The lawsuit eventually bankrupted Gawker and led to founder Nick Denton declaring bankruptcy. Gawker lawsuit because Gawker had previously outed Thiel as gay. In 2016, Thiel confirmed that he had funded Hulk Hogan in the Bollea v. Through the Thiel Foundation, Thiel governs the grant-making bodies Breakout Labs and Thiel Fellowship, and funds non-profit research into artificial intelligence, life extension, and seasteading. He co-founded Valar Ventures in 2010 co-founded Mithril Capital, serving as investment committee chair, in 2012 and served as a part-time partner at Y Combinator from 2015 to 2017. He sold the majority of his shares in Facebook for over $1 billion in 2012, but remains on the board of directors. Earlier, Thiel became Facebook's first outside investor when he acquired a 10.2% stake for $500,000 in August 2004.
In 2005, he launched Founders Fund with PayPal partners Ken Howery and Luke Nosek.
In 2003, he launched Palantir Technologies, a big data analysis company, serving as its chairman since its inception. He co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and Luke Nosek in 1998, serving as chief executive officer until its sale to eBay in 2002 for $1.5 billion.Īfter PayPal, he founded Clarium Capital, a global macro hedge fund based in San Francisco. He founded Thiel Capital Management in 1996. Secretary of Education William Bennett and as a derivatives trader at Credit Suisse. He worked as a securities lawyer at Sullivan & Cromwell, as a speechwriter for former U.S. As of May 2022, Thiel had an estimated net worth of $7.19 billion and was ranked 297th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. A co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund, he was the first outside investor in Facebook. In Here Love Lies, a preacher’s daughter turned single mother and travel blogger, Amanda, finds more than romance when she takes a chance to meet a social media suitor in NYC.Peter Andreas Thiel ( / t iː l/ born 11 October 1967) is a German-American billionaire entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist. The Wildflower tells the story of three women with different stories about men and mistreatment who feel forced to endure the abuse until they speak out silently. In A Simple Lie, a woman’s lie to her ex spirals out of control, exposing secrets within a group of friends who are cheating on - and with - each other. Ile Owo tells the story of a luckless in love, a young nurse who finally meets the perfect man - a handsome billionaire - only to learn that his family harbours some deep, dark secrets. Netflix says viewers can also enjoy all the local titles currently on the platform, including Ile Owo, A Simple Lie, The Wildflower and Here Love Lies. Here, two friends team up with a Hong Kong crime lord in a get-rich-quick Internet scam after they fail to make it big in the film industry. On the 30th, Yahoo+ will be available for viewing. INumber Number: Jozi Gold sees a jaded undercover cop tasked with unravelling a historic gold heist in Johannesburg, which pushes him to choose between his conscience and the law.
In Mati, after escaping from the village of Rimau, Mati goes to Zazzau to look for the treasure left behind by his wealthy deceased father.ĪLSO READ: Shanty Town, Kings of Jo’Burg season 2, other thrilling Netflix titles this Januaryįinding Fela is a documentary that explores the life and legacy of Afrobeat pioneer and political activist Fela Kuti. Ijakumo tells the story of a pastor living a double life who falls for an exotic dancer in his congregation, but he’s unaware that it’s all part of an ex-lover’s plan to destroy him.
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