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Peter Thiel

54 dated events on the record · 38 primary-source · 0 contradictions · 2002–2026

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2026-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Peter Thiel's political giving continued at substantial levels post-2022, including a $1.5 million contribution to Club for Growth Action in February 2026, contradicting claims of cessation or significant reduction
2026-02-03 Transactions PRIMARY THIEL, PETER A. MR. of MIAMI, FL (employer: THIEL CAPITAL, occupation: CHAIRMAN) made a campaign contribution of $1.50M to CLUB FOR GROWTH ACTION on 2026-02-03. FEC transaction ID: SA11A.9761776.
2025-12-24 Transactions PRIMARY THIEL, PETER A. of LOS ANGELES, CA (employer: SELF EMPLOYED, occupation: INVESTOR) made a campaign contribution of $3.5K to JACE YARBROUGH FOR CONGRESS on 2025-12-24. FEC transaction ID: A83C816CE406845B9B76.
2025-10-16 Transactions PRIMARY THIEL, PETER of LOS ANGELES, CA (employer: FOUNDERS FUND, occupation: MANAGING PARTNER) made a campaign contribution of $-3.5K to FRIENDS OF DAVID SCHWEIKERT on 2025-10-16. FEC transaction ID: ABC45F5646CA249CC97B.
2025-08-29 Transactions PRIMARY THIEL, PETER of WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA (employer: FOUNDERS FUND, occupation: MANAGING PARTNER) made a campaign contribution of $-3.5K to DON BACON FOR CONGRESS on 2025-08-29. FEC transaction ID: A4793172D928C4A4FBD4.
2024-12-01 Other facts PRIMARY More than a dozen people with ties to Thiel have been folded into the Trump administration according to Bloomberg December 2024 reporting
2024-10-28 Other facts PRIMARY Peter Thiel holds Class A and Class B Common Stock in Palantir Technologies through various entities including 15,733,625 shares of Class A and 26,165,483 shares of Class B as of October 28, 2024
2024-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Despite Palantir Technologies holding over $2 billion in federal contracts with sensitive agencies including ICE, CIA, and DOD, no congressional committee has publicly called Peter Thiel as chairman to testify about…
2024-06-01 Other facts PRIMARY Peter Thiel has criticized BlackRock for 'co-opting' Bitcoin through ETFs and moving away from decentralized principles
2024-01-01 Other facts INFERENTIAL The convergence of Peter Thiel's doomsday advocacy (Antichrist lectures, existential risk framing), his New Zealand citizenship, and his planned bunker-style compound forms a self-reinforcing loop of risk perception…
2023-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Thiel reportedly indicated he would not be a major donor in the 2024 election cycle, stepping back from large political contributions
2023-01-01 Transactions PRIMARY Peter Thiel, through Crescendo Equity Partners, invested $140 million in Line Next in 2023
2023-01-01 Other facts SECONDARY Hosts a series of closed-door lectures on the concept of the Antichrist, suggesting that fear of existential threats (AI, nuclear war) could be used to justify centralised global governance. This advocacy positions…
2022-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Thiel's 2022 political spending represented a significant concentration in Senate races featuring candidates with prior professional or investment relationships with Thiel (Vance was a former Mithril Capital employee…
2022-06-15 Transactions SECONDARY Total documented political contributions by Thiel in the 2022 cycle exceeded $30 million, making him one of the largest individual Republican donors that cycle
2022-02-14 Other facts PRIMARY Peter Thiel is the manager of Thiel Capital LLC and may be deemed to beneficially own shares held by the entity
2022-02-14 Other facts PRIMARY Peter Thiel participates in a voting trust with Stephen Cohen, Alexander Karp, and Wilmington Trust National Association for Palantir Technologies Class F Common Stock
2022-01-01 Transactions PRIMARY Peter Thiel donated a record $15 million to JD Vance's 2022 Ohio Senate race, the largest amount ever donated to a single Senate candidate
2022-01-01 Other facts PRIMARY Peter Thiel backs Strive Asset Management, founded by Vivek Ramaswamy, to counter BlackRock's ESG stakeholder capitalism policies
2021-06-30 Transactions PRIMARY Peter Thiel gave $10 million to pro-JD Vance super PAC Protect Ohio Values during first half of 2021
2021-02-16 Other facts SECONDARY Peter Thiel filed filing with the SEC on 2021-02-16. Accession number: N/A.
2020-09-15 Other facts PRIMARY As a co-founder and board member of Palantir Technologies, Thiel's shareholdings are disclosed in Palantir's SEC filings including the S-1 registration statement for its September 2020 direct listing
2020-09-15 Other facts PRIMARY Palantir went public via direct listing in September 2020 (NYSE: PLTR), requiring extensive SEC disclosures including Thiel's ownership stake of approximately 7% at IPO
2020-09-15 Other facts PRIMARY Palantir's S-1 filing with the SEC for its 2020 direct listing disclosed that approximately 56% of revenue came from government contracts
2020-06-15 Other facts SECONDARY Peter Thiel's Class B and Class F founder shares in Palantir carry 10-to-1 voting power over Class A shares, meaning stock sales of Class A shares would reduce his economic benefit from federal contracts while…
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