SUBJECT-0293.dossier · person · status: active
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subject of file

John Burnham

Co-founder of Tlon Corporation
Tracked because Co-founder of Tlon Corporation · 5 documented connections
Facts on record5
Connections mapped5
Sources cited11
Evidence: 1P 1S 3I
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🧠 Cognitive harm via shared boards / co-investments
Inferential confidence
Tracked platforms owned by entities this person sits on a board with, founded with, or co-invested in.
1 documented harm · Documented
via Peter Thiel (investor)
Rumble
40
1 documented harm · Moderate
via Peter Thiel (investor)
Inferred path: each card shows the connecting entity. See full methodology →
Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN elected official → [donor] → person → [investor] → person 832× PATTERN company → [investor] → company → [founder] → person 227× PATTERN company → [investor] → person → [investor] → person 152× PATTERN person → [founder] → person → [founder] → company 148× PATTERN person → [investor] → company → [founder] → person 121×
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Connection Map
Key Connections
← San Francisco County Superior Court institution
legal
John Burnham was a defendant in the Yarvin v. Burnham lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, case number CGC-14-543402.
→ Tlon Corporation company
founder
Co-founded Tlon Corporation with Yarvin and Wolfe-Pauly
← Curtis Yarvin person
founder
Former Tlon co-founders involved in fraud lawsuit
← Peter Thiel person
investor
Thiel provided $100,000 to Burnham in 2011
Facts (5)
Data Freshness
Ageing Last update: 159d ago · Avg age: 2826d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (2)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
✓ verified Partially Corroborated John Burnham filed filing with the SEC on 2003-11-04. Accession number: N/A.
✓ verified Primary Source Peter Thiel gave $100,000 to Tlon co-founder John Burnham in 2011
Date: 2011-01-01 Added: 08 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: CoinDesk and Compact Magazine reporting
All Connections (5)
→ Urbit Foundation organization
affiliation inferential since 2011
John Burnham is mentioned as a co-founder of Tlon, which is the lead developer for the Urbit platform; Urbit Foundation is the related foundation entity.
→ Tlon Corporation company
founder confirmed
Co-founded Tlon Corporation with Yarvin and Wolfe-Pauly
← Curtis Yarvin person
founder confirmed
Former Tlon co-founders involved in fraud lawsuit
← Peter Thiel person
investor confirmed
Thiel provided $100,000 to Burnham in 2011
legal primary since 2014
John Burnham was a defendant in the Yarvin v. Burnham lawsuit filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, case number CGC-14-543402.
Sources (11)
2004-04-23 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2004-04-23) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2021-01-15 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2021-01-15) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026-05-10 UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: John Burnham not found in fec claim_flag Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-11-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2003-11-04) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2005-09-02 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2005-09-02) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Burnham — FEC donations (no results) fec_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2004-03-29 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2004-03-29) sec_filing Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Burnham — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Burnham — Court records (no results) court_document Processed 📜 Receipt
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: John Burnham — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed 📜 Receipt
2003-11-04 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — John Burnham (2003-11-04) web_search Processed 📜 Receipt