Peter Thiel, a powerful tech investor who was an early and vocal supporter of President Donald Trump, is no longer working with the startup incubator Y Combinator.
Thiel, who is an influential but contentious figure in the tech community, started as a part-time advisor with Y Combinator in 2015. His departure was announced without much to-do through an updated blog post on the Y Combinator website that said simply: “Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator.”
The change was first noticed and brought to light on Thursday in a tweet by Gab – a social network popular with members of the “alt-right.” In late 2016, Gab’s founder Andrew Torba was kicked out of Y Combinator’s program for violating the accelerator’s harassment policy. The story was first reported on BuzzFeed .
It’s not clear why Thiel and Y Combinator have ended their relationship. Representatives for Thiel and Y Combinator did not respond to a requests for comment.
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