Palantir Technologies
Worked on large-scale implementations of Palantir products across public and private-sector customers.
Who is building this.
Alexander KarpCo-founder & CEOAlexander C. Karp is the co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and a director of Palantir Technologies, the public software company behind Gotham, Foundry, Apollo, and AIP. Since co-founding Palantir, he has helped build the company into a major provider of operational data and AI software for government and commercial customers. Karp holds a B.A. from Haverford College, a J.D. from Stanford Law School, and a Ph.D. from Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt.
Peter ThielCo-founder & ChairmanPeter Thiel is a technology entrepreneur and investor best known as a co-founder of PayPal, Palantir Technologies, and Founders Fund. He has served as Palantir’s chairman since its founding and has backed category-defining technology companies including Facebook, Airbnb, SpaceX, LinkedIn, and Stripe. Earlier in his career, Thiel co-founded Confinity/PayPal, led PayPal as CEO and chairman through its sale to eBay, founded Clarium Capital, and later established Founders Fund.
Stephen CohenCo-founder & PresidentStephen Cohen is a computer scientist and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Palantir Technologies, where he serves as President, Secretary, and a member of the board of directors. A Stanford University computer science graduate, Cohen helped build Palantir from its earliest technical prototype into a public enterprise software company serving government and commercial organizations. Before Palantir, he worked at Clarium Capital Management, Peter Thiel’s global macro hedge fund.
Cumulative raised across 15 rounds, totaling $2.6B.
Fundraising history.
Direct Listing
Sep 2020$21B
Palantir began trading on the NYSE via direct listing in September 2020; the company did not conduct a traditional primary IPO raise.
Source ↗Seed / initial financing — $32M
2005Reported cumulative early funding: about $30M from Peter Thiel/Founders Fund and $2M from In-Q-Tel.
Led by Peter Thiel, Founders Fund · with In-Q-Tel
Source ↗Series A — $7.5M
Jul 2006Reported $7.5M Series A led by Oakhouse Partners.
Led by Oakhouse Partners
Source ↗Series C — $36.8M
Feb 2008$400M
Reported $36.8M Series C; TechCrunch timeline cites a roughly $400M company valuation.
Investors: REV Venture Partners, Oakhouse Partners
Source ↗Series D — $90.1M
Jun 2010$730M
Series D/growth equity financing; SEC Form D/A shows $90.1M sold, and VentureBeat reported Founders Fund led the round.
Led by Founders Fund · with Youniversity Ventures, Glynn Capital, Ulu Ventures, Jeremy Stoppelman +1
Source ↗Series E — $50M
May 2011$1.7B
SEC Form D shows $50M sold in a 2011 equity offering; TechCrunch timeline reports it as Series E and cites a $1.7B valuation.
Source ↗Series F — $68M
Oct 2011Reported $68M Series F; investor list not disclosed in reviewed primary sources.
Source ↗Series G — $56.1M
May 2012SEC Form D shows $56.1M sold in a 2012 equity offering reported by TechCrunch as new funding/Series G.
Source ↗Series H — $197M
Sep 2013$6B
SEC Form D shows $196.5M sold; TechCrunch reported the round as Series H and cited an around $6B valuation.
Source ↗Growth equity — $111M
Feb 2014Reported February 2014 financing; full investor list not publicly disclosed in reviewed sources.
Source ↗Series I — $444M
Sep 2014SEC Form D/A shows $444.2M sold in the offering reported as Series I.
Source ↗Series J — $50M
Dec 2014$15B
SEC Form D shows $50.0M sold; TechCrunch timeline reports this as Series J and says valuation rose to $15B.
Source ↗Late-stage equity — $880M
Dec 2015$20B
Reported late-2015 financing of nearly $880M; reports cite a roughly $20B valuation and Kortschak Investments as lead.
Led by Kortschak Investments
Source ↗Growth equity — $20M
Nov 2016Reported $20M financing from an unnamed investor, citing a securities filing.
Source ↗Pre-IPO strategic equity — $550M
Jul 2020SEC Form D shows $549.7M sold in a pre-IPO primary equity offering; TechCrunch/Reuters reported strategic investments from Sompo and Fujitsu.
Led by Sompo Holdings · with Fujitsu
Source ↗
Invested in Palantir Technologies.
- Peter ThielLead investorSeed / initial financing participant
Founders FundLead investorSeed / initial financing, Series D participant
In-Q-TelInvestorSeed / initial financing participant
Worked on large-scale implementations of Palantir products across public and private-sector customers.
Worked on large-scale implementations of Palantir products across public and private-sector customers.
Press
PalantirPalantirWe build software that empowers organizations to effectively integrate their data, decisions, and operations.
PalantirPalantirSince its inception, Palantir's software has been shaped by our customers' most demanding missions. From an initial focus on counterterrorism...
PalantirPalantirThe standard Palantir architecture consists of three integrated platforms: AIP, Foundry, and Apollo. Apollo is the continuous delivery platform...
palantirtechPalantir IRFoundational software of tomorrow. Delivered today.
GovCon WirePalantir Goes Public Through Direct Listing, Gets $21B Valuation - GovCon WirePalantir Goes Public Through Direct Listing, Gets $21B Valuation
CNBCPalantir closes below first trade after NYSE debutPalantir held its public market debut on Wednesday, 17 years after its founding, in a highly anticipated direct listing.
Encyclopedia BritannicaPalantir | Big Data Analytics, Cybersecurity, & AI | Britannica MoneyPalantir Technologies is an American-based software company specializing in big data analytics. Headquartered...
investors.palantir.comPalantir Technologies 2025 Form 10-KSupports current public-company context and the four principal software platforms: Gotham, Foundry, Apollo, and AIP.
axios.comPalantir relocates headquarters from Denver to MiamiSupports the February 2026 headquarters relocation from Denver to Miami.
axios.comPalantir moves its headquarters to MiamiSupports the current Miami headquarters update and notes the company had been headquartered in Denver for six years.