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Matt Danzeisen is an American financier and investor. He is a portfolio manager and head of private investments at Thiel Capital, a co-founder of the Seoul-based private equity firm Crescendo Equity Partners, and chairman of the Bridgetown SPACs. He is also married to Peter Thiel. His age, net worth and family details are not publicly confirmed.
Matt Danzeisen is an American investor best known for his work at Thiel Capital and for his marriage to tech investor Peter Thiel. He keeps his presence on most of the side of the internet at top low, so that those online profiles shaped by speculation are the order. This article stands by what verifiable sources back. All of its guesses come from all other historical notes.
Key Takeaways
- Matt Danzeisen is described as an American financier and investor. His full name is reported as Charles Matthew Danzeisen.
- He studied at Cornell University (class of 1999) and worked at Bank of America Securities Asia and BlackRock before joining Clarium Capital and Thiel Capital in 2008.
- His official title at Thiel Capital is portfolio manager and head of private investments, according to a 2020 Bridgetown Holdings filing cited by Wikipedia.
- He co-founded Crescendo Equity Partners (Seoul) in 2012 and chaired the Bridgetown SPACs.
- He married Peter Thiel in 2017. Reports differ on whether the Vienna ceremony was legally performed.
- His birth year, net worth and family details are not reliably documented, and several websites state them without sources.
Who Is Matt Danzeisen?
Wikipedia lists Matt Danzeisen as an American financier and investor, but he is formally known as Charles Matthew Danzeisen. His work is in private investing emanating from where? (He is an entrepreneur – United States and Asia)
He is not a celebrity by normal definition; What is known about him primarily comes from financial filings, business databases, news in Asia and Europe, and a biography of Peter Thiel.
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Detail |
What sources say |
Confidence |
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Full name |
Charles Matthew Danzeisen (Wikipedia) |
Reported |
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Profession |
Financier and investor |
Well supported |
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Education |
Cornell University, 1999 (Cornell alumni directory, per Wikipedia) |
Well supported |
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Credential |
CFA charterholder (MarketScreener) |
Reported by one database |
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Birth year |
Sources conflict, roughly 1967 to 1977 |
Not confirmed |
Matt Danzeisen’s Career Timeline
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Years |
Role |
Source |
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2000 to 2001 |
Investment banker, Banc of America Securities Asia |
MarketScreener, Chafkin biography |
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2002 to 2008 |
Vice president, BlackRock |
MarketScreener, Chafkin biography |
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2008 |
Joined Clarium Capital and Thiel Capital |
Gawker and Valleywag, 2008 |
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2012 |
Co-founded Crescendo Equity Partners with Peter Thiel and others |
Wikipedia, MarketScreener |
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2020 to 2023 |
Chairman, Bridgetown Holdings (merged with MoneyHero in 2023) |
MarketScreener, CNBC via Wikipedia |
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Dates not given |
Chairman, Bridgetown 2 Holdings (merged with PropertyGuru in 2022) |
CNBC via Wikipedia |
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2023 |
Bridgetown 3 withdrew its planned $200 million IPO |
Renaissance Capital via Wikipedia |
Business databases rarely preserve dates in the same format, so treat specified start and end years as approximations unless a filing specifically establishes them.
His Role at Thiel Capital
As for a 2020 S-1 regarding Bridgetown Holdings, Danzeisen is listed as being the portfolio manager and head of private investments at Thiel Capital, in charge of the United States and Asia. Handelsblatt, in 2021, said he co-manages a hand in the actual day-to-day of the practice with Peter Thiel. As a private firm, Thiel Capital does not provide staff or performance data.
Crescendo Equity Partners
Crescendo Equity Partners (Crescendo Equity Partners) is a private equity firm based in Seoul, specializing in midcap manufacturing and technology companies in Asia. Wikipedia article about Danzeisen is that He co-founded this with Peter Thiel and others in 2012 and that he serves on the firm’s investment committee.
In Korea outlet The Bell named him director. Korean press has linked the firm to HPSP, Hanmi Semiconductor and Samyang NCchem, semiconductor and materials companies. Some sites claim exact investment totals for Crescendo that I could not find in good databases and therefore omitted them here.
The Bridgetown SPACs
He was former chairman of Bridgetown 3 Holdings, Bridgetown 2 Holdings, and Bridgetown Holdings. These SPACs were sponsored by Thiel Capital and Pacific Century, the group headed up by Richard Li.
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SPAC |
Outcome |
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Bridgetown Holdings |
Merged with MoneyHero in 2023 |
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Bridgetown 2 Holdings |
Merged with PropertyGuru in 2022 |
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Bridgetown 3 Holdings |
Withdrew its planned $200 million IPO in 2023 |
MarketScreener, too, notes Board roles on him at companies like Trumid Holdings and iText Group. The dates on the page are inaccurate so consult filings prior to using them.
Matt Danzeisen and Peter Thiel
Danzeisen married Peter Thiel in 2017, a ceremony in Vienna (October 2017, around Thiel’s 50th birthday), according to Axios, several reports. Questions about the status of the marriage have been raised by Austrian media as same-sex marriage became only legal there on 1 January 2019 – legal details of it are, therefore, uncertain. He has called him his best friend. Most of the time, the pair keeps low profile and is rarely seen together in public (Chafkin biography).
What Is His Net Worth?
Matt Danzeisen has never made his net worth public. A reputable source—the Forbes website or a regulatory filing—does not provide a figure that has been attributed to him.
His wealth has been misattributed on the web to that of noted investor Peter Thiel, whose wealth has been discussed widely. Amounts tied to Danzeisen himself are simply speculative.
What We Could Not Verify
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Claim you may see online |
Status |
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His exact age or birth date |
Conflicting. Reports imply anywhere from about 1967 to 1977. |
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His birthplace |
No reliable source found. |
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His early jobs before banking |
No reliable source found. |
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Details about children |
Not publicly documented. Private family details should not be repeated without solid sourcing. |
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Exact wedding venue, guest and proposal stories |
Unsourced or weakly sourced. |
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Total capital Crescendo has invested |
Unsourced figures appear on some sites. |
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His personal net worth |
Not publicly disclosed. |
What Other Articles Get Wrong
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Common claim |
What the record shows |
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He is a tech founder |
Reliable sources describe him as a financier and investor, not a company founder. |
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He earned a specific famous net worth |
No credible figure exists. It is not publicly disclosed. |
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Everything about his life is well documented |
Most details come from filings and press reports. Personal details are thin. |
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His age is settled |
Sources conflict by about a decade. |
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All business roles listed online are current |
Some are old, and database dates conflict. |
Conclusion
A financial man named Matt Danzeisen, his career has spanned across the likes of BlackRock, Clarium, Thiel Capital, Crescendo Equity Partners, and Bridgetown SPACs. The best part of Matt’s story is his time at Thiel Capital and his chairmanships.
It should be left as an unknown to his age, net worth and family, as it tells we’ve not found verified information. If you need specifics on roles or dates, consult primary sources and filings.
Disclaimer:
This is an informational article and is based on the information available publicly as of its writing. Some of the details may change, and some of the facts come from other sources. It has no private information or financial or investment advice. Corrections are appreciated.
