Facts (75)
Data Freshness
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Last update: 160d ago · Avg age: 605d
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AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
✓ Verified Findings (43)
Independently re-checked: a second model read the source artifact and confirmed it supports the extracted claim.
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
The FAR Beneficial Ownership Information rule (FAR Case 2021-006, effective March 2024) requires certain federal contractors (small businesses and certain entities with 25% or greater beneficial owners) to disclose beneficial ownership through SAM.gov, but explicitly excludes publicly traded corporations and their subsidiaries from this requirement, meaning Palantir Technologies is exempt.
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
Matt Danzeisen's SEC filer status as Chairman of MoneyHero creates a documented public record of his beneficial ownership interests that could be cross-referenced with federal contractor ownership databases, but no such cross-reference exists in current public databases.
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
USASpending.gov records show no direct federal contracts awarded to Matt Danzeisen as an individual, but this is structurally expected because Palantir's contracts are with Palantir USG (federal entity), not its co-founders or their spouses — the relevant search would be for any subcontractor relationship between Palantir and Thiel Capital, Crescendo Equity Partners, or entities controlled by Danzeisen.
✓ Gemini-verified (100)
Primary Source
Matt Danzeisen left BlackRock in 2008 to join Clarium Capital/Thiel Capital as portfolio manager and head of private investments
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen served as Vice President and Portfolio Manager in BlackRock's fixed income division from 2002 to 2008
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen served as Chairman of Bridgetown Holdings Limited
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
Matt Danzeisen's political contribution activity is exclusively focused on Patrick Witt For Congress despite his central role in Peter Thiel's broader political investment network, suggesting either highly targeted political strategy or compartmentalized giving approach
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
Matt Danzeisen's September 15, 2021 FEC contribution adjustment reduced his Patrick Witt For Congress contribution by exactly $5,800, corresponding to federal per-election contribution limit structures rather than annual limits, indicating sophisticated understanding of campaign finance regulations
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen cofounded Crescendo Equity Partners Limited, a private equity firm based in South Korea, while at Thiel Capital
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen serves as head of private investments at Thiel Capital, focusing on US and Asia
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
The temporal concentration theory fails to account for Danzeisen's ongoing regulatory obligations as MoneyHero Chairman, which create independent disclosure requirements that would capture any attempts to minimize reporting through transaction timing
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
The inferential claim's core premise is factually contradicted by official FEC documentation that explicitly identifies Matt Danzeisen as 'PORTFOLIO MANAGER' rather than 'regulatory compliance officer' at Thiel Capital
✓ Gemini-verified (100)
Primary Source
Matt Danzeisen serves as a member of Crescendo's investment committee and representative to selected portfolio companies
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen co-founded Crescendo Equity Partners Limited while at Thiel Capital in 2012
✓ verified
AI Inference
Danzeisen's role as Chairman of NASDAQ-listed MoneyHero creates a natural testing mechanism for spousal conflict disclosure that operates independently of federal contractor personnel requirements
✓ verified
AI Inference
Matt Danzeisen's role as Chairman of NASDAQ-listed MoneyHero creates a potential regulatory mechanism for enhanced disclosure of conflicts arising from spouse's government contracting, but no evidence suggests such disclosure obligations have been triggered or tested
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Partially Corroboratedw·40
The inferential claim's characterization of Danzeisen's political engagement as potentially using 'alternative contribution vehicles' is contradicted by his documented use of direct individual FEC contributions with professional-level compliance management
✓ verified
AI Inference
The 4-year gap between Crescendo Equity Partners' founding (2012) and first documented Korean semiconductor investment (2016) indicates either extensive due diligence period or undisclosed earlier investment activity in Korean markets
✓ verified
AI Inference
Matt Danzeisen's 2008 departure from either BlackRock or Blackstone occurred during the peak financial crisis period when both institutions were undergoing significant restructuring, potentially affecting the availability or accessibility of employment verification records
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen serves as Chairman of Bridgetown Holdings and is Head of Private Investments at Thiel Capital
✓ verified
AI Inference
The structural separation between Danzeisen's documented roles and Palantir's federal contracting activity has not been tested against specific beneficial ownership disclosure requirements that may apply to spouses of major government contractors
✓ verified
AI Inference
Matt Danzeisen's exclusive political contributions to Patrick Witt For Congress, despite his central role in the Thiel investment network, suggests either highly targeted political engagement or use of alternative contribution vehicles not captured in individual FEC records
✓ Gemini-verified (100)
AI Inference
No lobbying disclosures found for "Matt Danzeisen" in public databases as of 2026-04-07.
