Palantir Technologies is a data analytics and operational AI software company serving government, defense, and commercial clients, founded in 2003 by Alex Karp, Peter Thiel, and co-founders including Joe Lonsdale, Stephen Cohen, and Nathan Gettings. The company built its early reputation on government and intelligence-community data integration work before expanding into commercial enterprise deployments.
Palantir relocated its headquarters from Denver to the Aventura area near Miami, Florida in February 2026, and continues trading publicly on Nasdaq under the ticker PLTR, with its stock remaining notably volatile through 2025 and 2026 alongside broader swings in AI-sector valuations. The company's growth has increasingly centered on its Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) product line.