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Palantir Technologies

Data integration and analytics software for defense, intelligence, and commercial customers.

Palantir builds software platforms - Gotham for government/defense, Foundry for commercial, and Apollo for continuous deployment - that integrate and analyze massive datasets. The company serves the US Department of Defense, CIA, and allied governments, as well as commercial clients. Palantir went public via direct listing in 2020 and is a Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 component.

Overview

Headquarters
Aventura (Miami), FL
Founded
2003
Employees
4,429
Total funding
Public company
Valuation
Public (NYSE: PLTR)
Stage
Public (NYSE: PLTR)
Status
public
Domains
Data analytics, AI/ML, Command & control, Intelligence

Founders3

Investors2

Cap table5

Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.

Raised per round

Valuation over time

Valuation: $16BRaised: $0

Percentages marked ~ are not disclosed. Some are a generic VC-pattern model (founders/team weighted heaviest, option pool lightest, other holders evenly) sized to whatever's left undisclosed — a standard industry shape, not this company's actual cap table.

HolderInstrumentOwnership
Employee equity plansReinvested
Options / RSUs
~20.0%
Stephen Cohen (Co-founder)Reinvested
Class B/F
~20.0%
Peter Thiel (Co-founder/Chairman)Reinvested
Class B/F
~20.0%
Alex Karp (CEO/Co-founder)Reinvested
Class B/F
~20.0%
Public float & institutionalReinvested
Class A
~20.0%

Contracts9

Programs1

Frequently asked

What does Palantir Technologies do?
Palantir builds software platforms - Gotham for government/defense, Foundry for commercial, and Apollo for continuous deployment - that integrate and analyze massive datasets. The company serves the US Department of Defense, CIA, and allied governments, as well as commercial clients. Palantir went public via direct listing in 2020 and is a Nasdaq-100 and S&P 500 component.
Where is Palantir Technologies headquartered?
Palantir Technologies is headquartered in Aventura (Miami), FL and was founded in 2003.
What does Palantir Technologies specialize in?
Palantir Technologies works across Data analytics, AI/ML, Command & control, Intelligence.
Does Palantir Technologies hold government contracts?
Defense Tech Atlas links Palantir Technologies to 9 government contracts and 1 program.

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Sources & citations5

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  1. 1

    Headquarters moved to Aventura, FL in 2026; 4,429 employees as of Dec 2025

    SEC Filing: Palantir 10-K FY2025
    Verified2026-02-18
  2. 2

    Founded 2003 by Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Alex Karp, Joe Lonsdale, Nathan Gettings

    Wikipedia: Palantir Technologies
    Verified2026-06-12
  3. 3

    Beneficial ownership per SEC Form 4 filings (May 2026): Alex Karp ~182.7M shares (8.3%), Peter Thiel ~68.9M shares (3.1%), Stephen Cohen ~28.1M shares (1.3%)

    SEC Filing: Palantir Form 4 filings (May-Jun 2026)
    Reported2026-06-15
  4. 4

    Palantir and Armada jointly deploy mobile, containerized AI data centers built for war zones, using Nvidia B300 accelerators; each module self-contains compute, storage, networking, and cooling, can operate without constant cloud connectivity, and can be network-isolated for security

    united24media.com: Palantir Deploys Mobile AI Data Centers Built for War Zones
    Verified2026-07-29
  5. 5

    Corroborating coverage of the Palantir/Nvidia/Armada containerized AI data center for battlefield deployment

    TechRadar: Palantir debuts war data center in a container full of Nvidia's B300 AI accelerators
    Verified2026-07-01