Mithril is a global investment firm that provides capital to leading growth companies. We partner with teams who use technology to build valuable and lasting businesses, often in industries long overdue for change. Each of these businesses is unique, but all face common challenges to unlocking long-term growth. We help navigate these critical inflection points, and we invest in size and with conviction. Mithril is a global technology investment firm founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco. Combining insights from technology, macroeconomics, and finance, Mithril invests in businesses that use technology to solve intractable problems, often in traditional sectors long overdue for innovation. Mithril is founded on the principle that a deep understanding of technology and markets allows for conviction in investing, irrespective of sector or geography. This conviction allows Mithril to truly partner for the long term, offering both strategic and financial support to companies as they build powerful and sustainable franchises worldwide. Peter Thiel, co-founder of PayPal, chairs Mithril's investment committee. The firm is led by Ajay Royan, its managing general partner.