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Founders Fund - Footnote 36

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The claim states that the investment was made when Thiel was establishing Founders Fund's strategy, but the source does not explicitly state this. The claim states that the investment predated the firm's formal investment, but the source does not explicitly state this.

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Found: **Facebook**: Peter Thiel's personal \$500,000 early investment in Facebook, made when he was establishing Founders Fund's strategy, returned approximately \$1 billion, though this predated the firm's…

Note: The claim states that the investment was made when Thiel was establishing Founders Fund's strategy, but the source does not explicitly state this. The claim states that the investment predated the firm's formal investment, but the source does not explicitly state this.

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