Key points from article :
Peter Thiel – cofounder of PayPal – in 2006 he pledged $3.5 million to the Methuselah Foundation
Larry Ellison – founder of Oracle – has donated about $430 million in grants to medical researchers
Larry Page – cofounder of Google – founded Calico with an investment of $750 million from Google
Sergey Brin – cofounder of Google – has donated more than $150 million to find a cure for Parkinson’s disease
Mark Zuckerberg – established Breakthrough Prize which awards $3 million for new ways to extend human life
Sean Parker – cofounder of Napster – has donated millions to searching for a cure for allergies and for cancer research
