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
- X / Twitter
- x.com/PalantirTech
- Website
- palantir.com
Founders3
Investors2
Cap table5
Approximate ownership by holder. Indexed holders link to their records.
Raised per round
Valuation over time
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.
| Holder | Instrument | Ownership |
|---|---|---|
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
- ContractUSSOCOM Software and Sustainment IDIQFive-year IDIQ for Palantir software capabilities across SOCOM units.
- ContractSpace Force Data Software Services IDIQMultiple-award IDIQ for data software services including Palantir as awardee.
- ContractTITAN Prototype Other TransactionInitial TITAN ground station prototype award to Palantir.
- ContractAIP Deployment Across Combatant CommandsMultiple task orders for Palantir AI Platform across combatant commands.
- ContractArmy Enterprise Agreement for AI PlatformEnterprise-wide agreement for Palantir AI platform across Army modernization priorities.
- ContractArmy TITAN Ground Station OTAOther Transaction Agreement for Army Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node ground stations.
- ContractArmy Vantage Data Analytics ExpansionArmy expansion of the Vantage data analytics platform powered by Palantir.
- ContractMaven Smart System User LicensesFirm-fixed-price contract for Maven Smart System AI user licenses.
- ContractMaven Smart System Software Licenses Modification$795M modification for Maven Smart System AI tool across Army.
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.
Sources & citations5
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