The ‘PayPal Mafia’ built a $1.5 billion fintech pioneer. The company they left behind is struggling | Fortune
Nineteen years ago, in a Fortune cover story that christened the group, the so-called “PayPal Mafia” gathered in San Francisco…
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Exclusive: Can AI judge journalism? A Thiel-backed startup says yes, even if it risks chilling whistleblowers
After helping lead the lawsuit that bankrupted media firm Gawker, Aron D’Souza says he saw something broken in the American…
Peter Thiel is betting big on a $2B AI cow collar startup powered by cowgorithms — and investors are fighting to get in
An artificial intelligence startup that makes collars for cows is about to be worth more than $2 billion — and…
Peter Thiel’s ‘Steroid Olympics’ Startup Wants to Sell You the Sketchy Peptides
Think of it as an extreme form of vertical integration. The start-up now planning a “steroid Olympics” in Las Vegas…
Spotify Founder’s Drone Startup Wins German Military Contracts
A defense AI company backed by Spotify founder Daniel Ek will supply up to €1.46 billion (roughly $1.74 billion) worth…
Exclusive: Peter Thiel–backed industrial AI startup emerges from stealth with funding from a16z | Fortune
In a move that signals the next phase of the artificial intelligence boom, Emanate, an AI startup focused on the…