Monday, June 25, 2018

Thiel Foundation Names LA Entrepreneur As Part Of Thiel Fellows

The Thiel Foundation, the nonprofit formed by maverick technology investor Peter Thiel, named a new class of twenty entrepreneurs as part of its 2018 Thiel Fellows program--including one Los Angeles entrepreneur, Gemma Busoni. The Thiel Foundation--which specifically provides its awards to convince promising entrepreneurs to skip college and instead go into business--has awarded Busoni and 19 others with $100,000 each and a mentorship with its network of technology founders, investors, and scientists. Gemma Busoni is co-founder of Discovr Labs, a startup working on virtual reality and augmented reality training products. Peter Thiel recently moved from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles.