How A 'Deviant' Philosopher Built Palantir, A CIA-Funded Data ... - Forbes
Aug 14, 2013 · Palantir lives the realities of its customers: the NSA, the FBI and the CIA--an early investor through its In-Q-Tel venture fund--along with an alphabet soup of other U.S. counterterrorism and...
Palantir goes from CIA-funded start-up to big business - Financial Times
Jun 24, 2015 · On Wednesday, it was revealed that the company is raising funds on a valuation of $20bn, making it one of the world’s most valuable privately held technology companies. Given its beginnings, it...
How billionaire Alex Karp grew Palantir from a CIA-funded …
Nov 2, 2023 · The CIA became Palantir’s patron and only customer until the company’s customer base grew and now it is a big data company, largely thanks to Karp’s leadership.
Palantir’s Relationship With The Intelligence Community Has Been …
Apr 21, 2017 · Palantir, founded in 2004, has authentic ties to the intelligence community. It got an early $2 million investment from the CIA’s venture capital arm, called In-Q-Tel, which helped the young startup develop data-crunching software …
History of Palantir: Controversial Startup to Data-Mining Giant …
Sep 9, 2024 · Palantir was founded in May 2003 in Denver, Colorado to reduce terrorism while preserving civil liberties. Palantir landed its first private-sector client in 2010, after working exclusively...
Palantir: a CIA-backed $20bn business - Financial Times
Jun 24, 2015 · Palantir has moved beyond its original business of providing intelligence and analytics to government agencies, which won it initial funding from In-Q-Tel, the CIA’s not-for-profit venture...
A secretive and controversial startup may go public. Here’s what …
Jul 10, 2020 · In the 17 years since it was founded, Palantir Technologies has received financial backing from the CIA, become one of the most valuable private companies in the US, and earned a seat at the...
Joe Lonsdale Reveals Palantir's 'Close To Dying' Moment
Dec 19, 2024 · Palantir Technologies co-founder Joe Lonsdale disclosed that the data analytics company nearly collapsed in its early years before CEO Alex Karp secured crucial contracts with federal agencies.
CIA-backed Palantir Technologies raises $107.5 million
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Palantir Technologies, the data-mining company that is partly backed by the Central Intelligence Agency, has raised another $107.5 million, according to a...
CIA-backed Palantir valued at $9bn - Financial Times
Dec 5, 2013 · Palantir Technologies, a big data company which works for the US intelligence services, has been valued at about $9bn, after keen investor interest in the software maker that was first funded...