Palantir CEO Alex Karp: "Colorado is a very sane and pleasant place"

Driving the news: At a recent conference in Palo Alto, California, Karp praised Colorado as a prime place to start a company and contrasted it with Silicon Valley, which he criticized for its "woke mob" and anti-patriotism, the Denver Business Journal reports.

• Palantir, a global data-mining firm known for its secrecy, has drawn protests by Bay Area activists over its contracts with law enforcement and government agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

What he's saying: "Colorado is a very sane and pleasant place," Karp said. "It's very likable, very pragmatic, and [there are] a lot of industrious, smart people that also want to live in Colorado. It's great."

Flashback: Karp previewed his thinking about moving his company to Denver in an "Axios on HBO" interview two years ago.

• He blamed Silicon Valley's "increasing intolerance and monoculture" for pushing Palantir out.