Peter Thiel

Thiel reportedly aims to spend time helping elect candidates who he believes will advance former President Donald Trump's agenda in the U.S. midterms, the Congressional elections this year

Billionaire Thiel's Founders Fund is backing a new $130 million vehicle by Coral Capital to invest in Japan's technology startups as the country shakes off its image as a tough place for entrepreneurs

Thiel was a big donor in 2016, making $1 million donations to Make America Number 1, a super political action committee that supported Trump

The billionaire investor at odds with much of Silicon Valley, will have President Trump's ear on tech issues

Peter Thiel is Exhibit A for medieval law revival

After revealing he had funnelled 'in the ballpark' of $10 million to legal support for plaintiffs suing Gawker Media