The PayPal Mafia

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The PayPal Mafia was the playful pseudonym that was given to a group of PayPal co-founders and employees in the early days of the company.

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Peter Thiel

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When Elon Musk merged his financial services company X.com with Thiel’s Confinity in 1999, he became PayPal’s largest shareholder.

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Max Levchin

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David O. Sacks

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Roelof Botha

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The PayPal Mafia

The PayPal Mafia was the playful pseudonym that was given to a group of PayPal co-founders and employees in the early days of the company.

Peter Thiel

Peter Thiel co-founded PayPal and was its first CEO. When PayPal was sold to eBay, Thiel earned $55 million from his 3.7% stake.

When Elon Musk merged his financial services company X.com with Thiel’s Confinity in 1999, he became PayPal’s largest shareholder.

Elon Musk

Max Levchin

Another co-founder of PayPal, Max Levchin was its first CTO and contributed heavily to its anti-fraud technology.

David O. Sacks

David O. Sacks was PayPal’s first COO. After leaving PayPal, he founded Geni.com, a genealogy site, and Yammer, an app for inter-office communications.

Roelof Botha

Roelof Botha was PayPal’s CFO and influential in negotiating its sale to eBay. He later became a partner at venture capital firm Sequoia Capital and now helps direct 13 companies, including Tumblr, Evernote, Xoom, and Jawbone.

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