Thiel marks Palantir’s Asia push with $150m Japan JV with Sompo

Thiel marks Palantir’s Asia push with $150m Japan JV with Sompo

Kabukicho, Tokyo, Japan. Photo: Fabrizio Chiagano

In a rare show of public support, Palantir Technologies Inc.’s co-founder and chairman Peter Thiel pitched the power of the data-mining company during a splashy Tokyo event marking its formal entry into Asia.