A group of tech innovators who formed PayPal have quietly amassed a lot of power in Silicon Valley and in the U.S. government ...

The term “PayPal Mafia” was coined in the mid-2000s to describe the later feats of PayPal’s early team, whose members include now-tech luminaries like Elon Musk, Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel. Another, ...

A cryptocurrency promoter is set to helm the nation’s commodities regulator. An online-payment entrepreneur has been nominated to lead its space program. An electric-car, aerospace, and social ...

The term "PayPal Mafia" was first coined by Fortune magazine in 2007 to describe the influential former PayPal founders and managers who went on to establish or invest in numerous successful ...

These men are known as the “PayPal mafia” due to their involvement in the founding of the financial tech company PayPal, explains reporter Chris McGreal. McGreal, a former South Africa ...

Born in South Africa in 1972, Sacks made his name as part of the “PayPal mafia”, the group of founders and early employees at the payments company that includes Elon Musk and investors Peter ...

But not before being privy to a riotous celebration of how a clique of billionaires—the so-called PayPal Mafia—helped clinch Donald Trump’s election victory and is taking Washington by storm.

Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and close associate of Elon Musk, will shape AI and cryptocurrency policy. This marks a significant shift for Sacks, who previously criticized Trump. David Sacks is ...

earning him a spot in the “PayPal Mafia,” a group of former executives who went on to become influential in Silicon Valley. After PayPal, Sacks co-founded Yammer, a business-focused social ...

As R3 weighs its strategic options, including a potential sale, this marks a defining moment in its history and the birth of the“R3 Mafia.” Just as the“PayPal Mafia” went on to shape ...

In the tech world, the term 'PayPal Mafia' invokes a sense of awe and admiration. This elite group of entrepreneurs, who once worked together at PayPal, went on to create some of the most ...

Fortune’s 2007 story coined “PayPal Mafia” and included this picture of the alums who went on to start new ventures and VC firms in Silicon Valley. © 2024 ...