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Palantir: History, Companies & Art

Palantir Technologies Inc. (/ˈpælənˌtɪər/) is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics software. Palantir is headquartered in Miami, Florida, and was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Stephen Cohen, Joe Lonsdale, Alex Karp, and Nathan Gettings.

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Palantir topic overview

The analysis highlights History, Companies and Art as prominent areas in the source structure around Palantir. 1 topic appears in more than one source area, which can help identify connections that are less obvious in a linear reading.

Related topics
379
Source areas
9
Connected nodes
390
Extracted relationships
926
Concept neighborhoods
66
Bridge connections
390

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Customers · 101 topics
Controversies and conspiracy theories · 72 topics
History · 67 topics
Overview · 56 topics
Partnerships with corporations · 29 topics
Corporate affairs · 22 topics
Products · 14 topics
Influence on other companies · 12 topics
Germany · 7 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Founded
May 6, 2003 (23 years ago) (May 6, 2003)
Founders
Peter Thiel · Stephen Cohen · Alex Karp · Joe Lonsdale · Nathan Gettings
Industry
Software
Headquarters
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Key people
Peter Thiel (chairman) · Alex Karp (CEO) · Stephen Cohen (president)
Net income
US$1.63 billion (2025)

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

History

Products

Customers

Germany

Partnerships with corporations

Controversies and conspiracy theories

Corporate affairs

Influence on other companies

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Palantir connects Entity context

The extracted context around Palantir shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Palantir → According, Afghanistan, Air Force, Allies, Army, Army's Program, Before, Center, CIA, Civil, Congressman Duncan, DCGS-A, Defense, DHS, Distributed Common Ground System, FBI, Field, GhostNet, Gotham, Hunter Another extracted example is Palantir → Aleksandr Kogan's, Alexander Nix, Alfredas Chmieliauskas, British, CA, Cambridge Analytica, Chmieliauskas, Chmieliauskas's, Christopher Wylie, Clive Lewis MP, Culture, Digital, During, Facebook, Foundry, Foxglove, Global Science Research, He, In, In June. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Palantir

Top relations

related to U.S. military, intelligence, and police · 41
Palantir → According, Afghanistan, Air Force, Allies, Army, Army's Program, Before, Center, CIA, Civil, Congressman Duncan, DCGS-A, Defense, DHS, Distributed Common Ground System, FBI, Field, GhostNet, Gotham, Hunter
related to UK · 40
Palantir → Aleksandr Kogan's, Alexander Nix, Alfredas Chmieliauskas, British, CA, Cambridge Analytica, Chmieliauskas, Chmieliauskas's, Christopher Wylie, Clive Lewis MP, Culture, Digital, During, Facebook, Foundry, Foxglove, Global Science Research, He, In, In June
related to Germany · 39
Palantir → AI, Anduril Industries, As, Athinia, Axel Springer SE, Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Bilderberg Conference, Brian Schimpf, Bundeswehr, CEOs, Espreso TV, European, German, Germany, Gundbert Scherf, Helsing, Hesse, In, In March
related to Ukraine · 37
Palantir → According, AI, AIP, Brave1 Dataroom, CEO, Commentators, December, Defense, Delta's, E-Enemy, Foundry, Gotham, In June, InDepthNews, It, Karp, Markus Reisner, Maven, Militarnyi, Other
related to United States · 35
Palantir → Alongside, Amazon Web Services, Andreessen Horowitz, Anduril, Anduril Industries, Anthropic, Anthropic's Claude AI, Archer Aviation, Atomic Industries, Boeing, Booz Allen, Dirac, EVTOL, General Catalyst, General Dynamics, General Dynamics Land System, Hadrian, Impulse Space, In, It
related to U.S. civil entities · 33
Palantir → Agriculture, American Recovery, Centers, COVID-19, Disease Control, Ernie Allen, Exploited Children, From November, Health, Hospitals, In May, In October, March, Missing, National Center, National Institutes, NCMEC, NCMEC's CEO, NYC Health, Other
related to 2013–2017: Additional funding · 31
Palantir → Air Force, Allies, Also, At, CDC, CEO Alex Karp, CIA, DHS, Exchange Commission, Exploited Children, FBI, Forbes, In December, In September, IPO, It, Joint Improvised-Threat Defeat Organization, Marine Corps, Missing, National Center
related to Palantir Foundry · 31
Palantir → As, British Medical Association, Communities, COVID-19, December, Department, England's, Federated Data Platform, Foundry, Health, Home Office, Homeland Security, Housing, Human Services, In, In November, Israel Defense Forces, Levelling Up, May, National COVID Cohort Collaborative
related to Influence on other companies · 30
Palantir → Addepar, Anduril Industries, Bundeswehr, Business Insider, Epirus, European, German, Govradar, Helsing, Helsing's, His, Ironclad, It, Joe Lonsdale, NAV, Nordic Air Defence, Palantir Mafia, Palantir's, Palumni VC, PayPal Mafia
related to ICE partnership (since 2014) · 29
Palantir → Amnesty International, Brennan Center, But, CNBC, Customs Enforcement, ERO, FALCON, HSI, ICE, ICM, Immigrant Defense Project, Immigration, ImmigrationOS, In, In April, In August, In September, Justice, Karp, Mijente

