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Peter Thiel (Funder) - Footnote 23

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Last checked: 4/3/2026

unsupported: The source does not mention that Founders Fund invested in Lyft or Spotify. unsupported: The source does not mention the firm's investment philosophy or the '12 Commandments'. unsupported: The source does not provide specific details about the returns of Founders Fund vintages, such as '26.6x on a $227 million fund' or 'nearly 14x on a $625 million fund.'

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www.notboring.co/p/studying-peter-thiel-and-founders(1 check)

contradicted50%Haiku 4.5 · 4/3/2026

Found: In 2005, Thiel co-founded Founders Fund with Ken Howery and Luke Nosek, a venture capital firm that invested in SpaceX, Airbnb, Lyft, Spotify, and LinkedIn. The firm's investment philosophy, outlined …

Note: unsupported: The source does not mention that Founders Fund invested in Lyft or Spotify. unsupported: The source does not mention the firm's investment philosophy or the '12 Commandments'. unsupported: The source does not provide specific details about the returns of Founders Fund vintages, such as '26.6x on a $227 million fund' or 'nearly 14x on a $625 million fund.'

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