# Alex Karp Timeline Biographical chronology of [[Alex Karp]] — the look-back spine. Distinct from [[Alex Karp Calendar]] (look-ahead) and [[Alex Karp Events]] (discrete-page index). > Dates as established in the vault and the widely-reported public record. ## Formation (1967–2003) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 1967 | Born October 2, New York City | | 1989 | BA, Haverford College (Quaker liberal arts) | | 1990s | JD, Stanford Law — classmate of [[Peter Thiel]] | | 1990s–2002 | PhD in neoclassical social theory, Goethe University Frankfurt, under [[Jürgen Habermas]] ([[Frankfurt School]]) | ## Building Palantir (2003–2020) | Year | Event | |---|---| | 2003 | Co-founds [[Palantir]] with [[Peter Thiel]], [[Joe Lonsdale]], [[Stephen Cohen]], [[Nathan Gettings]]; $30M Thiel + $2M [[In-Q-Tel]] seed | | mid-2000s+ | [[Palantir Gotham]] becomes the CIA/NSA data-integration tool | | 2018 | Palantir picks up [[Project Maven]] after Google's employee revolt | | 2020 | Palantir direct-lists (NYSE: PLTR); HQ moves Palo Alto → Denver | ## The pivot & the surge (2024–2026) | Date | Event | |---|---| | 2024 | PLTR up **~340%**; market cap peaks ~$424B; 2024 comp "actually paid" $6.8B | | Feb 2025 | Q4 2024 call: "scare enemies and… kill them"; "heads cut off" on DOGE — see [[Alex Karp Quotes]] | | 2025 | **$1M** to Trump's inaugural committee; endorses [[Elon Musk]]'s DOGE; ImmigrationOS ($30M) deployed; [[DOGE-Palantir Nexus]] | | 2025 | Publishes *[[The Technological Republic]]* | | Apr 2026 | [[Palantir 22-Point Manifesto]] — the conscription/"technofascism" statement; reluctant-warrior frame breaks | ## See Also - [[Alex Karp]] — canonical biography - [[Alex Karp Calendar]] · [[Alex Karp Events]] - [[Palantir]] · [[The Technological Republic]] - [[Alex Karp Dossier]]