J.D. Vance returns to Ohio and co-founds Narya Capital venture firm with $93 million in capital, backed by Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, Marc Andreessen, and Scott Dorsey. The firm focuses on investing in startups in under-served cities across fields of science and advanced technology.
J.D. Vance returns to Ohio and co-founds Narya Capital venture firm with $93 million initial funding, backed by Peter Thiel, Eric Schmidt, and other Silicon Valley elites. This strategic move positioned Vance for a future political career while leveraging his connections with tech billionaires. The …
Peter Thiel becomes anchor investor in J.D. Vance’s new venture capital firm Narya Capital, which raises $93 million. Fund focuses on investments outside Silicon Valley, particularly in Midwest, aligning with Vance’s populist branding while maintaining elite financial networks. …
On May 21, 2013, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held hearings examining multinational corporation tax avoidance, with Google as a primary focus. The investigation exposed that Google paid only a 2.4% tax rate on foreign profits—avoiding approximately $2 billion annually in taxes …
The Federal Trade Commission closed its 19-month antitrust investigation of Google without bringing charges, despite internal staff recommendations for legal action. With 230 White House meetings in 2012-2013, Google demonstrated unprecedented political access, ultimately avoiding significant …
Google completed its initial public offering on August 19, 2004, raising $1.67 billion by pricing 19,605,052 Class A shares at $85 per share. The IPO was unconventional, using a “modified” Dutch auction method that challenged Wall Street norms.
Most significantly, founders Larry Page and …