Chamath Palihapitiya

Sri Lankan-born Canadian-American businessman and CEO of Social Capital

Organizations and connections

Affiliations retain their dates and sources. Roles may be historical; a missing end date does not establish a current role. Machine classifications need review; a co-mention alone does not establish a relationship.

1. Chamath Palihapitiya→University of Waterloo

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   • Wikidata: Chamath Palihapitiya ↗Wikidata
2. Chamath Palihapitiya→Social Capital

   Founded

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   • Wikidata: Social Capital ↗Wikidata · P112 · Statement Q19903657$46AA012C-BE37-40D2-9C65-346DEEC5BDA51 reference record retained in the source statement
   • Wikidata: Social Capital ↗Wikidata
3. Chamath Palihapitiya→Lisgar Collegiate Institute

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   • Wikidata: Chamath Palihapitiya ↗Wikidata
4. Chamath Palihapitiya→Social Capital

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   • Wikidata: Chamath Palihapitiya ↗Wikidata
5. Chamath Palihapitiya→Facebook

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   • Wikidata: Chamath Palihapitiya ↗Wikidata
6. Brian Chesky↔Chamath Palihapitiya

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • Investor to Airbnb CEO: you want liquidity, make it available to everyone (2011) ↗techcrunch.com · 2017-03-09
7. Jensen Huang↔Chamath Palihapitiya

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
8. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Martín Casado

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
9. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Nick Bilton

   Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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   Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

   • A growing number of early Facebook employees regret the world they created ↗www.vanityfair.com · 2017-11-11
10. Stewart Butterfield↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Slack S-1 ↗www.sec.gov · 2019-04-26
11. John Doerr↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Things I’ve Learned From Marc Andreessen ↗25iq.com · 2014-06-14
12. Bill Maris↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • A growing number of early Facebook employees regret the world they created ↗www.vanityfair.com · 2017-11-11
13. Steve Jobs↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The Lightness of Windows ↗stratechery.com · 2021-06-28
    • You Are Not the Man in the Arena ↗wheresyoured.at · 2023-08-30
14. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Ezra Klein

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
15. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Matt Cohler

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
16. Brian Acton↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Against Facebook ↗0xadada.pub · 2018-05-01
17. Greg Brockman↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
18. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Bret Stephens

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
19. Scott Cook↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
20. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Nate Silver

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • VCs don't care if you're nice, they want founders who take risks ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2024-08-13
21. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Michael Dell

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
22. Bill Gates↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Apple and Facebook ↗stratechery.com · 2020-06-29
    • The Lightness of Windows ↗stratechery.com · 2021-06-28
23. Jan Koum↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Against Facebook ↗0xadada.pub · 2018-05-01
24. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Joe Lonsdale

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
    • Venture Capitalists are much less ambitious than their private equity siblings ↗summation.net · 2019-01-28
    • California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-02-15
    • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
25. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Sheryl Sandberg

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The People Deliberately Killing Facebook ↗www.wheresyoured.at · 2024-05-20
    • Internal emails cause more trouble for Facebook and its C.E.O. ↗www.newyorker.com · 2018-12-06
    • Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain ↗www.theguardian.com · 2024-07-20
26. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Robert Rubin

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
27. Kevin Systrom↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • A growing number of early Facebook employees regret the world they created ↗www.vanityfair.com · 2017-11-11
28. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Steve Ballmer

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The Lightness of Windows ↗stratechery.com · 2021-06-28
29. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Grover Norquist

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
30. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Mike Cannon-Brookes

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
31. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Barry Sternlicht

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
32. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Eric Schmidt

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The People Deliberately Killing Facebook ↗www.wheresyoured.at · 2024-05-20
    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
33. Paul Graham↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

    co mentionedDates not recordedCo-mention · relationship unclassified

    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Things I’ve Learned From Marc Andreessen ↗25iq.com · 2014-06-14
    • Venture Capitalists are much less ambitious than their private equity siblings ↗summation.net · 2019-01-28
    • California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-02-15
34. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Satya Nadella

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The Lightness of Windows ↗stratechery.com · 2021-06-28
35. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Douglas Leone

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Things I’ve Learned From Marc Andreessen ↗25iq.com · 2014-06-14
36. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Dan Schulman

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
37. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Adam D'Angelo

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
38. Ben Horowitz↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • VCs don't care if you're nice, they want founders who take risks ↗www.businessinsider.com · 2024-08-13
    • Things I’ve Learned From Marc Andreessen ↗25iq.com · 2014-06-14
39. Jamal Khashoggi↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic prepares to go public ↗www.theguardian.com · 2019-07-09
    • Virgin Galactic launches (on the New York stock exchange) ↗www.theguardian.com · 2019-10-28
40. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Steven Levy

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • The People Deliberately Killing Facebook ↗www.wheresyoured.at · 2024-05-20
41. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Mary Meeker

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Things I’ve Learned From Marc Andreessen ↗25iq.com · 2014-06-14
42. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Garry Tan

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
43. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Steven Pinker

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
44. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Sean Parker

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Siempo's new app will break your smartphone addiction ↗techcrunch.com · 2018-05-22
    • The People Deliberately Killing Facebook ↗www.wheresyoured.at · 2024-05-20
    • Former Google and Facebook execs are sounding alarms about the power of tech ↗www.theguardian.com · 2018-01-01
    • California’s billionaires pour cash into elections as big tech seeks new allies ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-02-15
45. Elon Musk↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
    • Richard Branson to sell $500m worth of Virgin Galactic shares ↗www.theguardian.com · 2020-05-11
    • Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic prepares to go public ↗www.theguardian.com · 2019-07-09
    • Tech titans divided over whether to pay billionaire tax or flee California ↗www.theguardian.com · 2026-01-09
    • Virgin Galactic offers peek inside new space plane for tourists ↗www.theguardian.com · 2020-07-29
46. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Anne-Marie Slaughter

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
47. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Tristan Harris

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Siempo's new app will break your smartphone addiction ↗techcrunch.com · 2018-05-22
    • Former Google and Facebook execs are sounding alarms about the power of tech ↗www.theguardian.com · 2018-01-01
48. Shivon Zilis↔Chamath Palihapitiya

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
49. Chamath Palihapitiya↔Leonard Leo

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Peter Thiel's private society attendance list leaked via hard-coded HTML ↗github.com · 2026-06-17
50. Chamath Palihapitiya↔JD Vance

    Co-mentioned; relationship unclassified

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    Appearing in the same article does not establish a professional or personal relationship.

    • Tech broligarchs are lining up to court Trump. And Vance is one more link in the chain ↗www.theguardian.com · 2024-07-20