The PayPal Mafia includes tech titans like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and Reid Hoffman. Here's where its members are now.

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Peter Thiel, left, and Elon Musk, are two members of the so-called "PayPal Mafia."

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These tech investors are trawling UC Berkeley to fund the next Perplexity or Databricks

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Zachary Hargreaves has joined The House Fund from Founders Fund.

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Palmer Luckey's startup Anduril raises $1.5 billion to build a Tesla-style weapons factory

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A rendering of Arsenal-1, the factory planned by Palmer Luckey's Anduril.

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Lady Gaga's fiancé is a tech CEO who went to Harvard with Mark Zuckerberg

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Michael Polansky and Lady Gaga attended the Paris Olympics together.

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Silicon Valley tech execs are obsessed with 'Dune: Part Two' and renting out private theaters to host screenings

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Private film screenings for "Dune: Part Two" — which stars Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya — are all the rage in Silicon Valley.

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Founders Fund partner Sam Blond has left the firm

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Sam Blond is out at Founders Fund.

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It seems Peter Thiel's fund timed a reported $200 million crypto spending spree perfectly

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Peter Thiel at a crypto conference.

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Founders Fund backed Jennifer Campbell's startup before she sold it to Coinbase for millions. Now she's looking to 'harpoon' a startup 'whale' as the firm's newest partner.

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Founders Fund partner Jennifer Campbell.

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Exclusive: Tech billionaire Peter Thiel was an FBI informant

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Peter Thiel became an FBI informant in the summer of 2021, Insider has learned.

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Peter Thiel has worn many hats over the years: Silicon Valley founder, Trump megadonor, cryptocurrency booster, democracy skeptic.

A phone call between Trump and conservative tech billionaire Peter Thiel reportedly turned 'pretty contentious'

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Thiel, once a loud and proud conservative, has grown quiet on his support for former President Donald Trump, and now Trump is fighting back.

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