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Carnegie built steel.Then he built libraries.
Rockefeller built oil.Then he built a university.
Tata built industries.Then they built India's Institutions.
Carnegie built steel.Then he built libraries.
Rockefeller built oil.Then he built a university.
Tata built industries.Then they built India's Institutions.
The empire is the first act.What follows nextis what the name is remembered for.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Naukri.com
Then backed Zomato, Shiprocket and 100+ founders through Info Edge of which 2 are unicorns and 3 IPOs
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
Then the University of Chicago.
JRD Tata
Industry
Then India's scientific century.
Azim Premji
Wipro
Backed founders of Flipkart, Lenskart, Policy Bazaar and 165+ more through Premji Invest.
Mo Ibrahim
Telecoms
Then African governance.
Ratan Tata
Industries
Then a generation of Indian founders.
Andrew Carnegie
Steel
Then 2,500 libraries that still carry his name.
Peter Thiel
PayPal
Then the Thiel Fellowship.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Naukri.com
Then backed Zomato, Shiprocket and 100+ founders through Info Edge of which 2 are unicorns and 3 IPOs
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
Then the University of Chicago.
JRD Tata
Industry
Then India's scientific century.
Azim Premji
Wipro
Backed founders of Flipkart, Lenskart, Policy Bazaar and 165+ more through Premji Invest.
Mo Ibrahim
Telecoms
Then African governance.
Ratan Tata
Industries
Then a generation of Indian founders.
Andrew Carnegie
Steel
Then 2,500 libraries that still carry his name.
Peter Thiel
PayPal
Then the Thiel Fellowship.
Sanjeev Bikhchandani
Naukri.com
Then backed Zomato, Shiprocket and 100+ founders through Info Edge of which 2 are unicorns and 3 IPOs
John D. Rockefeller
Oil
Then the University of Chicago.
JRD Tata
Industry
Then India's scientific century.
Azim Premji
Wipro
Backed founders of Flipkart, Lenskart, Policy Bazaar and 165+ more through Premji Invest.
Mo Ibrahim
Telecoms
Then African governance.
Ratan Tata
Industries
Then a generation of Indian founders.
Andrew Carnegie
Steel
Then 2,500 libraries that still carry his name.
Peter Thiel
PayPal
Then the Thiel Fellowship.
Most people remember the founders.
Mike Markkula saw Steve Jobs and Wozniak (Apple) in 1977
Andy Bechtolsheim saw Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) in 1998
Don Valentine saw Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner (Cisco) in 1987
Paul Graham saw Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia (Airbnb) in 2009
Jim Goetz saw Jan Koum (WhatsApp) in 2011
Peter Thiel saw Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) in 2004
History remembers who saw them first.
Most people remember the founders.History remembers who saw them first.
Mike Markkula saw Steve Jobs and Wozniak (Apple) in 1977
Andy Bechtolsheim saw Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) in 1998
Don Valentine saw Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner (Cisco) in 1987
Paul Graham saw Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia (Airbnb) in 2009
Jim Goetz saw Jan Koum (WhatsApp) in 2011
Peter Thiel saw Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) in 2004
Mike Markkula saw Steve Jobs and Wozniak (Apple) in 1977
Andy Bechtolsheim saw Larry Page and Sergey Brin (Google) in 1998
Don Valentine saw Leonard Bosack and Sandy Lerner (Cisco) in 1987
Paul Graham saw Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia (Airbnb) in 2009
Jim Goetz saw Jan Koum (WhatsApp) in 2011
Peter Thiel saw Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) in 2004
Some Top Tier Global Programs
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Alchemist Accelerator
Founded 2012 · Enterprise Accelerator · B2B
Enterprise-first when everyone else chased consumers. 500+ companies backed · $4B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
Techstars
Founded 2006 · Global Accelerator · 40+ programs
Mentorship is the scarce resource. Not capital. 3,500+ companies · $115B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Some Top Tier Global Programs
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Alchemist Accelerator
Founded 2012 · Enterprise Accelerator · B2B
Enterprise-first when everyone else chased consumers. 500+ companies backed · $4B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
Techstars
Founded 2006 · Global Accelerator · 40+ programs
Mentorship is the scarce resource. Not capital. 3,500+ companies · $115B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Some Top Tier Global Programs
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Alchemist Accelerator
Founded 2012 · Enterprise Accelerator · B2B
Enterprise-first when everyone else chased consumers. 500+ companies backed · $4B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
Techstars
Founded 2006 · Global Accelerator · 40+ programs
Mentorship is the scarce resource. Not capital. 3,500+ companies · $115B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Some Top Tier Global Programs
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Alchemist Accelerator
Founded 2012 · Enterprise Accelerator · B2B
Enterprise-first when everyone else chased consumers. 500+ companies backed · $4B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
Techstars
Founded 2006 · Global Accelerator · 40+ programs
Mentorship is the scarce resource. Not capital. 3,500+ companies · $115B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Some Top Tier Global Programs
Thiel Fellowship
Founded 2011 · Dropout Fellowship · Global
The most contrarian bet in education: skip college, build the future. 250+ founders · $10B+ in value created by alumni
Backed Early
Y Combinator
Founded 2005 · Accelerator · $500K · 7%
The machine that turns outlier ideas into category-defining companies. 4,000+ companies funded · $600B+ combined value
Backed Early
Alchemist Accelerator
Founded 2012 · Enterprise Accelerator · B2B
Enterprise-first when everyone else chased consumers. 500+ companies backed · $4B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
Techstars
Founded 2006 · Global Accelerator · 40+ programs
Mentorship is the scarce resource. Not capital. 3,500+ companies · $115B+ portfolio value
Backed Early
500 Global
Founded 2010 · Micro-VC · 77 countries
The best founders are not in Silicon Valley. Never were. 2,800+ companies · $2.4B AUM
Backed Early
South Park Commons
Founded 2015 · Founder Community · Invite only
Built the room where conviction compounds before companies form. $10B+ raised by members · 500+ members
Backed Early
Some Founders from Global Programs
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Aadit Palicha
Zepto
YC W2021 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Valuation
10 min
Delivery
W2021
YC Batch
Dropped out of Stanford at 19 to build Zepto — India's fastest-growing quick commerce platform.
