By Adria Cimino
Publication Date: 2026-01-31 09:10:00
Thiel’s latest move suggests a change in AI strategy.
It’s not surprising that investors look at Peter Thiel’s latest buys and sells with interest. The billionaire has been involved in the launch and growth of many major businesses and knows how to spot a great company and get in on it early. Thiel is a co-founder of both PayPal and Palantir Technologies, and he also became Facebook’s (now Meta Platforms) first outside investor.
At the helm of hedge fund Thiel Macro, the billionaire oversees more than $74 million in 13F securities — managers of more than $100 million in securities must report their trades on a quarterly basis on Form 13F to the Securities and Exchange Commission. This is positive for us as it offers us a glimpse of their latest investing activities.
Just recently, Thiel made a major move. He unloaded all of his shares of Nvidia (NVDA 0.72%), an artificial intelligence (AI) giant, and opened positions in two tech industry stalwarts. Let’s take a closer look at this shift in Thiel’s AI bet.
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Nvidia’s role in AI
So, first of all: Why am I calling this a shift in the billionaire’s bet? This is because Nvidia has been considered the company driving the AI revolution. The tech giant is the leading seller of graphics processing units (GPUs), the principal chips needed to fuel the development and use of AI. Its GPUs continue to outperform those of rivals, and this has resulted in explosive earnings growth and stock performance. For…
