Tag: Peter Thiel
From forced landings to stuffed animal heads, headhunter Peterson Conway is defense tech’s wildest power broker
In 2023, defense tech recruiter Peterson Conway VIII pulled up to the offices of nuclear fusion startup Fuse in a black suburban, donning...
Peter Thiel-backed venture debt firm Tacora raises $268.7M for new fund
Tacora Capital, a Texas firm that specializes in venture debt, has raised $268.7 million for its second fund, according to a new SEC...
Brian Singerman to take a step back from Founders Fund
Today longtime Founders Fund partner Brian Singerman announced on X he would be taking a step back. He will be transitioning from partner...
Thiel’s Gawker takedown could be coming to a theater near you
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have acquired a screenplay called “Killing Gawker,” which presumably delves into billionaire VC Peter Thiel’s campaign to bury...
Melinda French Gates Says Elon Musk, Peter Thiel and Other Billionaires Are Not Philanthropists
Melinda French Gates says there is a new generation of billionaire activists who aren’t really philanthropists.Speaking to The New York Times, the ex-wife...