Facebook (Meta)
Connecting over 3.2 billion people across social graphs and open-weights AI
Facebook (Meta)
Public (NASDAQ: META) SEC Form D VerifiedConnecting over 3.2 billion people across social graphs and open-weights AI
Investment Signals & Growth Radar
OpenAngels detected 4 independent growth signals during the last 90 days.
Every signal is synthesized from discrete observations across SEC Form D filings, verified headcount rosters, production changelogs, and cap table syndicate archives. Zero subjective AI speculation.
Breakout Velocity
Observed event convergence: fresh capital inflow verified simultaneously with headcount expansion (>20%) and key product release within a 90-day observation window.
+5% high-performance engineering focus (180 open roles)
Peter Thiel Writes Historic $500,000 First Angel Check
Released world's first 405B parameter open-weights model rivaling frontier proprietary systems across reasoning benchmarks.
Released world's first 405B parameter open-weights model rivaling frontier proprietary systems across reasoning benchmarks.
Peter Thiel wrote legendary $500k angel check for 10.2% equity and joined the board of directors.
Llama 3.1 405B Frontier Open-Weights Model
Released world's first 405B parameter open-weights model rivaling frontier proprietary systems across reasoning benchmarks.
Commoditizes foundation model weights, eroding proprietary model margins while driving global developers onto Meta's PyTorch stack.
Landmark $1 Billion Instagram Acquisition
Acquired 13-person photo startup Instagram for $1.0B in cash and stock ahead of Facebook's IPO.
Eliminated the greatest existential threat to Facebook's social graph while securing undisputed dominance in mobile photo sharing.
Viral Expansion to 1 Million University Students
Crossed 1M registered students across 800 universities with over 85% daily active cohort retention in under 12 months.
Unmatched organic viral engagement confirmed ironclad network effects and zero-CAC growth loops.
Peter Thiel First Angel Investment
Peter Thiel wrote legendary $500k angel check for 10.2% equity and joined the board of directors.
Secured Silicon Valley institutional governance and introduced crucial PayPal mafia networks and growth discipline.
Company Overview
Verified Claims & Lineage (Day 4 Engine)
CLAIM ↓ VALUE ↓ SOURCE ↓ EVIDENCE ↓ STATUSCompany Timeline & Change Detection Radar
Tracking temporal differentials across headcount velocity, funding step-ups, product breakthroughs, and strategic alliances:
Released Llama 3.1 405B Open Weights Foundation Model
World’s first 405B open-weights model rivaling proprietary frontier models (GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 Sonnet).
Acquired Instagram for $1 Billion in Landmark Mobile Coup
Pre-empted mobile photo competitor with historic $1B cash and stock acquisition, locking mobile photo distribution.
Crossed 1 Million College Students in Under 12 Months
Expanded from Harvard to over 800 universities across the US and UK with unmatched 85%+ daily retention cohorts.
Peter Thiel Writes Historic $500,000 First Angel Check
Peter Thiel made the legendary initial $500k angel investment for 10.2% equity, becoming early board director.
Prominent Investors & Syndicate Backers
Investors who participated in Facebook (Meta)'s funding rounds. Click to open verified contact details and due diligence profiles:
When pitching investors who backed Facebook (Peter Thiel, Founders Fund, Accel), highlight organic viral loops, daily retention cohorts, and developer network effects.
Pitch Syndicate Co-Investors (Peter Thiel)