Palantir is exclusive to intelligence services (CIA, FBI, US Department of Defense, US Air Force, US Marine Corps, US Special Operations Command, US Military Academy, New York and City of Los Angeles Police Departments), investment banks (JP Morgan Chase). , Bank of America, SAC Capital), hedge funds, etc. In addition to Alex Carp himself, its co-founders include Peter Till, co-founder of PayPal and one of Facebook’s early investors.

Details of the meeting

According to the President’s website, the parties discussed further cooperation in the field of protection and security, as well as digitalisation.

Your visit to Ukraine is a positive sign that despite a large-scale war, Ukraine is open to trade and ready to cooperate. We are pleased that Palantir is ready to invest in Ukraine and help us in the fight against Russia on the digital front.
– Quote the words of Vladimir Zelensky.

The President noted that Alex Karp is the first CEO of large Western companies to personally travel to Kiev since the start of the full-scale war.

The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine spoke about measures to combat cyber threats from Russia.

We are actively working not only on the digital blockade of the Russian Federation, but also on attracting the best international companies to Ukraine. This is one of our priorities today. Modern warfare has changed the rules, and technology plays a big part in that. Cooperation with Palantir is very important to us because it will help us strengthen our army and defeat the enemy as soon as possible,
– said Mikhail Fedorov.

Alex Carp said during the meeting: the company is ready to open an office in Ukraine and prepare joint developments with Ukrainian experts. He also expressed his support for Ukraine and his admiration for the Ukrainian people.

Company Details:

• Today the company has offices in only nine countries. Ukraine seems to be the tenth.
• Palantir projects cost between five and one hundred million dollars.
• It takes its name from the magical palantir stones described in Tolkien’s books – these allow you to see what’s going on from afar.
• The developer also refers to various literary and comic book products with the names of their products. For example, Gotham and Metropolis programs from comics about Batman.