Meet the PayPal mafia

Profiting from the PayPal connection

PayPal founders Max Levchin and Peter Thiel estimate that their ex-PayPal colleagues run $30 billion worth of businesses. Here's a snapshot of what these guys are up to now.

By Jeffrey M. O'Brien, Fortune senior editor
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen
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Chad Hurley, Steve Chen
Companies founded or co-founded: YouTube

Investors: Roelof Botha, Keith Rabois

Peter Thiel
Max Levchin
Elon Musk
Reid Hoffman
Roelof Botha
David Sacks
Keith Rabois
Jawed Karim
Chad Hurley, Steve Chen
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