Intelligence Synthesis · April 23, 2026
Research Brief
Market Handoff: Full Company Workup — 2026-04-23 (Clarium Capital)

Market Signals Build Handoff

Area: Market Signals — Full Company Workup (market_full_workup) Filed: 2026-04-23T04:38:23.986Z Source: External LLM via /handoff/market Resolved company: Clarium Capital (entity #31, no ticker on file) Ingest result: 7 events, 4 governance, 1 regulatory, 3 connections, 12 sources — signal detection skipped (no ticker on file)

Result

{ "target_company": { "name": "Clarium Capital", "ticker": null }, "corporate_events": [ { "summary": "Clarium Capital Management LLC was founded in San Francisco in 2002 by Peter Thiel following the sale of PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion.", "event_date": "2002-10-01", "signal_type": "leadership_change", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital" }, { "summary": "Assets under management (AUM) grew from $4 billion at the start of 2008 to a peak of $7.8 billion in June 2008.", "event_date": "2008-06-30", "signal_type": "contract_award", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://nypost.com/2009/07/08/thiels-hedge-fund-plummet/" }, { "summary": "Clarium moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City in 2008 to bring trading operations closer to the financial hub.", "event_date": "2008-06-01", "signal_type": "leadership_change", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital" }, { "summary": "Clarium lost 4.5% in 2008, 25% in 2009, and 23% in 2010, resulting in a 90% decline in AUM from its peak.", "event_date": "2010-12-31", "signal_type": "earnings_report", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital" }, { "summary": "Peter Thiel closed the New York office in June 2010 to consolidate operations back to the San Francisco headquarters.", "event_date": "2010-06-01", "signal_type": "leadership_change", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital" }, { "summary": "Clarium Capital Management LLC terminated its SEC registration on October 20, 2017.", "event_date": "2017-10-20", "signal_type": "regulatory_action", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/138971" }, { "summary": "Clarium Capital was considered defunct by 2013.", "event_date": "2013-01-01", "signal_type": "leadership_change", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarium_Capital" } ], "governance_signals": [ { "fact_text": "Clarium Capital and three other investment firms founded by Peter Thiel (Founders Fund, Mithril Capital) owned a total of 17.7% of Palantir Technologies before its IPO in 2020.", "date_occurred": "2020-09-30", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2020/09/30/palantir-ipo-cements-billionaire-fortunes-for-cofounder-peter-thiel-and-ceo-alexander-karp/", "entity_link": "Palantir Technologies", "relationship_type": "owner" }, { "fact_text": "Peter Thiel, the founder and president of Clarium Capital, donated $1 million to NumbersUSA, an anti-immigration group, through the hedge fund.", "date_occurred": "2008-11-14", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.gawkerarchives.com/billionaire-facebook-investors-anti-immigrant-heresy-1591102576", "entity_link": "Peter Thiel", "relationship_type": "donor" }, { "fact_text": "Clarium Capital Management did not report any lobbying of the federal government during the 2016 or 2018 election cycles.", "date_occurred": "2018-12-31", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/clarium-capital-management/summary?id=D000059341", "entity_link": null, "relationship_type": null }, { "fact_text": "Clarium Capital's spectacular failure in 2008-2010 led to the freeing of talent that helped transform Founders Fund from a $50 million side project to a multi-billion dollar powerhouse.", "date_occurred": "2011-01-01", "confidence": "secondary", "source_url": "https://www.linkedin.com/posts/mariogabriele_clarium-capitals-spectacular-failure-became-activity-7350951117792403456-89-4", "entity_link": "Founders Fund", "relationship_type": "other" } ], "regulatory_exposure": [ { "fact_text": "On August 28, 2006, Amisil Holdings Ltd. filed a lawsuit against Clarium Capital Management LLC, Peter Thiel, and other officers for violations of federal securities law, Investment Advisers Act violations, fraud, and conversion.", "date_occurred": "2006-08-28", "confidence": "primary", "source_url": "https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2415943/amisil-holdings-ltd-v-clarium-capital-management/", "entity_link": null, "relationship_type": null } ], "revenue_concentration": [] }

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