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Stanford, B.A.
Philosophy
Stanford Law School, J.D.
Law

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Peter Thiel

Peter’s experience with venture finance began in the 1990s, when he ran Thiel Capital Management, a Menlo Park-based hedge fund that also made private equity investments. In 1998, Peter co-founded PayPal and served as its Chairman and CEO until the company’s sale to eBay in October 2002 for $1.5 billion. Peter’s experience in finance includes managing a successful hedge fund, trading derivatives at CS Financial Products, and practicing securities law at Sullivan & Cromwell. Peter sits on the Board of Directors of the Pacific Research Institute and on the Board of Visitors of Stanford Law School. Peter received his BA in Philosophy and his JD from Stanford.

Investments

Company Date Round Size Participants
Zynga 1/08Series A$10M10
Hooja 12/07Seed$1.25M4
Clickable 11/07Series A$3M4
Mogad 8/07Series A$500k4
Big Think 6/07Seed5
FlickIM 3/07Series A$1.6M2
Facebook 4/06Series B$27.5M3
PayPal 1/99Series A2
YouNoodle Series A3

Sources

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