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Palantir

Palantir was founded in 2003 in Denver, USA by Alex Karp, Alexander C. Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Nathan Gettings and 2 others. It is a Software & IT company.

Big data analytics and software company serving government and enterprise customers.

Public Founded 2003 Denver USA Software & IT
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Palantir founders & co-founders

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Alex Karp
Co-founder & CEO
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Alexander C. Karp
Co-founder
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Joe Lonsdale
Co-founder
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Nathan Gettings
Co-founder
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Peter Thiel
Co-founder & Chairman
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Stephen Cohen
Co-founder

Where its founders came from

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The companies and labs that produced Palantir’s founders.

PayPal Confinity Clarium Capital

What happened to Palantir’s founders and alumni

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

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