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- Apr.07.2018: Google, Thiel Feature in Saudi Prince's Silicon Valley Tour. The Saudi delegation visited several Silicon Valley corporate campuses, including Apple Inc and Facebook Inc But two industry players stood out on the schedule: Alphabet Inc's Google and Peter Thiel, the billionaire venture capitalist who advises President Donald Trump. In addition to Facebook, where Thiel sits on the board, the Saudi delegation visited data-analysis startup #Palantir Technologies Inc. and a trio of investment firms created by Thiel: #Clarium Capital, #Valar Ventures and #Founders Fund. Thiel is chairman and co-founder of Palantir. Thiel has kept a low public profile since his unorthodox support for Trump's candidacy. Yet the president invited him to dine at the White House earlier this week, Bloomberg News reported. Thiel brought Safra Catz, head of Oracle Corp., a reliable Google foe. Mark Bergen, Bloomberg.