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Peter Thiel was born to German Parents in Frankfurt, West Germany.
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In his early childhood, his parents moved to Foster City, California.
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Thiel studied 20th century Philosophy as an undergraduate at Stanford University. He received a B.A in 1989 and a J.D from Stanford Law School in 1992.
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1998 Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin. PayPal went public on February 15th 2002.
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PayPal was sold to eBay for 1.5 Billion later on in the year. At the time, he held a $55 Million share in the company.
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In late 2004, Thiel made a $500,000 investment In the new social network Facebook. He subsequently took control of 10.2% of the company and joined Facebook's board. He was the first outside investor in Facebook. He would go on to be portrayed in The Social Network.
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In recent years, Peter Thiel has donated millions to multiple varieties of organizations. Including organizations related to funding research in Anti-Aging. Other donations included pledging to the Seasteading Institute, Breakout Labs, and The Committee to Protect Journalists.
