Forbes 2012 Midas List of Technology’s Best Investors
Jim Breyer of Accel Partners retains his No. 1 spot on the 2012 Forbes Midas list of technology’s best investors, and while veterans still dominate the top of the rankings this year, a younger generation is moving in. Rounding out the Top 5, are: Marc Andreessen of Andreessen Horowitz (No. 2); Reid Hoffman (No. 3) and David Sze (No. 4) of Greylock Partners; and Peter Fenton (No. 5) of Benchmark Capital. The top three firms (ranked by partners on the list) include Accel Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and Greylock Partners. The complete list is available at www.forbes.com/midas. Other Midas List features include:
- INSIDE THE CLUB– A conversation with two of Silicon Valley’s biggest moneymakers, Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel, who met at Stanford University as undergrads 25 years ago. Here, they reveal how entrepreneurs can break into tech’s most exclusive network. The full 30-minute conversation is available at www.forbes.com/video. http://www.forbes.com/sites/
ryanmac/2012/05/02/reid- hoffman-and-peter-thiel-share- the-secrets-of-breaking-into- techs-most-exclusive-network/
- VENTURE CAPITAL’S NEW BAD BOYS – Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz have created the hottest venture capitalist firm America. The story behind their success, and how they embraced Michael Ovitz’s Hollywood talent agency model. http://www.forbes.com/sites/
connieguglielmo/2012/05/02/ andreessen-horowitz-venture- capitals-new-bad-boys/
- GROWTH CHAMPIONS – The Forbes Fast Tech 25, Forbes’ annual list of 25 torrid tech firms, many of which are still accelerating. http://www.forbes.com/sites/
ericsavitz/2012/05/02/the- forbes-fast-tech-25-our- annual-list-of-growth-kings/ - COMPLETE PROFILES OF THE 100 BEST VCS http://www.forbes.com/lists/
midas/2012/midas-list-top- tech-investors.html
- MIDAS LIST: THE TOP 100– The complete list, also available at www.forbes.com/midas.
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