"Last week, I published a deep exploration into Palantir and its founder factory and how the company's power and success can be explained by its ability to attract elite talent and how it empowers them to develop their skills and learn new ones in the projects they pursue."
"There are a number of high-profile companies founded by Palantir alums that many people have heard of. These include: Anduril, the defense contractor ($30.5 billion valuation), cofounded by Brian Schimpf, Matt Grimm, and Trae Stephens; Kalshi, the predictions market ($11 billion valuation), cofounded by Tarek Mansour; Eleven Labs, the voice AI platform ($6.6 billion valuation), cofounded by Mati Staniszewski; Handshake, the marketplace for early-career workers, colleges, and employers which has recently focused more on matching specialized talent with AI training opportunities ($3.3 billion valuation), cofounded by Garrett Lord; and Partiful, the planning tool for IRL experiences ($400 million valuation), cofounded by Shreya Murthy and Joy Tao."
"The nine companies showcased below, which span healthcare, government services, cybersecurity, law, clean energy, hardware development, and not-for-profits, exemplify the power of being acculturated to finding a big, hard problem-and having the skills to tackle it."
Palantir attracts elite technical talent and empowers employees to develop and learn new skills through challenging projects. Many former employees go on to found startups that tackle hard, intractable problems using skills gained at Palantir. The public dataset of former Palantir employees turned founders has expanded by 21 people, totaling 335. High-profile alumni-founded companies include Anduril ($30.5B), Kalshi ($11B), Eleven Labs ($6.6B), Handshake ($3.3B), and Partiful ($400M). Nine showcased startups span healthcare, government services, cybersecurity, law, clean energy, hardware development, and not-for-profits. One example, What Angle, builds an AI-native healthcare benefits platform for small and medium-size employers and is led by Palantir alumni.
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