Chamath Palihapitiya

Chamath Palihapitiya
Palihapitiya in 2025
Born (1976-09-03) 3 September 1976
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
EducationUniversity of Waterloo (BASc)
Occupations
  • Entrepreneur
  • Businessman
  • Venture capitalist
Years active2007–present
Spouses
Brigette Lau
(div. 2018)
Nathalie Dompé
(m. 2023)
Children5

Chamath Palihapitiya (born 3 September 1976) is a Canadian-American venture capitalist and entrepreneur. He founded and leads Social Capital, which he launched in 2011 after serving as a senior executive at Facebook from 2007 to 2011. Palihapitiya has used Social Capital to invest in technology and healthcare companies, championed high-profile special-purpose acquisition company deals, held a minority stake in the Golden State Warriors, and co-hosts All-In, a weekly business and technology podcast launched in 2021 with co-hosts Jason Calacanis, David Sacks, and David Friedberg, which focuses on startup investing and technology policy.