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Forbes Midas List 2006

Forbes Midas List 2006 by Forbes: 10 investors ranked, led by Michael Moritz. The entries on record, movement since the last edition, and method notes.

Publisher
Forbes
Published
January 24, 2006
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10 ranked
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Michael Moritz ranked No. 1 ahead of John Doerr. Forbes described the list as survivors who created wealth through the slump, with many boom-era names gone.

The list on record

This page shows the 10 entries on record. Top 10 names only, from the Forbes landing page; affiliations not shown and left null. The list included non-VC dealmakers such as banker Michael Grimes and lawyer Lawrence Sonsini. See the original list.

RankNameSince 2005
1Michael MoritzUp 1
2L John DoerrNew
3Ram ShriramUp 3
4Andreas von BechtolsheimNo change
5Michael GrimesNo change
6David CheritonUp 1
7Timothy DraperNew
8Lawrence SonsiniDown 5
9David MarquardtNew
10David Katsujin ChaoNew

This list is reproduced as Forbes published it. Names are shown as printed. The ranking belongs to its publisher.

Sources and known limits

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