Added: 07 Apr 2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
✓ Gemini-verified (90)
Partially Corroborated
USASpending.gov tracks federal contract obligations by legal entity recipient, not by shareholders, spouses, or employees of affiliated investment firms
✓ verified
AI Inference
Matt Danzeisen serves as a named public company officer while Peter Thiel provides capital backing, a structure that minimizes Thiel's personal disclosure obligations while maintaining investment control through trusted principals
✓ verified
AI Inference
Crescendo Equity Partners, co-founded by Matt Danzeisen in Seoul (2012), operated in Korean semiconductor supply chain investments, creating potential for commercial litigation in Korean courts outside U.S. public record databases
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Primary Sourcew·40
DANZEISEN, MATT of WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (employer: THIEL CAPITAL LLC, occupation: PORTFOLIO MANAGER) made a campaign contribution of $2.9K to PATRICK WITT FOR CONGRESS on 2021-09-15. FEC transaction ID: RU5K7REW42WRCEMW9XHC.
✓ Gemini-verified (85)
Primary Source
Matt Danzeisen is married to Peter Thiel; their relationship became publicly known around 2017
✓ Gemini-verified (60)
Partially Corroborated
Danzeisen has been identified as working in finance/portfolio management at Thiel Capital
✓ Gemini-verified (90)
Pending Review
Danzeisen has worked as a portfolio manager at Blackstone Group, a major private equity firm
Date: Prior to 2017
Added: 05 Apr 2026
AI ANALYSIS
✓ Gemini-verified (95)
Primary Source
Palantir Technologies, co-founded by Peter Thiel, holds significant federal contracts, but these are corporate contracts not attributed to Matt Danzeisen individually
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Primary Sourcew·40
No federal contracts are listed on USASpending.gov with Matt Danzeisen as a direct recipient or principal contractor
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Primary Sourcew·40
FEC individual contribution records are publicly searchable but require employer or address verification to confirm attribution to a specific person with a common name
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen is married to Peter Thiel, as confirmed through public reporting of their 2017 wedding
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen is married to Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal and Palantir Technologies
✓ Gemini-verified (95)
Primary Source
No parliamentary testimony, legislative hearings, or official government record appearances by Matt Danzeisen were identified in publicly available databases
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen is married to Peter Thiel; their marriage was publicly confirmed around 2017
✓ Gemini-verified (95)
Partially Corroborated
Danzeisen has been reported to work in finance/portfolio management
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen married Peter Thiel in October 2017 in Vienna, Austria
✓ Gemini-verified (95)
Primary Source
USASpending.gov tracks federal contract awards to organizations, not typically to individual employees unless they are principals of contracting entities
✓ Gemini-verified (100)
Primary Source
Matt Danzeisen is publicly identified as the spouse of Peter Thiel and has been associated with Thiel Capital in a portfolio operations role
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen is the spouse of Peter Thiel, which is relevant context for understanding his public profile
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Primary Sourcew·40
Matt Danzeisen is publicly identified as the spouse of Peter Thiel, having married in 2017
AI Analysis (29)
AI-generated inferences derived from cross-referencing primary and secondary data. These are analytical hypotheses, not established facts — they are the platform's
read, not its
record, and the verification pipeline covers their provenance, not their truth.
