# Founders Fund

The Trillion-Dollar Orbit: How Peter Thiel’s High-Stakes Gamble on SpaceX Paid Off 4,000-Fold

Following SpaceX's record-breaking valuation, Peter Thiel's 2008 rescue investment of $20 million has yielded a staggering 4,000x return. This success validates the 'PayPal Mafia's' contrarian investment strategy and signals a major shift from software-centric startups to 'hard tech' infrastructure.