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PayPal’s Founders Had a Dangerous Secret: Four of Them Built Bombs as Teenagers
Founder News Team Jun 8, 2026 0

PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel has revealed that four of the company's six founders built bombs as teenagers, a fact that…

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Tech giant PayPal announces massive layoff round, 311 cuts in San Jose
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Tech giant PayPal announces massive layoff round, 311 cuts in San Jose
Founder News Team May 8, 2026 0

PayPal plans to cut its workforce by 9%, the San Jose-based tech giant announced Tuesday — almost exactly one year…

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PayPal Backs Klearly With $14 Million as Europe Pushes Toward Hardware-Free Payments
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PayPal Backs Klearly With $14 Million as Europe Pushes Toward Hardware-Free Payments
Founder News Team Jan 13, 2026 0

PayPal invests $14 million in Amsterdam-based Klearly, signaling a deeper push into European fintech and hardware-free payment systems as digital…

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PayPal Doubles Down on European Fintech with $14M Investment in Klearly
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PayPal Doubles Down on European Fintech with $14M Investment in Klearly
Founder News Team Jan 13, 2026 0

Image: Unsplash PayPal’s venture capital arm is spearheading a substantial funding round for a payments startup that supports businesses handle…

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Klearly raises $14 million Series A led by PayPal Ventures to expand restaurant payme
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Klearly raises $14 million Series A led by PayPal Ventures to expand restaurant payme
Founder News Team Jan 13, 2026 0

Fintech company Klearly, which provides a payments platform for restaurants, bars, and clubs, has raised $14 million in a Series…

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Day in My Life As a 69-Year-Old Startup Founder and Former PayPal CEO
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Day in My Life As a 69-Year-Old Startup Founder and Former PayPal CEO
Founder News Team Jan 5, 2026 0

This as-informed-to esstate is based on a conversation with Bill Harris, the 69-year-old startup founder of Evergreen Wealth and former…

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His $5,000 was frozen by PayPal. Now he’s raised nearly $6million to expand stablecoin cross-border payments for Africans
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His $5,000 was frozen by PayPal. Now he’s raised nearly $6million to expand stablecoin cross-border payments for Africans
Founder News Team Oct 25, 2025 0

Five years ago, a young software engineer in Nairobi received a $5,000 payment for freelance work. The project was done,…

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Got PayPal or Venmo? You get a free year of Perplexity Pro: How to sign up.
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Got PayPal or Venmo? You receive a free year of Perplexity Pro: How to sign up.
Founder News Team Sep 11, 2025 0

PayPal and Venmo applyrs in the U.S. and certain global markets are receiveting free early access to Perplexity Comet, the…

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Peter Thiel's Brutal Chess Moves Convinced A Rival To Fund His First Startup—'So Ruthless, So Merciless' - PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL)
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Peter Thiel’s Brutal Chess Moves Convinced A Rival To Fund His First Startup—’So Ruthless, So Merciless’ – PayPal Holdings (NASDAQ:PYPL)
Founder News Team Aug 28, 2025 0

Investor Peter Thiel is known for his assist in creating or shaping several companies, including PayPal Holdings Inc PYPL, Palantir…

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PayPal CEO interview; Infosys Q1 report
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PayPal CEO interview; Infosys Q1 report
Founder News Team Jul 24, 2025 0

In an exclusive interaction, PayPal CEO Alex Chriss stressed the required for interoperability between counattempt-specific digital wallet systems. This and…

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