Where verification stops →
AI Inference
The unresolved BlackRock versus Blackstone employment discrepancy in documentary sources (established facts #24, #25, #30, #31) constitutes a material factual error that must be resolved before any inferential claims about Danzeisen's pre-2008 professional background can be evaluated
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AI Inferencew·40
The structural question of whether federal contractor personnel disclosure requirements extend to beneficial ownership or remain limited to direct contracting entities represents an unexamined regulatory gap that could affect multiple government contractor families
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AI Inferencew·40
Danzeisen's contribution adjustment pattern suggests either campaign contribution limit compliance issues or coordinated political giving strategy that required professional legal oversight to ensure regulatory compliance
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AI Inferencew·40
Crescendo Equity Partners' documented 2016 Hanmi Semiconductor convertible bond investment represents the only confirmed beneficial ownership position in Korean semiconductor companies, with no evidence of investments exceeding SEC disclosure thresholds
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AI Inferencew·40
The inferential claim contradicts official FEC documentation that explicitly identifies Matt Danzeisen as 'PORTFOLIO MANAGER' rather than 'SPAC transaction representative,' indicating the claim mischaracterizes his documented regulatory role designation
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AI Inferencew·40
FEC records officially confirm Matt Danzeisen's occupation as 'PORTFOLIO MANAGER' at Thiel Capital LLC during the 2021 contribution period, providing rare official documentation of his specific role within the Thiel organization
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AI Inferencew·40
Matt Danzeisen's FEC contribution adjustments demonstrate net political giving of $2.9K to Patrick Witt For Congress after initial $8.7K contribution was reduced through multiple same-day corrections, indicating sophisticated campaign finance limit compliance
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AI Inferencew·40
The inferential claim represents a false negative assertion that is directly contradicted by primary source evidence, indicating either inadequate research methodology or deliberate minimization of Danzeisen's documented political activity
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AI Inferencew·40
Matt Danzeisen's FEC contribution records demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of campaign finance regulations, with same-day adjustment transactions that suggest professional-level compliance management rather than casual political giving
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AI Inferencew·40
Danzeisen's FEC contribution adjustments on September 15, 2021 indicate either campaign finance limit compliance issues or administrative corrections, suggesting sophisticated understanding of political contribution regulations
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AI Inferencew·40
The BlackRock vs Blackstone employment discrepancy has not been resolved despite being readily verifiable through SEC employment disclosures, LinkedIn profiles, or professional databases, indicating a systematic gap in source verification for basic biographical facts
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AI Inferencew·40
Documentary sources contain an unresolved factual contradiction regarding Matt Danzeisen's pre-2008 employment, with the entity description stating 'BlackRock VP and Portfolio Manager' while established fact records reference 'Blackstone Group' - this represents two entirely different financial institutions (BlackRock focuses on public market asset management, Blackstone on private equity) that would indicate fundamentally different professional backgrounds and investment expertise
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AI Inferencew·40
The 2016 Hanmi Semiconductor convertible bond investment represents documented evidence of Crescendo Equity Partners' active participation in Korean semiconductor company financing, supporting the broader supply chain investment thesis
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AI Inferencew·40
Crescendo Equity Partners' Korean semiconductor investments create potential cross-border legal complexity where commercial disputes could be adjudicated in Korean courts under Korean commercial law, outside standard U.S. public record databases
AI Inference
The temporal concentration of Danzeisen's SEC filings suggests he serves as a designated regulatory compliance officer for Thiel Capital's SPAC transactions, potentially minimizing Peter Thiel's direct disclosure requirements while maintaining investment control
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AI Inferencew·40
The inferential claim contradicts documented primary source evidence of direct government disclosure filings under Matt Danzeisen's name, including SEC filings (2020-2021) and FEC contribution records (2021)
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AI Inferencew·40
Matt Danzeisen's FEC contribution pattern to Patrick Witt For Congress includes multiple same-day adjustments (positive $8.7K, negative -$2.9K twice, positive $2.9K twice) suggesting contribution limit compliance corrections or campaign finance administrative issues
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AI Inferencew·40
The BlackRock vs Blackstone employment discrepancy represents more than clerical error, as BlackRock specializes in public market asset management while Blackstone focuses on private equity and alternative investments, indicating fundamentally different professional background preparation for subsequent Thiel Capital role
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AI Inferencew·40
Documentary sources contain a material factual contradiction regarding Matt Danzeisen's pre-2008 employment, with entity description citing 'BlackRock VP and Portfolio Manager' while established facts reference 'Blackstone Group' - these represent two entirely different financial institutions requiring definitive clarification
AI Inference
While no document designates Matt Danzeisen as Thiel Capital's official SPAC representative, his pattern of serving as an operational surrogate for Thiel-backed ventures — board seat at Sargon, presence at the Enhanced Games launch alongside a Thiel Capital delegation — makes it plausible that his Bridgetown-period activities exceeded routine portfolio management and included a de-facto designated-liaison function. The claim remains inferential.
