Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Aug 5, 2026
Palantir Technologies is a public software company founded in 2003 that builds operational software for integrating data, decisions, and workflows in government, commercial, and nonprofit organizations. It began with U.S. intelligence and counterterrorism use cases and now sells across government and enterprise markets.
Primary product
Palantir’s integrated platform suite: Gotham for defense/intelligence, Foundry for enterprise data operations, Apollo for continuous delivery across infrastructure, and AIP for governed generative-AI applications and agents; the Palantir Ontology connects data, objects, decisions, and workflows.
Founded
2003
Headquarters
Miami/Aventura, Florida, United States
Team size
4,000–5,000 full-time employees; 4,429 as of December 31, 2025
Work style
Flexible
Industry
Software development
Sub-industry
Enterprise AI, data integration, analytics, defense and intelligence software
Offices
Business model
Stage
Public company; IPO/direct listing in 2020
Latest round
Post-IPO equity · Aug 2023
Aug 2023 · ARK Investment Management
Jun 2020 · Sompo Holdings
Dec 2015 · Kortschak Investments
Dec 2014
Sep 2014
Sep 2013
Oct 2012
Oct 2011
May 2011
Jun 2010 · Founders Fund
Feb 2008
Nov 2006 · REV
Jul 2006 · Oakhouse Partners
Jan 2004 · Peter Thiel / Founders Fund-related financing
Leadership
Alex Karp
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen Cohen
Co-founder and President
Shyam Sankar
Chief Technology Officer
Peter Thiel
Co-founder and Chairman
Founders
Joe Lonsdale
Co-founder
Nathan Gettings
Co-founder
Palantir describes a flat, decentralized, mission-oriented culture with high ownership, autonomy, direct customer exposure, and a high hiring bar. Careers materials emphasize responsibility from day one, end-to-end engineering ownership, collaborative teams, and solving mission-critical problems.
Work style
Flexible
Visa sponsorship
Yes
Compensation
Public job-market signals indicate competitive/top-of-market compensation, equity, bonuses, relocation support, and geographic pay differences. Third-party H-1B data reports 114 LCAs filed in 2025 and a roughly $145,000 median salary for sponsored positions; role and location materially affect compensation.
Benefits
Pricing
Primarily negotiated enterprise and government contracts, generally involving platform licensing/subscription, deployment, usage, and expansion economics. Public list pricing is limited; Palantir also promotes a developer tier and rapid bootcamps.
Differentiators
Technology
Customers
Competitors
Estimated revenue
Approximately $4.5B reported FY2025 revenue; approximately $8.15B–$8.158B FY2026 guidance as of August 3, 2026
Revenue and customer exposure remain materially concentrated in government and the United States: 2025 revenue was reported as 54% government and 74% U.S.; changes in government budgets, procurement, or policy could affect results.
SourceCompetitive and valuation risks include hyperscalers and data-platform vendors offering bundled AI capabilities, plus regulatory and reputational scrutiny around defense, surveillance, privacy, and AI governance.
SourceThe stock has shown substantial volatility despite very strong operating results, illustrating public-market valuation and expectations risk.
SourceCNBC · Aug 2026
Coverage of the market reaction to the Q2 results and management’s AI-sovereignty thesis.
SEC / Palantir · Aug 2026
Q2 revenue reached $1.935B, up 93% year over year; U.S. commercial revenue rose 149% to $764M; FY2026 revenue guidance increased to $8.150B–$8.158B.
Palantir Investor Relations · Feb 2026
Q4 2025 results and initial FY2026 guidance highlighted accelerating U.S. commercial growth.
Palantir Blog · Aug 2025
Engineering article describing end-to-end ownership, direct user engagement, and autonomy.
301 jobs at Palantir Technologies