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Pierre Omidyar‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌

eBay founder; Omidyar Network; First Look Media/The Intercept
Tracked eBay founder; Omidyar Network; First Look Media/The Intercept · 4 documented connections
// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

French-born Iranian-American billionaire who founded eBay. Committed $250M to create First Look Media and The Intercept (2013). Runs Omidyar Network, a philanthropic investment firm. Luminate Group funds global media and governance programs. Political donations span both parties but trend Democratic. Net worth ~$8B.

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Connections mapped4
Sources cited6
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→ Entity #997
funder
Omidyar Network has provided grants to Soros's Open Society Foundations
→ Entity #1010
founder
Pierre Omidyar founded Omidyar Network 2004 with $1B+ committed.
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founder
Omidyar founded First Look Media 2013 with $250M commitment.
→ Entity #995
parallel_philanthropist
Both operate similar global influence networks focusing on democracy, media, and governance
Facts (6)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 14d ago · Avg age: 796d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
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Pending Review Pierre Omidyar gave $213 million through his network to ‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌various organizations including Open Society Foundations
Added: 23 Apr 2026
Pending Review Pierre Omidyar pledged $250 million‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌ to launch First Look Media in 2013
Date: 2013-10-01 Added: 23 Apr 2026
Pending Review Pierre Omidyar filed filing with the SE‌​‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‍​​‌‍‌‍‍‍‌‍‍​‌‌C on 2016-04-08. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2016-04-08 Added: 12 Apr 2026
All Connections (4)
→ Entity #997
funder confirmed
Omidyar Network has provided grants to Soros's Open Society Foundations
→ Entity #1010
founder primary
Pierre Omidyar founded Omidyar Network 2004 with $1B+ committed.
→ Entity #1011
founder primary
Omidyar founded First Look Media 2013 with $250M commitment.
→ Entity #995
parallel_philanthropist confirmed
Both operate similar global influence networks focusing on democracy, media, and governance
Sources (6)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Pierre Omidyar — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Pierre Omidyar — Court records (no results) court_document Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: Pierre Omidyar — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
— ↗ Capital Research Center and Media Research Center reports web_search Processed
2013-10-01 ↗ Multiple sources including Wikipedia and InfluenceWatch web_search Processed
2016-04-08 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — Pierre Omidyar (2016-04-08) web_search Processed