Organization
PayPal
Online payments company co-founded in 1998; owned by eBay from 2002 to 2015.
- Dates
- 1998 –
- Also known as
- PayPal Holdings, PayPal, Inc.
PayPal grew out of companies started by Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, both of whom are documented as its co-founders, and was sold to eBay in 2002. Several of its founders went on to back or build other companies in this graph.
Connections 2
founded by
- Peter Thiel 1998 co-founder Primary record 1
- Elon Musk co-founder Primary record 2
Timeline 2 dates
- 1998 – PayPal
- 1998 Peter Thiel founded PayPal
Proof 2 sources
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Facebook, Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), February 2012, Meta Platforms, 1 Feb 2012.
Primary record
In 1998, Mr. Thiel co-founded PayPal, Inc., an online payment company, where he served as Chief Executive Officer, President and as Chairman of its board of directors from 2000 until its acquisition by eBay in 2002.
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Tesla Motors, Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), Tesla, 29 Jan 2010.
Primary record
Prior to joining Space Exploration Corporation, Mr. Musk co-founded PayPal, an electronic payment system, which was acquired by eBay in October 2002
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