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Peter Thiel Supports Trump, Backed Ethereum's Buterin: 5 Facts You Might Not Know About PayPal, Palantir Co-Founder

Benzinga ·  Sep 6 16:30

Peter Thielis best known to many investors as the co-founder ofPayPal Holdings(NASDAQ:PYPL) andPalantir Technologies Inc(NYSE:PLTR).

Here's a look at five things investors may be less familiar with when it comes to looking at the life of the famous investor and executive.

First Outside Facebook Investor:Today, social media companyMeta Platforms Inc(NASDAQ:META) is valued at $1.3 trillion. Thiel invested $500,000 in the company back in 2004 as the first outside investor. The company's valuation back then was $4.9 million.

Thiel owned 10.2% of the company and held more than 44 million shares when the...

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