United States · Investor

Peter Thiel

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 93 cheques on record.

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Seed

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100%of best year6cheques in 12 months, 93 on record
Since the last cheque8days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$50MRounds led2 of 93Sole investor3 roundsExits13 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 83%
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Peter Thiel highlights

  1. 01

    6 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $500K

  4. 04

    13 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Angel (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Seed
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first93 appearances

  1. 2026

    5 rounds

  2. Oct
    BOB AI HoldingsSeed · US · Pulse 2.0$5.5MWith 4 others
  3. Aug
    EtchedUS · TechCrunch$700MWith 13 others
  4. Jun
    EtchedSeries C · US · TechCrunch$300MWith 18 others
  5. May
    PanthalassaGrowth · US · TechStartups$140MLed
  6. Jan
    Etched AISeries C · US · TechStartups$500MWith 5 others
  7. 2025

    1 round

  8. Nov
    Quantum SystemsSeries C · DE · Silicon Canals$208MWith 3 others
  9. 2019

    7 rounds

  10. Oct
    Layer1US · Fortune$50MSole investor
  11. Sept
    PayMongoPH · TechCrunch$2.7MLed
  12. Jul
    LuminarUS · Businesswire$250MWith 6 others
  13. Jun
    Drive MotorsUS · FinSMEs$5.0MWith 2 others
  14. Jun
    TenderdSeed · AE · FinSMEs$5.8MWith 10 others
  15. Apr
    ExpanseSeries C · US · FinSMEs$70MWith 9 others
  16. Jan
    ImmunochinaCN · FinSMEs$20MWith 3 others
  17. 2018

    4 rounds

  18. Dec
    Layer1Seed · US · FinSMEs$2.1MWith 2 others
  19. Oct
    Atai Life SciencesUS · Businessinsider$25MWith 2 others
  20. Jun
    BrexSeries B · US · FinSMEs$57MWith 5 others
  21. Jun
    nexmarketsSeries A · DE · FinSMEs$7.0MWith 5 others
  22. 2017

    4 rounds

  23. Sept
    PeptilogicsSeries A · US · FinSMEs$5.5MWith 2 others
  24. Jun
    AvidXchange Inc.Growth · US · Firms' own news pages$300MWith 3 others
  25. May
    KreditechDE · FinSMEs$120MWith 7 others
  26. Apr
    SafeGraphSeries A · US · FinSMEs$16MWith 4 others
  27. 2015

    8 rounds

  28. Dec
    OsaroSeed · US$3.3MWith 2 others
  29. Oct
    TruMid FinancialVenture · US$25MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    Kreditech HoldingSeries C · DE$92MWith 5 others
  31. Jul
    RescaleSeed · US$6.4MWith 6 others
  32. May
    ArtivestSeries A · US$15MWith 17 others
  33. Apr
    OscarVenture · US$145MWith 4 others
  34. Mar
    21 IncVenture · US$116MWith 7 others
  35. Feb
    Transatomic Power CorporationSeed · US$2.5MWith 3 others
  36. 2014

    12 rounds

  37. Dec
    CleverSeries B · US$30MWith 3 others
  38. Dec
    AvantSeries D · US$225MWith 5 others
  39. Nov
    BreezeworksSeries A · US$5.0MWith 5 others
  40. Sept
    redditSeries B · US$50MWith 15 others
  41. Sept
    RadiusSeries C · US$55MWith 11 others
  42. Apr
    AdRollSeries C · US$70MWith 6 others
  43. Apr
    QuoraSeries C · US$100MWith 5 others
  44. Apr
    SoFiSeries C · US$80MWith 8 others
  45. Apr
    ArtsySeries B · US$18MWith 10 others
  46. Apr
    Social FinanceSeries C · US$80MWith 2 others
  47. Mar
    VicariousSeries B · US$40MWith 18 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed13 in all

ReduxBought by GoogleUndisclosedJan 2018
ReduxBought by CrunchyrollUndisclosedJun 2014
RapleafBought by TowerDataUndisclosedOct 2013
BestVendorBought by DocstocUndisclosedAug 2013
LoreBought by NoodleUndisclosedMar 2013
ClickableBought by SyncapseUndisclosedJun 2012
Salesforce Buddy MediaBought by Salesforce$689MJun 2012
FacebookListed$18BMay 2012
ZyngaListedUndisclosedDec 2011
TopguestBought by SwitchflyUndisclosedDec 2011
MogadBought by iSkootUndisclosedSept 2008
IronPort SystemsBought by Cisco$830MJan 2007
PayPalBought by eBay$1.5BJul 2002

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Peter Thiel. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Founders FundVC firm13rounds togetherSV AngelVC firm8rounds togetherAndreessen HorowitzVC firm7rounds togetherRRE VenturesVC firm6rounds together500 GlobalAngel5rounds togetherMax LevchinVC firm5rounds togetherSequoia CapitalVC firm5rounds togetherAccelVC firm4rounds togetherBenchmarkVC firm4rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm4rounds togetherKhosla VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherRon ConwayAngel4rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Peter Thiel put money into.

Etched$700M · Aug 2026Panthalassa$140M · May 2026Etched AI$500M · Jan 2026Quantum Systems$208M · Nov 2025Layer1$50M · Oct 2019PayMongo$2.7M · Sept 2019

Books by the people here

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On podcasts

6 episodes naming Peter Thiel in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

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Quick answers about Peter Thiel

What does Peter Thiel invest in?

Peter Thiel invests most often at Seed and Series A (63% of the rounds on record).

How active is Peter Thiel?

93 investments on record, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Peter Thiel invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: BOB AI Holdings (Seed, Oct 2026), Etched (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026) and Panthalassa (Growth, May 2026).

How big are Peter Thiel's cheques?

The median round it joins is $50M.

Does Peter Thiel lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 2 of its 93 investments on record (2%).

Where does Peter Thiel invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (83%) and Germany (10%).

Is Peter Thiel investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 6 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Peter Thiel invest alongside?

Most often Founders Fund (13 rounds together), SV Angel (8 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (7 rounds together).

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