The Thiel Foundation today named 24 people into the 2020 class of Thiel Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in 2011, encourages talented y

The Thiel Foundation has unveiled the 2024 class of Thiel Fellows, assembling a group of 20 brilliant young minds who are set to disrupt various indus

The Thiel Foundation today named 20 individuals as the next class of Thiel Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in 2011, encourages talente

The Thiel Foundation today named 23 individuals as the next class of Thiel Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in 2011, encourages talente

The Thiel Foundation today named 20 people into the 2018 class of Thiel Fellows. The Fellowship program, which launched in 2011, encourages talented y

Forbes Presents the 30 Under 30 Class of 2018: 600 of the brightest young entrepreneurs, leaders, stars

Forget student loan debt: These young people are dropping out of college, or high school, to make their Silicon Valley dreams real - and they have the backing of an Internet billionaire

Instead of asking “Is university good?”, ask “Do I have something more compelling to do?”. Instead of “Should I do a PhD?”, ask “Where can I find the best environment to grow as a researcher?”.

Ritesh Agarwal has reportedly purchased back $2 billion in shares from VC firms Sequoia and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

The company launches today.

Austin Russell, the founder and CEO of Luminar Technologies, aims to improve the safety of autonomous cars with a single laser

Lending company Upstart Inc. is looking to capitalize on a wave of enthusiasm for the financial technology sector as it heads for the public markets.

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Last August, we told you about Laura Deming, a New Zealand native who was home schooled before moving halfway around the world as a 12-year-old to work

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I get asked a lot how to apply for the Thiel Fellowship and it usually boils down to two questions:

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Initially modelled on Airbnb, OYO Rooms now lists only rooms from budget hotels. From 200 hotels in 10 Indian cities, it wants to expand to 1,000 hotels by the end of the year.

TechCrunch's Disrupt SF (September 5-7) will be one for the record books, with twice the attendees and twice the programming sessions compared to past

Every year, employers are scrambling to find enough part-time workers for the holiday season. This creative approach could be the answer.

For retail, the fourth quarter can be the busiest and most profitable quarter of the month, but it all hinges on the front-line employees.

India-based OYO, a startup that pioneered and popularized the concept of budget hotel networks, has closed $250 million in new funding led by SoftBank's