Who is behind PayPal?
Shows documented founders, leaders, board members, funders and owners.
Not who made decisions, or why.
A connection is not evidence of wrongdoing.
On the record
Sourced links that no one presents as their own account, as recorded so far. Others may exist.
Founded by
- Peter Thiel founded 1998 co-founder Primary record 1
- Elon Musk founded co-founder Primary record 2
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
How this answer is built
Lines on the record come first: sourced links that no one presents as their own account, each with its strongest source. Then every account recorded here gets its own column, A to Z, none ranked above another. A column quotes only that account's own words and shows the strength of its own sources. Disputed lines are listed apart, with the reason, and lines still being verified come last. Neither is counted. Withdrawn lines are never shown.
When a list is longer than the page shows, the links the public methodology ranks strongest stay (methodology 0.3), and the rest open in the explorer.
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