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==Ownership==
 
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As of December 2014, [[Peter Thiel]] was Palantir's largest shareholder.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/12/11/palantir-aiming-to-raise-400-million-in-new-round/</ref>
 
As of December 2014, [[Peter Thiel]] was Palantir's largest shareholder.<ref>http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2014/12/11/palantir-aiming-to-raise-400-million-in-new-round/</ref>
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==Military contracts==
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In 2018, Palantir won a $876 million contract from the [[US Army]].<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-09/peter-thiel-s-palantir-wins-876-million-u-s-army-contract</ref>
 
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Revision as of 22:36, 12 March 2018

Group.png Palantir Technologies   Crunchbase Powerbase Website YouTubeRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Palantir company logo.png
Formation2004
Founder• Peter Thiel
• Alex Karp
• Joe Lonsdale
• Stephen Cohen
• Nathan Gettings
HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Typecommercial
Staff1,500
Interest ofBarrett Brown
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Corporate Members, WEF/Strategic Partners

Palantir Technologies is a software company which focuses on mass surveillance and data analysis. It is closely connected to the MICC.

Activities

Palantir has been called "Silicon Valley's Most Secretive Company".[1] and the "War on Terror's Secret Weapon".[2]

Ownership

As of December 2014, Peter Thiel was Palantir's largest shareholder.[3]

Military contracts

In 2018, Palantir won a $876 million contract from the US Army.[4]

 

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