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Syfe raises $36 mil new funding from Peter Thiel's VC and two UK family offices
The digital investment platform says it reached profitability in Singapore in early 2024.
August 14, 2024
SPACs
Thiel-backed spac weighs US$2.5 billion Circles.Life deal
Enthusiasm for SPACs has waned amid heightened market volatility
July 13, 2022
Cryptocurrency
Thiel blasts Dimon, Buffett and Fink as 'finance gerontocracy'
Thiel blamed them for Bitcoin's failure to reach US$100,000
April 08, 2022
Company in the news
PropertyGuru near US$1.8 bil merger with Peter Thiel SPAC
The company scrapped plans for an initial public offering on the Australian stock exchange back in 2019 over valuation concerns.
July 20, 2021
Cryptocurrency
Peter Thiel calls Bitcoin 'a Chinese financial weapon' at virtual roundtable
The statements seemed to represent a change of heart for Thiel, who is a major investor in cryptocurrencies.
April 09, 2021
US-China trade war
Trump calls for inquiry into Google's work with China
WASHINGTON (July 16): US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his administration would investigate whether Alphabet Inc’s Google supports the Chinese government, following accusations that a company official refuted hours later at a Senate hearing.
July 17, 2019
Fintech
Thiel's Founders Fund has been quietly buying bitcoin since 2012
(Jan 3): Bitcoin has gained global fame in the past year, but it’s been popular at Peter Thiel’s venture firm since at least 2012.
January 03, 2018
Tech
Stripe to use Singapore as beachhead in Asian payments expansion
SINGAPORE (Sept 20): Stripe Inc., the US payment startup backed by Sequoia Capital and PayPal founders Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, is bringing its service to Singapore to help local startups build online businesses.
September 20, 2016