Founders Fund

ARQ has secured a $70 million funding round led by venture capital firms Founders Fund and Sequoia Capital.  The Latin American financial app plans to rebrand and hire new talent using the capital, a Bloomberg article stated. ARQ is a global financial services platform serving millions of...

Peter Schiff says Ethereum's (CRYPTO: ETH) heading for a crash — but Bitmine Immersion Technologies Inc's (AMEX:BMNR) billionaire backers are already neck-deep in it. While the gold bug was busy declaring Bitcoin's (CRYPTO: BTC) break below $100K a "finally" moment, his bigger warning — that Ether'...

BitMine Immersion Technologies Inc (NASDAQ:BMNR) has been on a meteoric rise this year—up more than 600% since it began trading in June 2025—driven by its pivot from Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) mining to an Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) -focused digital-asset treasury. The company now claims the crown as the...

NFL star Saquon Barkley won a Super Bowl and the Offensive MVP award last season, which came after making a move from the New York Giants to Philadelphia Eagles. Along with success on the field, Barkley is winning off the field with his investment strategy. Barkley Early Bitcoin Backer Barkley was...

Investor Peter Thiel is known for his help in creating or shaping several companies, including PayPal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL), Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR), and Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META). Investors may be less familiar with Thiel's legendary chess playing that once landed him an...

Multiple community action and protest groups that once targeted Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) and CEO Elon Musk over his push into politics have a new target set for "People Over Billionaires" rallies in large cities on Aug. 22. PLTR is trading at elevated levels. See the trading setup here. Protests to...

A Congressman recently disclosed buying shares of Bitmine Immersion Technologies (AMEX:BMNR), adding to the list of prominent names attached to the Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) treasury company. Congressman Buys BMNR Congressman Cleo Fields (D-La.) bought shares of Bitmine Immersion stock, with a filing...

Venture capitalist Peter Thiel wielded significant influence over prominent tech leaders, including Meta Platforms Inc. (NASDAQ:META) CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk at critical junctures in their careers, according to a researcher tracking Founders Fund‘s...

Alexandr Wang may not be a name familiar to all investors yet, but he is one of the most recognizable names in the artificial intelligence space, thanks to his co-founding of Scale AI and his previous role as CEO. As Wang steps down from the company and shifts to Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META), he...

Peter Thiel's fascination with J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Lord of the Rings" isn't just a personal quirk — it's a strategic theme that runs through his business empire.  From Palantir to Anduril and now Erebor, Thiel's ventures borrow their names from Middle-earth and reflect his ambition to shape the...

Crusoe, a vertically integrated artificial intelligence infrastructure provider, secured $600 million in Series D funding led by Peter Thiel‘s Founders Fund, valuing the company at $2.8 billion. The round included participation from Fidelity, NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), and other investors,...

Influential venture capitalist and co-founder of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR), Peter Thiel, is known for his early conviction in Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC), and his Founders Fund has been reaping substantial gains from the asset. What happened: The San...

Crusoe Energy, a data center startup, has secured a $500 million equity investment led by Peter Thiel‘s Founders Fund to expand its artificial intelligence infrastructure. What Happened: The investment round values Crusoe at approximately $3 billion, more than double its valuation two years...

Peter Thiel is best known to many investors as the co-founder of PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL) and Palantir Technologies Inc (NYSE:PLTR). Here's a look at five things investors may be less familiar with when it comes to looking at the life of the famous investor and executive. First Outside...

The parent company of well-known non-fungible token collection Pudgy Penguins has raised $11 million from investors including Founders Fund to help launch a consumer-focused blockchain for the mass adoption of cryptocurrency. What Happened: Since being acquired by Luca Netz for 750 Ethereum (CRYPTO...