Person

Person of New York

LONSDALE Joe
LONSDALE Joe
Subscribe to the person
LONSDALE Joe

LONSDALE
Joe

Co-founder of Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies
  • Date of Birth: 12 September 1982
  • Age: 43 years old
  • In the rating: #2 Co-founder

Connections 2 + 1

Content

Biography

Joseph Todd Lonsdale V is an American entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. He is a founding partner at 8VC, a technology investment firm. Most recently, Lonsdale was a founding partner at Formation 8, the precursor firm to 8VC. Lonsdale also co-founded and serves as chairman of Addepar, a wealth management technology company, and OpenGov, a technology platform that helps manage data intelligence and budget processes of governments and several other companies include Affinity, Epirus and Esper. In 2004, Lonsdale co-founded Palantir Technologies, a company focused on analyzing, integrating, and visualizing data especially in defense and finance.

Early life and education

Lonsdale grew up in Fremont, California, and attended Mission San Jose High School. He was a two-time scholastic state chess champion. He was raised in his mother's Jewish faith (his father is of Irish Catholic descent).

Lonsdale graduated from Stanford University in 2003 with a degree in computer science. He also served as Editor-in-Chief of The Stanford Review, the university’s conservative/libertarian newspaper. Lonsdale is a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.

Career

Early career

Lonsdale joined the financial arm of PayPal as an intern while a student at Stanford. After graduation he left to work in a variety of roles with PayPal co-founder, Peter Thiel. Lonsdale also served as an early executive from 2002-2009 at Clarium Capital, a macro hedge fund founded by Thiel. At Clarium's peak the fund grew to $8 billion in assets under management, but eventually shut down after a series of unprofitable investments and client redemptions resulting in its assets declining to between $300-400 million as of 2011.

Palantir Technologies

In 2004, Lonsdale co-founded Palantir Technologies with Thiel, Alex Karp, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings. Palantir’s software allows human analysts to explore data from many sources, specifically in the intelligence and financial services sectors. It had a corporate culture modeled in part on Google's. Lonsdale initially served as co-head of product at Palantir. After the core leadership and engineering teams were established, Lonsdale and Eric Poirier built Palantir Finance (Later known as Metropolis, and then replaced by Foundry) as a separate division within Palantir. They created a technology platform analogous in scope to the government platform but focused on time series data and financial ontologies.

The company was valued at $20 billion in 2015. It announced a move from Silicon Valley in California to Denver, Colorado in 2020.

Rating GlobalNY.biz

Mentions in the news View all

Mention in the company news View all

Mentioned together View all

Colleagues View all

Born in one day View all

Astrological profile CALCULATE

Date of Birth 12 September 1982
Age 43 years old
Virgo Zodiac sign Virgo Virgo - intelligence and hard work Virgo is referred to as passive signs, which are primarily characterized by a subtle perception of the surrounding space, rather than active activity aimed at changing it. This does not mean at all that Virgos are…
Dog Chinese horoscope Dog Dog - loyal and intelligent People born in the years of the Dog are usually quite restless, always on the lookout, never resting. They are courageous against injustice. They are loyal and devoted, honest and just, noble and generous. True, Dogs are…
Virgin Slavic horoscope Virgin Born under the Virgin sign of the Slavic horoscope, people often combine mythic memory with practical steadiness — reading cycles early and standing firm for those they call their own.
Mut Egyptian horoscope Mut Mut in the Egyptian horoscope marks a period ruled by a distinct god — shaping temperament, luck in affairs, and the way a person protects what they value.
Vine Druid horoscope Vine Vine belongs to autumn balance and culture of abundance. Born 2–29 September, Vine people sense style, harmony and social mood with fine taste.
Simha Indian horoscope Simha The Vedic rashi Simha carries a sidereal rhythm of Jyotish — temperament, dharma leanings, and the ruling graha color how a person acts and chooses.
Aster Flower horoscope Aster Born under Aster in the flower horoscope, people often find strength in beauty, atmosphere, and the quiet symbolism of their birth bloom.
Virgo — 2nd decan Decan horoscope Virgo — 2nd decan Born in the Virgo — 2nd decan period, people often show a sharper flavor of their sign: faster or slower, bolder or more reflective, yet always recognizable by birth date.

This day is celebrated: Video Games Day

Horoscope Virgo: horoscope for today, horoscope for tomorrow, horoscope for week, horoscope for month, horoscope for year, 处女座 星座运势, tử vi xử nữ, ดูดวง กันย์

Days left until next birthday: 2 Days.

Profile statistic

mentions
views

About company

Palantir Technologies

Palantir Technologies is a public American software company that specializes in big data analytics. Headquartered in Denver, Colorado, it was founded by Peter Thiel, Nathan Gettings, Joe Lonsdale, Ste...

Quotes

All

Game of Thrones’ Maisie Williams Addresses Arya Stark Spinoff Rumors and Possible Return

WILLIAMS Margaret
WILLIAMS Margaret

I don’t know, really. She would have to be developed in some way because I feel like I’ve changed so much

Mariska Hargitay Honors Gloria Steinem in Emotional Emmys Speech for ‘My Mom Jayne’

HARGITAY Mariska
HARGITAY Mariska

I just want that invitation to go out, especially to women

Primetime Director Responds to Chris Hansen’s Criticism of Robert Pattinson Film

OPPENHEIM Lance
OPPENHEIM Lance

I’m excited for him to ‘have a seat’ and watch the movie in a movie theater, if that’s where he chooses to watch it.

Taylor Frankie Paul Confirms She Accepted ‘Bachelorette’ Proposal Before Reuniting With Dakota

PAUL Frankie Taylor
PAUL Frankie Taylor

[I said,] ‘Yes.’ Yes, I did [get engaged]

Sandra Bullock Recalls ‘Practical Magic’ Box Office Bomb: ‘It Got Quiet’

BULLOCK Sandra
BULLOCK Sandra

We thought, ‘This is going to be such an amazing film. People are going to love it.’ And then it got quiet. It got quiet

Persons

All
Buy this ad slot 240×400 slot is free Write →

Events

All

Emergency Services Day 9 September

Emergency Services Day is a special occasion to express gratitude to those who come to our aid during times of crisis. It is a day to honor the brave ...

Read more >