Chamath Palihapitiya
Chamath Palihapitiya is a Canadian-American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He founded and leads Social Capital, which he launched in 2011 after serving as a senior executive at Facebook from 2007 to 2011. Palihapitiya has used Social Capital to invest in technology and healthcare companies, championed high-profile special-purpose acquisition company deals, held a minority stake in the Golden State Warriors, and co-hosts All-In, a weekly business and technology podcast launched in 2021 with co-hosts Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg, which focuses on startup investing and technology policy.
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- Born in
- Colombo
- Educated at
- University of WaterlooLisgar Collegiate Institute
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1976
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