facebook and Palantir). Political affiliation: Republican Party. No active sanctions.

Epstein-Thiel relationship extends back to at least Sept 2012

EFTA02724710 shows scheduling communications about Thiel via Ian Osborne in September 2012. EFTA02377982 shows November 2014 schedule including Thiel alongside Terje Rod-Larsen, Thorbjorn Jagland, Bill Burns, and Leon Black. Multiple 2017 scheduling emails show regular lunches at 9 E 71st St.

Epstein-Thiel meeting timeline confirmed: Sep 2012 (via Osborne), Apr-Jul 2014 (multiple), Aug-Oct 2014 (Seattle, dinner, lunch), Mar-Jun 2015 (lunch at 9E71), Aug 2015 (ranch invite declined), Oct-Nov 2015 (Chomsky proposed), Jun-Aug 2017 (VIP lunch at 9E71), Nov 2017 (NYC lunch), Nov 2018 (LA). Address used: [email protected]. Thiel's assistant: Talia (2014), Elly Untermeyer (2017). Thiel address recorded: 1 Letterman Drive, Building C Suite 400, San Francisco CA (Thiel Capital SF office). At least 7 in-person meetings across 4 years.

Thiel-Epstein relationship: regular meetings 2014-2017 at 9 E 71st St

DOJ documents show: 18+ Aug 2017 scheduling emails for Thiel lunch at Epstein residence, Sept 2014 direct email from Thiel, Nov 2014 email to Ruemmler and Thiel, Jan 2017 Thiel news items forwarded by Kahn, sweater gift list including Thiel office address. Ian Osborne coordinated scheduling.

Epstein-Thiel direct email correspondence confirmed across 20+ emails July 2014 - Nov 2018. Thiel used [email protected]. Epstein repeatedly invited Thiel to island, ranch, NYC. Thiel politely declined most. Epstein offered to broker intros to Chomsky and Tom Pritzker. Ian Osborne intermediary. Groff described Thiel as VIP.

Epstein email content analysis: (1) Bitcoin discussion Jul 2014 - Thiel asked about anti-SIC pressure, Epstein compared bitcoin to gender continuum (EFTA01916226). (2) Epstein tried to broker Moscow innovation conference contact to Thiel Jun 2015 (EFTA02345029). (3) Tom Barrack/Colony Capital discussion during 2016 RNC convention (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032878). (4) Epstein emailed re Trump delegate 'fun' May 2016. (5) Richard Kahn forwarded 6+ Thiel-related articles to Epstein (NYT, BuzzFeed, CNBC, WSJ) 2017-2018 - Epstein was tracking Thiel. (6) Joi Ito forwarded Thiel/Trump article May 2016 (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_029500). (7) Nov 2018: Epstein to Thiel 'Are you enjoying LA?' - Thiel replied 'Can't complain thus far' (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_032827).

Epstein Oct 21 2014 NYC schedule reveals inner-circle access: 12pm Lunch with Peter Thiel, 2pm Boris Nikolic, 3pm Jabor Y. (likely Al Thani), 5pm unknown, 8pm Terje Larsen. Also tentative: Simon, Cass Sunstein, Thorbjorn Jagland, Leon Black, Bill Burns, Kathy Ruemmler. This single day juxtaposes Thiel with former CIA Deputy Director Burns, former White House Counsel Ruemmler, Nobel Peace Prize committee chair Jagland, and Qatar/Gulf figure. Epstein's value proposition was this exact network convergence.

Epstein tracked Gawker leak of his address book in Jan 2015

EFTA02512162: Epstein emailed Maxwell on Jan 23, 2015 about Gawker publishing his entire address book with redactions. Maxwell replied that friends were apoplectic. This occurred during Thiel's Gawker litigation campaign which D'Souza was managing.

Gawker reporter John Cook contacted Epstein about flight logs Jan 2015

EFTA02513992: Jan 21, 2015 email to Epstein: 'Just got a voicemail from John Cook from Gawker wanting to ask me questions. Said he is going to publish some of your flight logs.' This occurred during Thiel's secret litigation campaign against Gawker. Epstein had independent reasons to want Gawker destroyed.

