Peter Thiel Visiting Buenos Aires This Week
- Billionaire Peter Thiel is in Buenos Aires this week, drawing attention from local media and political circles. - His visit has lasted about a week and includes meetings with investors and tech figures in CABA. - Observers note possible influence on startup funding and political debate over tech oligarchs (pagina12.com.ar).
Peter Thiel has spent more than a week in Buenos Aires, where the billionaire investor lined up meetings with President Javier Milei’s circle and local tech figures. (infobae.com) Argentine outlets reported that Thiel met presidential adviser Santiago Caputo last week and is scheduled to see Milei at the Casa Rosada on Thursday, April 23, at 2 p.m. local time. (lanacion.com.ar) Infobae reported that Thiel arrived with his family, has kept a low profile, and has remained in Argentina for several days while maintaining contacts with the presidency and the foreign ministry. (infobae.com) The visit lands as Milei’s government courts foreign capital and tries to turn Buenos Aires into a bigger destination for venture money and technology companies. Argentine officials told local media they see Thiel as a player in global innovation and risk capital. (infobae.com) Thiel’s presence also carries political weight because he is not just a financier. He cofounded PayPal and Palantir, was Facebook’s first outside investor, and Forbes estimated his net worth at about $29.3 billion on April 22, 2026. (clarin.com) (forbes.com) Palantir, the data-analysis company Thiel helped found in 2003, sells software used by governments and corporations to combine large datasets and spot patterns. Argentine coverage of the trip has tied that background to interest inside Milei’s government in technology, security, and global positioning. (ambito.com) (infobae.com) This is not the first contact between Thiel and Milei. La Nacion and Infobae both traced the relationship to a May 2024 Casa Rosada meeting arranged with Argentine ambassador Alec Oxenford, and La Nacion said the two also met in Los Angeles at the Milken Institute forum. (lanacion.com.ar) (infobae.com) The trip has not been limited to closed-door meetings. Infobae, Ámbito and Clarín all reported that Thiel attended the River Plate-Boca Juniors Superclásico at the Monumental during his stay in Buenos Aires. (infobae.com) (ambito.com) (clarin.com) For now, the clearest fact is that one of Silicon Valley’s most connected investors is spending this week in Buenos Aires with access to the top of Argentina’s government. Thursday’s Milei meeting is the moment that will show whether the visit stays symbolic or turns into business. (ambito.com)
