Forbes The Midas List 2011 By venture funding [2 more lists]
Released each year by Forbes magazine, the Midas List ranks the top investors in technology. These fine men and women lead the pack in terms of angel investing, venture capital firms and devoting funding to technology startups around the world.
Using data compiled by TrueBridge Capital Partners, Forbes created this list by ranking the investors that were able to "generate profits for their investors and help to build valuable technology and life science companies." A number of factors went into the rankings, including the amount of involvement the venture capitalist had in the growth of the startup company, the size of the investment transactions and the frequency of the investment transactions, among other factors.
Once all the numbers were crunched, Jim Breyer from Accel Partners came out on top. Among other top brands, Breyer's Accel Partners invested in Facebook, turning $12.7 million into $5 billion. Accel, Breyer and others at the firm on this list are also involved in companies like Marvel Entertainment, Etsy and BBN Technologies.
It's no surprise that many of those who made the Midas List are involved in the most active venture capital firms of the last decade, as the combined funding provided by these fine individuals and firms have made many of the brands, companies and websites we use today household names.
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InvestorStanford University, Harvard University“ Accel Partners „ - 2
Venture capitalistMaleWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Oxford, Christ Church, Oxford, University of Pennsylvania MoreMaster's degree, M.A.“ Sequoia Capital „ - 3
Businessperson, EntrepreneurMaleStanford University, University of Oxford, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MoreBachelor of Science“ Greylock Partners „ - 4
Venture capitalistMaleStanford Graduate School of Business, Stanford UniversityMBA, Bachelor of Arts“ Benchmark Capital „ - 5
Venture capitalistMaleStanford Graduate School of Business, Dartmouth CollegeMBA, Bachelor of Arts“ New Enterprise Associates „ - 6
Entrepreneur, Venture capitalistMaleStanford University, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessBachelor of Science, Master of Science, Bachelor of Arts, MBA“ Accel Partners „ - 7 Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Chief Executive OfficerMaleStanford University“ Founders Fund „
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Peter J. Barris
“ New Enterprise Associates „ - 9 Venture capitalistMaleStanford Graduate School of Business, Yale UniversityMBA, Bachelor of Arts“ Greylock Partners „
- 10 ProgrammerMaleUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign“ Andreessen Horowitz „
- 11 Venture capitalistMaleColumbia University, Cornell University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MoreMaster of Science, Bachelor of Science“ Sequoia Capital „
- 12 MaleWharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology More“ Union Squares Ventures „
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Ronald Conway
Male“ SV Angel investor „ - 14 Venture capitalistMaleRice University, Harvard UniversityBachelor of Science, Master of Science, MBA“ Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers „
- 15 Venture capitalistMaleBrown University, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessBachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science, MBA“ Greylock Partners „
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Bryan E Roberts
Male“ Venrock „ - 17 “ FLOODGATE „
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Josh Kopelman
Businessperson, EntrepreneurMale“ First Round Capital „ - 19 Venture capitalistMaleUniversity of California, Berkeley, Stanford Graduate School of Business MoreBachelor of Science, MBA“ Redpoint Ventures „
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Jeremy Levine
Male“ Bessemer Venture Partners „ - 21 Venture capitalistMaleHarvard Business School, Duke UniversityMBA, Bachelor's degree“ New Enterprise Associates „
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David R. Skok
MaleUniversity of SussexBachelor of Science“ Matrix Partners „ - 23
Ross A. Jaffe
“ Versant Ventures „ - 24
Jay Hoag
MaleNorthwestern University, University of MichiganBachelor of Arts, MBA“ Technology Crossover Ventures „ - 25
Yuri Milner
“ Digital Sky Technologies „
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