Vidit Aatrey
Meesho
YC S2016 · India
$3.4B
Valuation
150M+
Users
S2016
YC Batch
Built Meesho into India's largest social commerce platform, empowering 150M+ users to resell online.
Ravish Naresh
Khatabook
YC W2019 · India
$600M+
Valuation
15M+
Businesses
W2019
YC Batch
Replaced the paper ledger for 15M+ small businesses across India with a simple digital bookkeeping app.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Phanindra Sama
redBus
YC W2011 · Age 28 · India
$138M
Acquired For
18M
Monthly Tickets
2013
Exit Year
Left a Qualcomm salary to fix how 500 million working-class Indians buy bus tickets.
Harshil Mathur
Razorpay
YC W2015 · Age 23 · India
$7.5B
Valuation
10M+
Businesses
W2015
YC Batch
Turned a YC batch into the payment rail that powers India's entire internet economy.
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Some Founders from Global Programs
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Phanindra Sama
redBus
YC W2011 · Age 28 · India
$138M
Acquired For
18M
Monthly Tickets
2013
Exit Year
Left a Qualcomm salary to fix how 500 million working-class Indians buy bus tickets.
Harshil Mathur
Razorpay
YC W2015 · Age 23 · India
$7.5B
Valuation
10M+
Businesses
W2015
YC Batch
Turned a YC batch into the payment rail that powers India's entire internet economy.
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Some Founders from Global Programs
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Phanindra Sama
redBus
YC W2011 · Age 28 · India
$138M
Acquired For
18M
Monthly Tickets
2013
Exit Year
Left a Qualcomm salary to fix how 500 million working-class Indians buy bus tickets.
Harshil Mathur
Razorpay
YC W2015 · Age 23 · India
$7.5B
Valuation
10M+
Businesses
W2015
YC Batch
Turned a YC batch into the payment rail that powers India's entire internet economy.
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Some Founders from Global Programs
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Phanindra Sama
redBus
YC W2011 · Age 28 · India
$138M
Acquired For
18M
Monthly Tickets
2013
Exit Year
Left a Qualcomm salary to fix how 500 million working-class Indians buy bus tickets.
Harshil Mathur
Razorpay
YC W2015 · Age 23 · India
$7.5B
Valuation
10M+
Businesses
W2015
YC Batch
Turned a YC batch into the payment rail that powers India's entire internet economy.
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Some Founders from Global Programs
Ritesh Agarwal
OYO
Thiel Fellow · 2013 · Age 19 · India
$5B+
Raised
35
Countries
157K+
Properties
The first Indian Thiel Fellow. Pivoted a travel startup into OYO.
Dylan Field
Figma
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$68B
Valuation
NYSE
Listed
Left Brown to build Figma, a browser-based design tool, with his college TA.
Phanindra Sama
redBus
YC W2011 · Age 28 · India
$138M
Acquired For
18M
Monthly Tickets
2013
Exit Year
Left a Qualcomm salary to fix how 500 million working-class Indians buy bus tickets.
Harshil Mathur
Razorpay
YC W2015 · Age 23 · India
$7.5B
Valuation
10M+
Businesses
W2015
YC Batch
Turned a YC batch into the payment rail that powers India's entire internet economy.
Chris Olah
Anthropic
Thiel Fellow · 2012 · Age 19 · US
$170B+
Anthropic Value
100+
Papers Cited
2021
Founded
Pioneered neural network interpretability. Then co-founded Anthropic.
Lucy Guo
Scale AI
Thiel Fellow · 2014 · Age 19 · US
$13.8B
Scale AI Value
#1
AI Data Infra
28
Age at $1B
Co-founded Scale AI, the data infrastructure behind every major AI model.
Great legacies compound over time.But compounding needs structure, intent and patient building.We do that for you.
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