Peter Thiel, the billionaire cofounder of PayPal and an early Facebook investor, has a complicated relationship with higher education. On one hand, he graduated from Stanford University with a ...
Peter Thiel’s fellowship is offering young entrepreneurs $200,000 to skip or leave college and build their own billion-dollar startups. The program launched in 2011 has since generated more than $100 ...
Design software maker Figma will debut with shares indicated to open at more than triple their initial public offering (IPO) price, with the deal oversubscribed. Figma CEO Dylan Field co-founded the ...
The Meritocracy Fellowship program at Palantir, a controversial tech company owned by Peter Thiel, offers an internship in place of traditional higher education. Students see both advantages and ...
Digital health is on the brain of some emerging entrepreneurs this year. Last week the Thiel Foundation announced its latest winners of its entrepreneurial technology fellowship, and among them were ...
The new “final frontier” for billionaires like Bill Ackman, Laurene Powell Jobs and Peter Thiel is not outer space but helping education embrace private sector solutions and artificial intelligence.
Just after the Thiel Fellowship program announced its second class, it also has a success story to add to its portfolio. © 2025 American City Business Journals. All ...
Billionaire Peter Thiel has gained a name as one of Silicon Valley's most controversial figures. The PayPal cofounder went on to have a successful career in venture capital. Known as a connector, he ...