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The PayPal Mafia

27 founders 87 companies Root: PayPal →
Lineage of PayPalPayPalPayPalElon MuskElon MuskZip2Zip2X.comX.comSpaceXSpaceXTeslaTeslaPeter ThielPeter ThielThe Stanford ReviewThe Stanford ReviewConfinityConfinityClarium CapitalClarium CapitalPalantirPalantirJoe LonsdaleJoe LonsdalePalantirPalantirPalantir TechnologiesPalantir TechnologiesAddeparAddeparFormation 8Formation 8David O. SacksDavid O. SacksGeni.comGeni.comYammerYammerCraft VenturesCraft VenturesCallinCallinMax LevchinMax LevchinConfinityConfinitySlideSlideHVF LabsHVF LabsAffirmAffirmSteve ChenSteve ChenYouTubeYouTubeAVOS SystemsAVOS SystemsUSFIAUSFIAMixBitMixBitChad HurleyChad HurleyYouTubeYouTubeAVOS SystemsAVOS SystemsMixBitMixBitGreenPark SportsGreenPark SportsReid HoffmanReid HoffmanSocialNetSocialNetLinkedInLinkedInInflection AIInflection AIManas AIManas AINathan GettingsNathan GettingsPalantirPalantirPalantir TechnologiesPalantir TechnologiesAffirmAffirmDave McClureDave McClure500 Startups500 Startups500 Global500 GlobalDavid A. MarcusDavid A. MarcusDiemDiemLightsparkLightsparkKeith RaboisKeith RaboisOpendoorOpendoorOpenStoreOpenStoreKen HoweryKen HoweryConfinityConfinityFounders FundFounders FundKimbal MuskKimbal MuskZip2Zip2The Kitchen Restaurant GroupThe Kitchen Restauran…
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Every founder in the PayPal lineage

27 founders · 87 companies

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

E Elon Musk 14 founded
Zip2 1996 X.com 1999 SpaceX 2002 Tesla 2003 Hyperloop One 2014 OpenAI 2015 Neuralink 2016 The Boring Company 2016 Thud 2017 xAI 2023 X Corp. 2023 SpaceXAI 2023 X Holdings Corp 2023 America PAC
P Peter Thiel 12 founded
The Stanford Review 1987 Confinity 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
J Joe Lonsdale 10 founded
Palantir 2003 Palantir Technologies 2003 Addepar 2009 Formation 8 2011 OpenGov 2012 8VC 2015 Cicero Institute 2016 Terminal 2017 Erebor 2025 Epirus
D David O. Sacks 6 founded
Geni.com 2006 Yammer 2008 Craft Ventures 2017 Callin Glue SaaSGrid
M Max Levchin 5 founded
Confinity 1998 Slide 2005 HVF Labs 2011 Affirm 2012 Glow 2013
S Steve Chen 5 founded
YouTube 2005 AVOS Systems 2011 USFIA 2013 MixBit 2013 Nom 2016
C Chad Hurley 4 founded
YouTube 2005 AVOS Systems 2011 MixBit 2013 GreenPark Sports 2018
R Reid Hoffman 4 founded
SocialNet 1997 LinkedIn 2002 Inflection AI 2022 Manas AI
N Nathan Gettings 3 founded
Palantir 2003 Palantir Technologies 2003 Affirm 2012
D Dave McClure 2 founded
500 Startups 2010 500 Global 2010
D David A. Marcus 2 founded
Diem 2019 Lightspark
K Keith Rabois 2 founded
Opendoor 2014 OpenStore
K Ken Howery 2 founded
Confinity 1998 Founders Fund 2005
K Kimbal Musk 2 founded
Zip2 1996 The Kitchen Restaurant Group 2004
L Luke Nosek 2 founded
Confinity 1998 Founders Fund 2005
A Adolfo Babatz 1 founded
Clip 2012
A Andrew McCormack 1 founded
Valar Ventures 2010
D Danny Shader 1 founded
PayNearMe 2009
J Jawed Karim 1 founded
YouTube 2005
J Jeremy Stoppelman 1 founded
Yelp 2004
M Matan Bar 1 founded
Melio 2018
O Olugbenga Agboola 1 founded
Flutterwave 2016
P Premal Shah 1 founded
6sense
R Russel Simmons 1 founded
Yelp 2004
S Scott Banister 1 founded
IronPort 2000
S Sugu Sougoumarane 1 founded
PlanetScale 2018
Z Ziv Paz 1 founded
Melio 2018
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