When was the American entrepreneur and venture capitalist born who created the Thiel Fellowship?
Thiel Fellowship The Thiel Fellowship (originally named 20 under 20) is a fellowship created by Peter Thiel through the Thiel Foundation. The fellowship is intended for students under the age of 23 and offers them a total of $100,000 over two years, as well as guidance and other resources, to drop out of school and pursue other work, which could involve scientific research, creating a startup, or working on a social movement. Selection for the fellowship is through a competitive annual process, with about 20–25 fellows selected annually. It has a selection rate below 1%.
James D. Robinson IV James D. Robinson IV (also known as James D. Robinson, or Jim Robinson, born June 13, 1962) is an American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. Robinson has been a director of many private and several public companies. He has been listed on the Forbes Midas List of top venture capital investors, and the Institutional Investor Fintech 35.