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Clarium Capital Management LLC​​​‌‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‍​‍​‍

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Peter Thiel's defunct hedge fund (2002-2013) that employed Alex Karp
Tracked:Peter Thiel's defunct hedge fund (2002-2013) that employed Alex Karp · 4 documented connections
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Key Connections
Palantir Technologies company
predecessor_organization
Clarium served as bridge between PayPal and Palantir for Thiel-Karp partnership
Alex Karp person
fundraising_role
Karp helped Thiel raise funds for Clarium before Palantir
Patrick Wolff person
former_managing_director
Wolff was managing director at Clarium before founding own hedge fund
Bruce Gibney person
general_counsel
Gibney served as Clarium's general counsel and later worked with Thiel
Facts (9)
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Documented Records (9)
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Primary Source Clarium Capital Management LLC was registered as an i​​​‌‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‍​‍​‍nvestment adviser with the SEC under CRD Number 138971
Partially Corroborated Clarium Capital Management LLC filed filing wit​​​‌‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‍​‍​‍h the SEC on 2006-02-14. Accession number: N/A.
Primary Source Clarium was employee-owned and invested in public equity​​​‌‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‌​‍‌​‍​‍​‍ (micro-cap companies), fixed income, and hedging markets
Primary Source Clarium operated with SEC file number 801-65470 and CRD number 138971
Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: SEC Form ADV 📋
Primary Source Clarium moved headquarters from San Francisco to New York in 2008, then back to San Francisco in 2010
Date: 2008-2010 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia 📋
Primary Source Clarium was considered defunct by 2013 after series of losses and investor redemptions
Date: 2013-01-01 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Wikipedia and financial press 📋
Primary Source Clarium charged 0% management fee and 25% performance fee, unlike typical hedge fund structure
Primary Source Clarium grew to $8 billion in assets under management by 2008 before collapsing to $350 million by 2011
Date: 2008-2011 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: Multiple financial reports 📋
Primary Source Clarium Capital Management LLC was founded by Peter Thiel in 2002 as a global macro hedge fund with $10 million from PayPal proceeds
Date: 2002-01-01 Added: 15 Apr 2026 ↗ SOURCE: SEC filings and Wikipedia 📋
All Connections (4)
Palantir Technologies company
predecessor_organization confirmed
Clarium served as bridge between PayPal and Palantir for Thiel-Karp partnership
Alex Karp person
fundraising_role confirmed
Karp helped Thiel raise funds for Clarium before Palantir
Patrick Wolff person
former_managing_director confirmed
Wolff was managing director at Clarium before founding own hedge fund
Bruce Gibney person
general_counsel confirmed
Gibney served as Clarium's general counsel and later worked with Thiel
Sources (13)
↗ SEC filings and Wikipedia web_search Processed
↗ SEC Form ADV web_search Processed
2008-2010 ↗ Wikipedia web_search Processed
2013-01-01 ↗ Wikipedia and financial press web_search Processed
↗ SEC Form D filings web_search Processed
2008-2011 ↗ Multiple financial reports web_search Processed
2002-01-01 ↗ SEC filings and Wikipedia web_search Processed