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It was PayPal cofounder and venture capitalist Peter Thiel who introduced his mentee, JD Vance, to President-elect Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in 2021. Three years later—with Trump and Vance just ...
GOP megadonor and tech billionaire Peter Thiel urged Republicans to make China more of a target as the party seeks a path forward following disappointing results in November’s midterm elections.
The two co-authored a book, and Masters served as chief investment officer at Thiel's investment firm and president of the Thiel Foundation. When Masters pivoted to politics, Thiel donated $13.5 ...
Blake Masters, venture capitalist and President of the Thiel Foundation [36] Fernando Mateo, businessman and 2021 New York mayoral candidate. (He would later lose in the Republican primary.) [37] [38] Wendy McCaw, businesswoman and owner of Santa Barbara News-Press [39] Scott McNealy, businessman and CEO of Sun Microsystems [40]
Breakout Labs is a grant-making body operating as part of the Thiel Foundation. Breakout Labs gives grants for early-stage scientific research that is too speculative or long-term to interest the for-profit sector (such as angel investors and venture capitalists) but may be unsuitable for traditional sources of funding for scientific research due to its radical or offbeat nature. [11]
Thiel speaking at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Thiel is a member of the Republican Party. [19] He contributes to both Libertarian and Republican candidates and causes. In December 2007, Thiel endorsed Ron Paul for President. [110] After Paul failed to secure the Republican nomination, Thiel contributed to the John McCain campaign. [111]
In 2012, Thiel backed libertarian lawmaker Ron Paul, and in 2016 he donated some $1.25 million to the campaign efforts of Trump, who is the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination. In 2020 ...
In 2022, Peter Thiel was one of the 10 largest donors to federal politicians. In 2022, Peter Thiel was one of the 10 largest donors to federal politicians. ... has branded himself as a Republican ...