Peter Thiel

High-tech incubator Blueseed not the first to target high seas

2013-03-13 09:07:00

PALO ALTO -- Forget building a startup. Max Marty and Dario Mutabdzija want to build a startup colony. And they want to put it in the Pacific Ocean –- out of the reach of restrictive U.S. immigration laws they say keep high-skilled immigrants...

Silicon Valley money picks up L.A. trophy homes

2012-09-24 12:59:00

Nothing like a splash of tech/Internet entrepreneur money to pick up the local real estate market. Making tsunami-like waves so far this year are three Westside transactions: Billionaire venture capitalist and hedge fund manager Peter Thiel cherry-...

Tech tycoons go on mansion-buying binge near 'Silicon Beach'

2012-09-25 05:00:00

Maybe the attraction is Silicon Beach, the swath of Los Angeles that is home to so many tech start-ups. Or maybe it's just the beach. Either way, Northern California technology titans and wannabes increasingly are sinking money into trophy homes from...

Facebook investor Peter Thiel opens Mithril venture capital fund

2012-06-20 08:30:00

Peter Thiel, a PayPal co-founder and early Facebook investor, is launching a $402-million venture capital fund focused on mid-stage companies dealing with major global problems. He’s calling it Mithril Capital Management. If that sounds familiar,...

Billionaire Peter Thiel finds a Hollywood Hills rarity

2012-03-15 18:33:00

To find out where the smart money is buying real estate these days, one need look no farther than the Hollywood Hills. Billionaire venture capitalist and hedge fund manager Peter Thiel recently cherry-picked a house there for $11.5 million. Thiel has a...

Romney spends heavily in a challenging month

2012-02-21 00:00:00

Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and a "super PAC" working on his behalf spent more than twice as much as they raised in January, underscoring how persistent challenges by rivals Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have taxed the former...

New Zealand is first country to get Facebook's Timeline feature

2011-12-06 21:36:50

Facebook leaked financials shows it has billions in cash

2011-12-15 16:36:22

Report: Investment banks compete for lead role in Facebook IPO

2011-12-29 16:36:23

Zynga files long-awaited IPO plan, hopes to raise $1 billion

2011-07-01 16:33:35

Report: Facebook delays IPO until late 2012

2011-09-14 16:35:49

Vernon Hills teen wins Thiel entrepreneur award

2013-05-21 13:53:29

Dropping out of college doesn't have to be a career setback. Just ask Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg — or Kevin Wang. Wang, 18, a Vernon Hills native and graduate of the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, is among this year's 22 recipients of...

Peter Thiel in 2007

2012-08-21 06:03:25

PayPal co-founder and Facebook investor Peter Thiel is launching a venture capital fund, Mithril Capital Management, its name inspired by the "Lord of the Rings" stories.

2012-06-20 08:09:46