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Confinity

Software company that created the PayPal payment product, merged with X.com.

Acquired Founded 1998–2000 Palo Alto USA Fintech
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Acquired by X.com.

Founders

4
K
Ken Howery
Co-founder
 L
Luke Nosek
Co-founder
 M
Max Levchin
Co-founder
 P
Peter Thiel
Co-founder & CEO

The Confinity diaspora

21 companies Open the full tree →

People who worked at or founded Confinity and went on to start their own companies.

Lineage of ConfinityConfinityConfinityPeter ThielPeter ThielThe Stanford ReviewThe Stanford ReviewPayPalPayPalClarium CapitalClarium CapitalPalantirPalantirMax LevchinMax LevchinPayPalPayPalSlideSlideHVF LabsHVF LabsAffirmAffirmKen HoweryKen HoweryPayPalPayPalFounders FundFounders FundLuke NosekLuke NosekPayPalPayPalFounders FundFounders Fund
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K 2 founded
PayPal 1998 Founders Fund 2005
L 2 founded
PayPal 1998 Founders Fund 2005
M 5 founded
PayPal 1998 Slide 2005 HVF Labs 2011 Affirm 2012 Glow 2013
P 12 founded
The Stanford Review 1987 PayPal 1998 Clarium Capital 2002 Palantir 2003 Palantir Technologies 2003 Founders Fund 2005 Dialog 2006 Valar Ventures 2010 Thiel Fellowship 2010 Mithril Capital 2012 Breakout Labs 2012 Helius 2022

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