Palantir builds the world's leading software for data integration, analysis, and AI-assisted decision-making. Trusted by governments, militaries, and enterprises in over 50 countries.
Gotham enables analysts to identify patterns hidden deep within datasets, both structured and unstructured, and to transform the resulting analysis into actions. Used by defense and intelligence agencies worldwide.
Palantir was founded on the belief that data analysis tools built for the intelligence community could be made available to analysts across government and the private sector.
Today, we build software that connects data, technologies, and people—enabling organizations to make better decisions faster than ever before.
"The question is whether the societies we are trying to protect will be able to maintain the edge over our adversaries."
— Alex Karp, CEO
Founded by Peter Thiel, Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings
CIA's In-Q-Tel invests $2M; first government contracts secured
Palantir Gotham deployed to US military in Iraq and Afghanistan
Credited with providing intelligence that led to Osama bin Laden's capture
Palantir Foundry launched for commercial enterprise clients
IPO via direct listing on NYSE; raises $2.6B at $7.25/share
AIP (AI Platform) launched; AIP Boot Camp program begins
First profitable year; joins S&P 500; stock rises 340%
Market cap exceeds $180B; US Army AI contract worth $480M
AI systems play decisive role in US-Israeli operation against Iran
Palantir's Gotham and AIP platforms provided real-time intelligence fusion and decision support during the joint US-Israeli military operation against Iran, marking a watershed moment for AI-assisted warfare.
The company's intensive AI deployment program has helped hundreds of enterprises move from AI experimentation to production deployment in record time.
The contract extends Palantir's role as the primary AI platform provider for US Army battlefield management and logistics optimization.
Palantir's inclusion in the S&P 500 index marks a major milestone, with institutional investors flooding into the stock and pushing market cap above $150 billion.
Alex Karp is the co-founder and CEO of Palantir. He holds a J.D. from Stanford Law School and a Ph.D. in neoclassical social theory from Goethe University Frankfurt. Known for his unconventional leadership style and outspoken views on technology and democracy.
"We're not building products for the surveillance state. We're building tools to protect democracies."
Peter Thiel is a co-founder of Palantir and served as its chairman. He is also a co-founder of PayPal and was the first outside investor in Facebook. A prominent venture capitalist and libertarian thinker, his book 'Zero to One' has become a Silicon Valley bible.
"Competition is for losers. If you want to create and capture lasting value, look to build a monopoly."
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