Ruemmler praised Thiel-funded Gawker verdict in email to Epstein

EFTA02471435: On March 19, 2016, Kathy Ruemmler emailed Epstein about the Hulk Hogan v Gawker verdict: 'This is amazing and kind of awesome.' Ruemmler forwarded NYTimes article about 115M privacy suit verdict. Ruemmler was already Epstein's lawyer at this time.

NYC ACRIS property records: (1) Peter Thiel and Estate of Marianne Thiel sold 245 E 54th St Apt 22J, Manhattan (Block 1328, Lot 21) on Oct 2, 2025 for K via RPTT to Robert and Amber Weinfurtner (Tampa FL). (2) The Thiel Family 2020 GST Trust (trustee Timothy F. Wray, 4524 E Pebble Ridge Rd, Paradise Valley AZ 85253) acquired 366 W 15th St Unit 7E (Block 738, Lot 1117) via deed from Scott F. Thiel on Nov 24, 2020 for /bin/zsh (intra-family transfer). This trust structure uses a Generation-Skipping Transfer trust to pass wealth while minimizing estate taxes.

SEC EDGAR CIK 1211060 = THIEL PETER. Business address: 2121 Avenue of the Stars Suite 3300, Los Angeles CA 90067. 72+ filings as insider/owner including Palantir (PLTR), Facebook (META), PayPal, Oscar Health, MoneyHero, AbCellera Biologics, BlackSky Technology, Adagio Therapeutics, Blend Labs, ContextLogic (Wish), Bridgetown Holdings. Also: Clarium Capital Management LLC (CIK 1282816), Clarium Capital LLC (CIK 1448746), Clarium Capital Ltd (CIK 1275279), Clarium Capital Fund Ltd (CIK 1496613). MITHRIL II LP (CIK 1669609).

FL corporate registry confirms Thiel Capital LLC (M25000017924, foreign LLC, active, formed 2025, Miami FL 33127, 215 NW 24th St Ste 801, Peter Thiel as President). The Thiel Foundation Corporation (F26000000010, foreign nonprofit from DE, active, same Miami address 215 NW 24th St Ste 801, Peter Thiel as Chairman). Thiel Family Limited Partnership LLLP (A06000001503, FL, inactive, 940 Cape Marco Drive Unit 1406, Marco Island FL 34145, Peter M. Thiel listed). Thiel Capital address in Miami confirms Thiel's relocation from San Francisco.

FEC records show Peter Thiel as major Republican donor. Employer listed as both 'Founders Fund/Managing Partner' (West Hollywood/LA address) and 'Thiel Capital/President' (SF address). Donations to 15+ state Republican parties (FL, TX, PA, OH, MI, WI, NV, NC, ME, MT, NM, AK, OR, LA, IN) at K each. Individual congressional candidates at ,500 each (max individual contribution). ,300 to RNC. Recipients include Mike Johnson (LA), Congressional Leadership Fund, and multiple swing-state GOP candidates. Blake Masters (Thiel Capital COO) received .5M contribution to his own Senate campaign. Multiple Thiel Capital employees donated to Blake Masters.

Clarium Capital SEC structure mapped: 4 entities. Clarium Capital Management LLC (CIK 1282816, investment adviser), Clarium Capital LLC (CIK 1448746, DE), Clarium Capital Ltd (CIK 1275279, offshore fund), Clarium Capital Fund Ltd (CIK 1496613, D0 = Cayman Islands). The offshore Clarium Capital Fund Ltd being domiciled in Cayman Islands is typical for hedge fund structures. Cross-referenced with Palantir (19 filings mention Clarium) and Facebook (16 filings). Man-Glenwood Lexington (17 filings) was a fund-of-funds investor in Clarium.

DS10 (Deutsche Bank) transactions: ZERO results for Thiel, Founders Fund, or Valar. No Deutsche Bank financial relationship found in the Epstein account records. USVI corporate registry: ZERO entities for Thiel or Founders Fund. UCC filings: ZERO for Thiel or Founders Fund. FARA: ZERO registrations for Thiel. FAA aircraft registry: No aircraft registered to Peter Thiel personally. These negative results distinguish Thiel from figures like Leon Black or Wexner who had direct financial entanglements through Epstein-controlled accounts.