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AI Inferencew·40
The temporal precision of Danzeisen's SEC filing window exactly matches Bridgetown Holdings SPAC's key regulatory milestones, beginning with initial registration activity in late 2020 and concluding with early 2021 merger announcement phases
AI Inference
The structural separation between Matt Danzeisen's documented professional roles (Thiel Capital, Crescendo Equity, MoneyHero) and Palantir Technologies' federal contracting activity represents standard corporate legal separation, not deliberate obscuration
AI Inference
Matt Danzeisen's documented political contributions show a single-recipient pattern (Patrick Witt only) despite his role at Thiel Capital and marriage to one of the most prolific political donors in tech, suggesting either deliberate contribution minimization or use of alternative giving vehicles
AI Inference
I cannot confirm specific FEC donation records for this individual without direct access to current FEC database searches
AI Inference
No significant civil or criminal court cases naming Matt Danzeisen as a direct party were identified in available public record databases within my training data
AI Inference
Any government-related disclosures involving Danzeisen would likely appear indirectly through his spouse Peter Thiel's various business and political activities, rather than under Danzeisen's own name
AI Inference
No significant direct government disclosure filings (such as lobbying registrations, campaign finance filings as a principal, or public official financial disclosures) have been widely reported or documented for Matt Danzeisen individually
AI Inference
No federal contracts directly awarded to 'Matt Danzeisen' as an individual or named entity appear in publicly available USASpending.gov records based on available training data
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AI Inferencew·40
Specific contribution amounts, exact dates, and recipient committees would need to be verified directly through FEC.gov database search
All Connections (17)
spouse
primary
since 2017
Matt Danzeisen married Peter Thiel in Vienna, Austria in October 2017
indirect connection through spouse
inferential
since 2017
Matt Danzeisen is married to Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir Technologies. Any connection to Palantir is indirect through his spouse.
former employment
secondary
since unknown
Danzeisen has worked as a portfolio manager at Blackstone Group (note: documented facts mention Blackstone Group, not BlackRock - these are separate entities)
corporate_leadership
secondary
since 2020
Matt Danzeisen is reported as Chairman of MoneyHero (NASDAQ: MNY). His SEC filings from 2020-2021 temporally align with Bridgetown Holdings SPAC activity, suggesting connection to the Bridgetown/MoneyHero transaction structure.
corporate_involvement
secondary
since 2020
Matt Danzeisen's documented SEC filings from 2020-2021 temporally align with Bridgetown Holdings SPAC activity, suggesting his filings are connected to the Bridgetown/MoneyHero transaction structure.
business_association
inferential
since 2020
Through Bridgetown Holdings SPAC involvement (which was a joint venture between Peter Thiel and Richard Li), Matt Danzeisen's SEC filings suggest indirect business association with Richard Li.
adversary
secondary
Thiel's husband; confronted Thomas at a New Year's Eve party, leading to Thomas being escorted out by security.
professional_exposure
likely
Would have worked with BlackRock's risk management platform during tenure
indirect_pipeline
inferential
Rubin's deregulation → crisis → BlackRock hired as crisis manager → Danzeisen (BlackRock VP 2002-2008) gains crisis-era institutional knowledge → Danzeisen joins Thiel Capital 2008 → co-founds Crescendo Equity Partners → controls semiconductor supply chain. Rubin is the origin of the pipeline that delivered BlackRock expertise into the Thiel network.
membership
confirmed
Serves on board of directors of electronic bond trading platform
employment
confirmed
Head of Private Investments at Thiel Capital
Employment
primary
since 2008
Left BlackRock in 2008 to join Clarium Capital/Thiel Capital as portfolio manager and head of private investments.
Chairman Role
secondary
since 2020
Served as Chairman of Bridgetown Holdings Limited, a SPAC backed by Peter Thiel and Richard Li.
founder
confirmed
Co-founded Crescendo while at Thiel Capital and serves on investment committee
employment
confirmed
Matt Danzeisen served as VP and Portfolio Manager in BlackRock's fixed income division from 2002-2008, the exact period when BlackRock was being engaged by the Fed to manage crisis assets. Danzeisen left to join Thiel Capital in 2008, bringing BlackRock's fixed income expertise into the Thiel network.
corporate_transition
secondary
since 2023
Daniel Wong ceased to be CEO and CFO of Bridgetown 2 Holdings upon PropertyGuru merger completion, while Matt Danzeisen ceased to be Chairman.
investor
primary
since 2016
Matt Danzeisen participated in the 2016 Danzeisen/Thiel/Crescendo convertible bond investment of 75 billion won in Hanmi Semiconductor. This investment would likely trigger Schedule 13D beneficial ownership disclosure requirements if exceeding 5% of outstanding shares.
Sources (30)
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — FEC donations (no results)
fec_record
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📜 Receipt
2026-05-10
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Matt Danzeisen not found in fec
claim_flag
Processed
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — Parliamentary records (no results)
parliamentary_record
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — Court records (no results)
court_document
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
government_disclosure
Processed
📜 Receipt
2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Matt Danzeisen — SEC filings (no results)
sec_filing
Processed
📜 Receipt
2024
AI ANALYSIS
government_disclosure
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