# Praxis **Domain:** Charter Cities / Network States / Venture Governance **Doc Type:** Organization Node **Maturity:** Developing ## Definition **Praxis is a U.S. startup co-founded by Dryden Brown that aims to build a technologically advanced "freedom city" and has explored sites including [[wiki/Greenland|Greenland]].** Forbes reported (January 9, 2026) that [[wiki/Peter Thiel|Peter Thiel]] funded Praxis in early 2021. Brown visited Greenland in 2023 to explore acquiring territory. Reuters described the Greenland concept as a minimal-regulation city with an AI hub, autonomous vehicles, space-launch operations, micro nuclear reactors, and high-speed rail. ## Status and Corrections A Thiel spokesperson stated in January 2026 that Thiel "isn't involved in any plans or discussions regarding Greenland." A viral January 2026 paraphrase merged Forbes's separate reporting on Praxis and on [[wiki/KoBold Metals|KoBold Metals]] into a claim that Gates, Altman, Bezos, and Thiel had jointly invested in a Greenland "Freedom City"; the underlying Forbes report describes two distinct investments. [[articles/war with empire/Greenland and Freedom City|Greenland and Freedom City]] corrected its January epigraph accordingly. ## Evidence Ledger ### Established - Thiel's 2021 funding of Praxis (Forbes); Brown's 2023 Greenland visit (Newsweek). ### Unresolved - Any site agreement or concession in Greenland; settled by a land or concession filing in Nuuk. ## Relationships - **Concept:** [[wiki/Freedom Cities|Freedom Cities]] · [[wiki/Charter Cities|Charter Cities]] · [[wiki/Governance Hypervisor|Governance Hypervisor]]. - **Funder (2021):** [[wiki/Peter Thiel|Peter Thiel]]. - **Source:** [[articles/war with empire/Greenland and Freedom City|Greenland and Freedom City]] in [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [These Billionaires Bet Big On Greenland—After Trump Took Interest](https://www.forbes.com/sites/martinadilicosa/2026/01/09/these-billionaires-bet-big-on-greenland-after-trump-took-interest/) (Forbes, January 9, 2026). - [Is "freedom city" being planned for Greenland? What we know](https://www.newsweek.com/is-freedom-city-being-planned-for-greenland-what-we-know-11346041) (Newsweek, January 2026).