I would guess Peter Thiel, who was already heavily connected in the financial industry, was the one who made that part happen. Before co-founding PayPal in 1998

I would guess Peter Thiel, who was already heavily connected in the financial industry, was the one who made that part happen. Before co-founding PayPal in 1998, he had already founded a hedge fund in 1996, and before that worked at Credit Suisse.