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

data palantir's software contract also 2025 company used intelligence million karp said government use former defense ai thiel nhs according

Palantir relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 926 structured relationships around Palantir. Examples in this analysis include Palantir → Founded → May 6, 2003 (23 years ago) (May 6, 2003) and Palantir → Founders → Peter Thiel. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PalantirFoundedMay 6, 2003 (23 years ago) (May 6, 2003)1.00infobox
PalantirFoundersPeter Thiel1.00infobox
PalantirFoundersStephen Cohen1.00infobox
PalantirFoundersAlex Karp1.00infobox
PalantirFoundersJoe Lonsdale1.00infobox
PalantirFoundersNathan Gettings1.00infobox
PalantirHeadquartersMiami, Florida, U.S.1.00infobox
PalantirIndustrySoftware1.00infobox
PalantirKey peoplePeter Thiel (chairman)1.00infobox
PalantirKey peopleAlex Karp (CEO)1.00infobox
PalantirKey peopleStephen Cohen (president)1.00infobox
PalantirNet incomeUS$1.63 billion (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirNumber of employees4,429 (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirOperating incomeUS$1.41 billion (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirProductsPalantir Gotham1.00infobox
PalantirProductsPalantir Foundry1.00infobox
PalantirProductsPalantir Apollo1.00infobox
PalantirRevenueUS$4.48 billion (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirTotal assetsUS$8.90 billion (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirTotal equityUS$7.39 billion (2025)1.00infobox
PalantirTraded asNasdaq: PLTR (Class A)1.00infobox
PalantirTraded asNasdaq-100 component1.00infobox
PalantirTraded asS&P 100 component1.00infobox
PalantirTraded asS&P 500 component1.00infobox
PalantirTypePublic1.00infobox
PalantirWebsitepalantir.com1.00infobox
Palantiris aprime contractor and in 60 of which it is a subcontractor0.90text

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Palantir bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Software, Contract and Also. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

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    • Software
    • Contract
    • Also
    • Intelligence
    • Million
    • Used
    • Said
    • Use
    • Government
    • Former
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    • Reported
  • palantir
    • Software
    • Contract
    • Also
    • Intelligence
    • Million
    • Used
    • Said
    • Use
    • Government
    • Former
    • Palantir's
    • Reported
  • data integration
    • Palantir
    • Use
    • Contract
    • Nhs
    • Platform
    • Palantir's
    • Software
    • Government
    • Including
    • Information
    • Used
    • Former
  • united states intelligence community
    • States
    • United
    • Used
    • Police
    • Including
    • Use
    • Palantir
    • National
    • Palantir's
    • Software
    • Ai
    • Government
  • united states department of defense
    • States
    • United
    • Gotham
    • Used
    • Use
    • Intelligence
    • National
    • Palantir's
    • Information
    • Management
    • Police
    • Including
  • government surveillance
    • Reported
    • Palantir
    • Intelligence
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    • System
    • According
    • Use
    • Contract
    • Palantir's
    • Including
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  • artificial intelligence
    • Police
    • Including
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    • States
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    • United
    • Software
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  • sensitive data
    • Palantir
    • Use
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    • Software
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Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Palantir, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Palantir with Customers. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Palantir — Customers · splits 289 ⟂ 102
Palantir — Controversies and conspiracy theories · splits 318 ⟂ 73
Palantir — History · splits 322 ⟂ 69
Palantir — Overview · splits 334 ⟂ 57
Palantir — Partnerships with corporations · splits 361 ⟂ 30
Palantir — Corporate affairs · splits 368 ⟂ 23
Palantir — Products · splits 376 ⟂ 15
Palantir — Influence on other companies · splits 378 ⟂ 13
Palantir — Germany · splits 383 ⟂ 8

Map overview Semantic statistics

Palantir

Nodes391
Edges390
Triples926
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.005115
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Palantir to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Companies & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Palantir · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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