Alex Karp blasts short sellers as Palantir draws more bets against it

Sam Altman, Alex Karp Attacking Wall Street Short Sellers

Just like a long line of executives before them, leaders of some of the world’s hottest firms are learning to hate an age-old enemy: short sellers. Last month, Palantir CEO Alex Karp had a meltdown of sorts about the subject. When asked about short sellers, aka investors betting against the company’s stock, Karp unloaded on the naysayers. “They could pick on any company in the world. They have to pick on the one that actually helps people, that’…

Alex Karp blasts short sellers as Palantir draws more bets against it

Palantir CEO Alex Karp drew attention last month after a heated response on CNBC when asked about investors betting against his company’s stock. “They could pick on any company in the world. They have to pick on the one that actually helps people, that's actually made money for the average person, that is actually supporting our war fighters,” Karp said. (Some critics dispute that framing; Palantir has faced criticism for work with the US govern…