Archives for Peter Thiel

25 May

Neuralink Has A Nemesis: Paypal Mafia Split Over Brain Gains

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In a surprising move Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and a venture capitalist has recently invested $10 million in Blackrock Neurotech, a company that does research similar to that of Elon Musk’s Neuralink— mapping the brain. Peter Thiel who co-founded Paypal with Musk in 1998 is backing Blackrock Neurotech with an undisclosed stake in the…

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25 May

Neuralink Has A Nemesis: Paypal Mafia Split Over Brain Gains

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In a surprising move Peter Thiel, co-founder of Palantir and a venture capitalist has recently invested $10 million in Blackrock Neurotech, a company that does research similar to that of Elon Musk’s Neuralink— mapping the brain. Peter Thiel who co-founded Paypal with Musk in 1998 is backing Blackrock Neurotech with an undisclosed stake in the…

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11 Sep

InMobi’s Locked Screen News Product Glance Raises $45 Million

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Indian mobile phone ad firm InMobi has raised $45 million for its new locked screen news app Glance. This is InMobi’s first B2C product ever. The funding came from noted firm Mithril Capital, which is headquartered in Austin, Texas and was co-founded by Silicon Valley investors Peter Thiel and Ajay Royan. Mithril’s backing is part…

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