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Mr. Epstein, the late financier and sex offender, started by putting $40 million into Valar Ventures, a firm backed by Mr. Thiel. Today that investment is worth about $170 million.

Republican megadonor Peter Thiel’s firm struck an investment deal with Jeffrey Epstein that has netted the accused sex trafficker’s estate $130 million, making it its largest remaining asset.

Peter Thiel, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal, has turned his Roth IRA into a staggering $5 billion. His strategy has ...

One of those people was Peter Thiel, the Silicon Valley billionaire. In 2015 and 2016, Epstein put $40 million into two funds managed by Valar Ventures, a New York firm that was co-founded by Thiel.

Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million in Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures during 2015-2016, creating what has become the largest remaining asset in the deceased financier's estate.

Republican megadonor Peter Thiel’s firm struck an investment deal with Jeffrey Epstein that has netted the accused sex trafficker’s estate $130 million, making it its largest remaining asset.

Tech billionaire Peter Thiel has spent the last few years gabbing about Jeffrey Epstein—sometimes to fan the flames of conspiracy theory, and, at other points, to tie other well-known tech ...

A confidential report reveals that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million in Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, which has now grown to $170 million. This investment is the estate's ...

Republican megadonor Peter Thiel’s firm struck an investment deal with Jeffrey Epstein that has netted the accused sex trafficker’s estate $170 million, making it its largest remaining asset.

A confidential report reveals that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein invested $40 million in Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures, which has now grown to $170 million. This investment is the estate's ...