{"id":6411,"date":"2026-01-16T23:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T04:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/?p=6411"},"modified":"2026-01-20T00:07:50","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T05:07:50","slug":"peter-thiel-connected-investor-backs-super-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/technicals\/peter-thiel-connected-investor-backs-super-copper\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Thiel\u2013Connected Investor Backs Super Copper; Shares Gain 9.86% to $0.78"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"font-family:Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:1.55; color:#111;\">\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">On Thursday afternoon, NIA introduced <strong>Super Copper (CSE: CUPR)<\/strong> at <strong>$0.68 per share<\/strong> as a <span style=\"color:#d35400;\"><strong>junior copper company<\/strong><\/span> backed by <strong>Apeiron Investment Group<\/strong>, the family office of <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">billionaire<\/span> Christian Angermayer<\/strong>. <strong>Apeiron Investment Group<\/strong> manages approximately <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>$7 billion<\/strong><\/span>, with the majority of its capital coming from <strong>Christian Angermayer<\/strong> alongside longtime partner <strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Normally, <strong>Apeiron<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>invests into<\/strong><\/span> <strong>Peter Thiel&ndash;backed<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>technology start-ups<\/strong><\/span>, which is why an <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>Apeiron investment<\/strong><\/span> into <strong>CUPR<\/strong> immediately <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>caught<\/strong><\/span> <strong>NIA&rsquo;s<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>attention<\/strong><\/span>. This marks Apeiron&rsquo;s <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>first<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>investment<\/strong><\/span> into a <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>natural resource<\/strong><\/span> <strong>company<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">After closing Thursday at <strong>$0.71 per share<\/strong>, <strong>Super Copper (CSE: CUPR) <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">gained 9.86%<\/span><\/strong> today to <strong>$0.78 per share<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<!-- Responsive Chart -->\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 14px 0;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Super Copper stock chart\" src=\"https:\/\/www.inflation.us\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/supercopperchart.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; max-width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border:0;\" \/><\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\">Here is a <strong>summary of Christian Angermayer&rsquo;s investment thesis<\/strong> explaining why <strong>Apeiron Investment Group<\/strong> (Angermayer alongside <strong>Peter Thiel<\/strong>) is <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>betting big<\/strong><\/span> on <strong>CUPR<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\"><strong>Paraphrasing Angermayer&rsquo;s thesis:<\/strong><br \/>\n&ldquo;<strong><span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">Unlike<\/span><\/strong> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>speculative tech trends<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color:#d35400;\"><strong>copper demand<\/strong><\/span> is <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">already<\/span> &lsquo;<span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">baked in<\/span>&rsquo;<\/strong> by <strong>policy<\/strong>, <strong>electrification<\/strong>, and <strong>AI <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">infrastructure<\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">build-out<\/span><\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">&ldquo;<span style=\"color:#d35400;\"><strong>Copper<\/strong><\/span> is one of the <strong>few commodities<\/strong> where <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>demand is accelerating<\/strong><\/span> while <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>supply<\/strong><\/span> is effectively <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>locked in<\/strong><\/span> for the <strong><span style=\"color:#27ae60;\">next decade<\/span><\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">&ldquo;The <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>world is sleepwalking<\/strong><\/span> into a <strong><span style=\"color:#2980b9;\">structural<\/span> <span style=\"color:#d35400;\">copper<\/span> <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\">shortage<\/span><\/strong> that <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>cannot<\/strong><\/span> be <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>fixed<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>quickly<\/strong><\/span>, <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>regardless<\/strong><\/span> of <strong>price<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">&ldquo;<strong>Super Copper<\/strong> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>provides exposure<\/strong><\/span> at the <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>exact point<\/strong><\/span> where <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>value creation<\/strong><\/span> is <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>most explosive<\/strong><\/span>: the <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>transition<\/strong><\/span> from <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>concept<\/strong><\/span> to <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>discovery<\/strong><\/span>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">&ldquo;A <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>single<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>successful<\/strong><\/span> exploration result can <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>fundamentally re-rate<\/strong><\/span> a junior explorer in a way <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>no<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>mature<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>producer<\/strong><\/span> ever could.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 10px 0;\">&ldquo;In a <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>supply-constrained world<\/strong><\/span>, the <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>most valuable<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#d35400;\"><strong>copper assets<\/strong><\/span> are the ones that <span style=\"color:#e74c3c;\"><strong>don&rsquo;t<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color:#2980b9;\"><strong>exist yet<\/strong><\/span> &mdash; but <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>will<\/strong><\/span>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 12px 0;\"><strong>Apeiron&rsquo;s Natural Resources Lead, Sebastian Wagner<\/strong>, was recently <span style=\"color:#27ae60;\"><strong>appointed<\/strong><\/span> to <strong>Super Copper&rsquo;s Board of Directors<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n<p style=\"margin:0; font-size:12px; line-height:1.5; color:#555;\"><em>Past performance is not indicative of future results. NIA is not an investment advisor and does not provide investment advice. Always do your own research and make your own investment decisions. NIA has received US$30,000 cash from Super Copper Corp. for a three-month marketing contract. This communication is for informational and educational purposes only. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday afternoon, NIA introduced Super Copper (CSE: CUPR) at $0.68 per share as a junior copper company backed by Apeiron Investment Group, the family office of billionaire Christian Angermayer. Apeiron Investment Group manages approximately $7 billion, with the majority of its capital coming from Christian Angermayer alongside longtime partner Peter Thiel. 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