Follow the money The people behind the surveillance state. Surveillance is built by companies, but companies are built by people. These are the founders and financiers — the individuals whose capital and conviction shape what gets watched, and who gets watched. Click any card for the full dossier.
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Peter Thiel
~$32B (public estimate, 2026)
Chairman & co-founder, Palantir · Founder, Founders Fund · early backer, Clearview AI
Founders Fund
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Marc Andreessen
~$1.7B (public estimate)
Co-founder & general partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Andreessen Horowitz
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Ben Horowitz
~$2B (public estimate)
Co-founder & general partner, Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)
Andreessen Horowitz
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Palmer Luckey
~$5B (public estimate, 2026)
Founder, Anduril Industries
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Alex Karp
~$15B (public estimate, 2026)
CEO & co-founder, Palantir Technologies
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Joe Lonsdale
~$3.4B (public estimate, 2026)
Co-founder, Palantir · Founder, 8VC
8VC
Co-founder & chairman, Anduril · Partner, Founders Fund
Founders Fund
Co-founder & former CEO, Clearview AI
Co-founder & CEO, Flock Safety
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Rick Smith
~$2B (public estimate, 2026)
Founder & CEO, Axon Enterprise
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Michael Dell
~$100B+ (public estimate)
Founder, Dell · Principal, MSD Capital
MSD Capital
Founder & CEO, Dataminr
Co-founder & Chairman, Toka · former Prime Minister of Israel
Co-founder & President, Toka · former head of the IDF cyber staff