How Thiel and Silicon Valley funded J.D. Vance’s sudden rise
Donald Trump’s VP pick was a venture capitalist who has been bankrolled in business and politics by billionaire investors. The PayPal co-founder was his biggest donor in the 2022 Senate race.
The name of J.D. Vance’s venture capital firm is a homage to fantasy author JRR Tolkien – and billionaire tech investor Peter Thiel.
Co-founded by Vance in 2020, Narya Capital is a reference to one of the “rings of power” in The Lord of the Rings and a nod to Thiel’s penchant for companies with Tolkien-inspired monikers.
