Thiel Fellowship

Venture Capital

Peter Thiel's grant program giving $250K over two years to young founders who skip college to build companies or pursue research.

Thiel Fellowship was founded in 2011, is headquartered in San Francisco, United States, has 4 recorded investments, and includes 3 companies in its recorded portfolio.

Pre-Seed
Entrepreneurship
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Founded
2011
Portfolio Companies
3
Total Investments
4
Last Investment
Apr 2026
Geographic Focus
United States

Indexed holds 3 portfolio companies and 4 funding rounds for this investor. The full record is or through the API.

Investment Thesis

Awards $250,000 over two years to young people (under 22) who leave or forgo college to pursue entrepreneurial ventures, scientific research, or social movements.

Thiel Fellowship is a Venture Capital firm based in San Francisco, United States. It was founded in 2011. It has made 4 investments, including Swoop, webapp.io and Kickback Co.. Focus areas include Entrepreneurship.

Portfolio3

Co-investors12

Sign up to view co-investors

12 co-investors across 15 shared portfolio companies — who they back alongside, and how often they lead.

Venture Capital ×10 · Accelerator ×2 · 7 shared rounds

Investment History

Sign up to view investment history

Create a free account with 25 free credits every month, no card needed, to unlock deal history, amounts, and round details.

Your firm? Embed this profile

Add the live badge to your site — it stays current as your portfolio data updates.

Thiel Fellowship on Indexed.vc
<a href="https://indexed.vc/investors/thiel-fellowship"><img src="https://indexed.vc/api/badge/investor/thiel-fellowship" alt="Thiel Fellowship on Indexed.vc" width="260" height="76" /></a>