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The Palantir Mafia

Ex-Palantir operators behind Anduril, OpenGov, Addepar and a wave of gov-tech and defense startups.

14 founders 43 companies Root: Palantir →
Lineage of PalantirPalantirPalantirJoe LonsdaleJoe LonsdalePalantir TechnologiesPalantir TechnologiesAddeparAddeparFormation 8Formation 8OpenGovOpenGovPeter ThielPeter ThielThe Stanford ReviewThe Stanford ReviewPayPalPayPalConfinityConfinityClarium CapitalClarium CapitalAlex AtallahAlex AtallahOpenSeaOpenSeaOpenRouterOpenRouterBrian SchimpfBrian SchimpfAndurilAndurilAnduril IndustriesAnduril IndustriesJoe ChenJoe ChenAndurilAndurilAnduril IndustriesAnduril IndustriesMatt GrimmMatt GrimmAndurilAndurilAnduril IndustriesAnduril IndustriesNathan GettingsNathan GettingsPalantir TechnologiesPalantir TechnologiesAffirmAffirmTrae StephensTrae StephensAndurilAndurilAnduril IndustriesAnduril IndustriesAlexander C. KarpAlexander C. KarpPalantir TechnologiesPalantir TechnologiesBeyang LiuBeyang LiuSourcegraphSourcegraphJason MirraJason MirraAddeparAddeparMati StaniszewskiMati StaniszewskiElevenLabsElevenLabsQuinn SlackQuinn SlackSourcegraphSourcegraphStephen CohenStephen CohenPalantir TechnologiesPalantir Technologies
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Every founder in the Palantir lineage

14 founders · 43 companies

Founders who worked at or founded Palantir and went on to build their own companies.

J Joe Lonsdale 13 founded
Palantir Technologies 2003 Addepar 2009 Formation 8 2011 OpenGov 2012 8VC 2015 Cicero Institute 2016 Terminal 2017 Erebor 2025 Epirus Esper Hearth Anduin Opto
P Peter Thiel 12 founded
The Stanford Review 1987 PayPal 1998 Confinity 1998 Clarium Capital 2002 Palantir Technologies 2003 Founders Fund 2005 Dialog 2006 Valar Ventures 2010 Thiel Fellowship 2010 Mithril Capital 2012 Breakout Labs 2012 Helius 2022
A Alex Atallah 2 founded
OpenSea 2017 OpenRouter 2023
B Brian Schimpf 2 founded
Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017
J Joe Chen 2 founded
Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017
M Matt Grimm 2 founded
Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017
N Nathan Gettings 2 founded
Palantir Technologies 2003 Affirm 2012
T Trae Stephens 2 founded
Anduril 2017 Anduril Industries 2017
A Alexander C. Karp 1 founded
Palantir Technologies 2003
B Beyang Liu 1 founded
Sourcegraph 2013
J Jason Mirra 1 founded
Addepar 2009
M Mati Staniszewski 1 founded
ElevenLabs 2022
Q Quinn Slack 1 founded
Sourcegraph 2013
S Stephen Cohen 1 founded
Palantir Technologies 2003
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