Peter Thiel’s Money Manager Courts World’s Mega-Rich for US Bets

A managing director at Peter Thiel’s family office is ramping up efforts to raise funds from other investment firms for the super-rich for a bet on US technology companies.

Jack Selby is courting family offices in the Middle East, Europe and central US to help gather as much as $300 million for the second fund of an Arizona-focused venture firm he runs in addition to his role at Thiel Capital, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Jack Selby

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Selby’s firm, Copper Sky, is set to mark the latest fund’s initial close in coming weeks after previously ...