How Tump's Win Led To A Billionaire Boost For Two Tech Entrepreneurs

Diana Nunuț

Thanks to a combination of growth and fervor, Palantir’s share price has shot up more than 50% since election night. That jump coincided with Palantir’s strong quarterly earnings report, in which it reported a 40% increase in revenue from U.S. government customers and a new government contract drove the company’s quarterly revenue to an all-time high of $726 million. Palantir’s stock price surge has made Joe Lonsdale and his cofounder Stephen Cohen, both 42, new billionaires. Read the full