Thiel Fellows 2017
The 25 fellows in the Thiel Fellowship class of 2017, with the companies they went on to build and where they are now.
- Ashish PandhiNew York, NY
Founder of Bettr · Thiel Fellow 2017
- Colton JangBerkeley, CA
Thiel Fellow, class of 2017
- VoiceOpsDaria EvdokimovaMoscow, Russia / San Francisco, CA
Founder of VoiceOps · Thiel Fellow 2017
- LuminopiaDean TraversGreater Boston
Co-Founder at Luminopia
- Shield BioFred TurnerAustin, Texas, United States
Founder/CEO at Shield Bio
- RileyHelson TaverasUnited States
Founder/CTO at Riley
- Iddo GinoHaifa, Israel / San Francisco, CA
Founder of RapidAPI · Thiel Fellow 2017
- Community Phone CompanyJames GrahamSan Francisco, California, United States
Founder at Community Phone Company
- SOUNDBOKSJesper Theil ThomsenVirum, Denmark / Los Angeles
Founder/CEO at SOUNDBOKS
- Kitu Super Brands, Inc.Jordan DeCiccoNew York, New York, United States
Executive Officer, Director, Promoter at Kitu Super Brands, Inc.
- Jorge IzquierdoMadrid, Spain
Founder of Aragon · Thiel Fellow 2017
- Lani LazzariPittsburgh, PA
Founder of Simple Sugars · Thiel Fellow 2017
- Laura VaughanOttawa, Canada / Waterloo, Canada
Founder of Acorn Cryotech · Thiel Fellow 2017
- Mark ProkoudineMoscow / Toronto / San Francisco
Kickback · Thiel Fellow 2017
- TailosMicah GreenAustin, Texas, United States
Founder at Tailos
- The Venture CollectiveNicholas ShekerdemianMiami Beach, Florida
Founding Partner at The Venture Collective
- GenetesisPeeyush ShrivastavaCincinnati Metropolitan Area
Chief Executive Officer at Genetesis
- Phat LePortland, OR
Founder of Sleeker · Thiel Fellow 2017
- MimirPrahasith VeluvoluCarmel, Indiana, United States
Founder/CEO at Mimir
- FreshlineRobert KirstiukToronto, Ontario, Canada
Founder at Freshline
- LoftsmartSam BernsteinUnited States
Founder at Table 22
- LoomShahed KhanNew York, New York, United States
Co-Founder and CEO at Hyper
- Sol ChenCambridge, MA
Founder of Clara · Thiel Fellow 2017
- SmartSweetsTara BoschVancouver, BC
Founder of SmartSweets · Thiel Fellow 2017
- FlexbaseZaid RahmanSan Francisco, California
Investor at 305 Ventures
Other classes
Class roster from the Thiel Foundation's announcement for 2017; profiles, companies, and affiliations from Fundraising Fox's database.