Forbes Midas List 2011
Forbes Midas List 2011 by Forbes: 100 investors ranked, led by Jim Breyer. Full list with movement since the last edition and method notes.
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- April 6, 2011
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- 100 of 100 ranked
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The list returned after a pause in 2010 and was the first compiled with TrueBridge Capital Partners. Jim Breyer (Accel Partners) ranked No. 1, followed by Michael Moritz (Sequoia) and Reid Hoffman (Greylock).
Method changed. Positions in this edition are not directly comparable with the previous one.
First edition built with TrueBridge Capital Partners as data partner; Forbes had announced the revival in December 2010.
The full list
| Rank | Name | Since 2009 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim BreyerAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 2 | Michael MoritzAffiliation: Sequoia Capital | No change |
| 3 | Reid HoffmanAffiliation: Greylock Partners | |
| 4 | Peter FentonAffiliation: Benchmark Capital | |
| 5 | Scott SandellAffiliation: New Enterprise Associates | |
| 6 | Kevin EfrusyAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 7 | Peter ThielAffiliation: Founders Fund | |
| 8 | Peter BarrisAffiliation: New Enterprise Associates | |
| 9 | David SzeAffiliation: Greylock Partners | |
| 10 | Marc AndreessenAffiliation: Andreessen Horowitz | |
| 11 | Douglas LeoneAffiliation: Sequoia Capital | |
| 12 | Fred WilsonAffiliation: Union Square Ventures | |
| 13 | Ron ConwayAffiliation: SV Angel | |
| 14 | John DoerrAffiliation: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | |
| 15 | Aneel BhusriAffiliation: Greylock Partners | Down 7 |
| 16 | Bryan RobertsAffiliation: Venrock | |
| 17 | Mike MaplesAffiliation: FLOODGATE | |
| 18 | Josh KopelmanAffiliation: First Round Capital | |
| 19 | Jeff BrodyAffiliation: Redpoint Ventures | |
| 20 | Jeremy LevineAffiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners | |
| 21 | Harry WellerAffiliation: New Enterprise Associates | |
| 22 | David SkokAffiliation: Matrix Partners | |
| 23 | Ross JaffeAffiliation: Versant Ventures | |
| 24 | Jay HoagAffiliation: Technology Crossover Ventures | |
| 25 | Yuri MilnerAffiliation: Digital Sky Technologies | |
| 26 | Rob ChandraAffiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners | |
| 27 | Kevin HarveyAffiliation: Benchmark Capital | |
| 28 | Todd ChaffeeAffiliation: Institutional Venture Partners | |
| 29 | Terry McGuireAffiliation: Polaris Venture Partners | |
| 30 | Paul MaderaAffiliation: Meritech Capital Partners | |
| 31 | David CowanAffiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners | |
| 32 | Jim WhiteAffiliation: Sutter Hill Ventures | |
| 33 | Roger LeeAffiliation: Battery Ventures | |
| 34 | Sean DaltonAffiliation: Highland Capital Partners | |
| 35 | Bing GordonAffiliation: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | |
| 36 | Antoine PapiernikAffiliation: Sofinnova Ventures | |
| 37 | Jim BoettcherAffiliation: Focus Ventures | |
| 38 | Sandy MillerAffiliation: Institutional Venture Partners | |
| 39 | John FreundAffiliation: Skyline Ventures | |
| 40 | Rob WardAffiliation: Meritech Capital Partners | |
| 41 | Woody MarshallAffiliation: Technology Crossover Ventures | |
| 42 | Joel CutlerAffiliation: General Catalyst | |
| 43 | Tom BanahanAffiliation: Tenaya Capital | |
| 44 | George BischofAffiliation: Meritech Capital Partners | |
| 45 | Peter WagnerAffiliation: Accel Partners (Formerly) | |
| 46 | Kevin McQuillanAffiliation: Focus Ventures | |
| 47 | Bob GoodmanAffiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners | |
| 48 | George ZacharyAffiliation: Charles River Ventures | |
| 49 | Sunil DhaliwalAffiliation: Battery Ventures | |
| 50 | Greg GretschAffiliation: Sigma Partners | |
| 51 | Neeraj AgrawalAffiliation: Battery Ventures | |
| 52 | Adam GrosserAffiliation: Silver Lake | |
| 53 | Rich LevandovAffiliation: Avalon Ventures | |
| 54 | Brian PaulAffiliation: Tenaya Capital | |
| 55 | Michael ClineAffiliation: Accretive Technology Partners | |
| 56 | Glenn SolomonAffiliation: GGV Capital | |
| 57 | Chris GabrieliAffiliation: Bessemer Venture Partners | |
| 58 | Jim GoetzAffiliation: Sequoia Capital | |
| 59 | Danny RimerAffiliation: Index Ventures | |
| 60 | Jeremy LiewAffiliation: Lightspeed Venture Partners | |
| 61 | Jeff HoringAffiliation: Insight Venture Partners | |
| 62 | John WaleckaAffiliation: Redpoint Ventures | |
| 63 | Bruce GoldenAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 64 | Ben NyeAffiliation: Bain Capital Ventures | |
| 65 | Bruce SachsAffiliation: Charles River Ventures | |
| 66 | Nicholas GalakatosAffiliation: Clarus Ventures | |
| 67 | Ed AndersonAffiliation: North Bridge Venture Partners | |
| 68 | Chris SchaepeAffiliation: Lightspeed Venture Partners | |
| 69 | Steve JurvetsonAffiliation: Draper Fisher Jurvetson | |
| 70 | Ken DeAngelisAffiliation: Austin Ventures | |
| 71 | Vinod KhoslaAffiliation: Khosla Ventures | |
| 72 | Mike GordonAffiliation: Meritech Capital Partners | |
| 73 | David WeidenAffiliation: Khosla Ventures | |
| 74 | Greg McAdooAffiliation: Sequoia Capital | |
| 75 | Matt McIlwainAffiliation: Madrona Venture Group | |
| 76 | Mike CarusiAffiliation: Advanced Technology Ventures | |
| 77 | Deborah FarringtonAffiliation: StarVest | |
| 78 | Howard HartenbaumAffiliation: August Capital | |
| 79 | Tim BarrowsAffiliation: Matrix Partners | |
| 80 | Bill LinkAffiliation: Versant Ventures | |
| 81 | Sameer GandhiAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 82 | Chris SaccaAffiliation: Lowercase Capital | |
| 83 | George StillAffiliation: Norwest Venture Partners | |
| 84 | James BlairAffiliation: Domain Associates | |
| 85 | Ted SchleinAffiliation: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers | |
| 86 | Michael KrupkaAffiliation: Bain Capital Ventures | |
| 87 | Tim ChangAffiliation: Norwest Venture Partners | |
| 88 | Rich WongAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 89 | Ed HurwitzAffiliation: Alta Partners | |
| 90 | Geoff YangAffiliation: Redpoint Ventures | |
| 91 | James TopperAffiliation: Frazier Healthcare | |
| 92 | Amir NashatAffiliation: Polaris Venture Partners | |
| 93 | Theresia Gouw RanzettaAffiliation: Accel Partners | |
| 94 | John MoragneAffiliation: Trident Capital | |
| 95 | Jim WadeAffiliation: M/C Venture Partners | |
| 96 | Harry HopperAffiliation: Columbia Capital | |
| 97 | Anders HoveAffiliation: Venrock | |
| 98 | Brian AscherAffiliation: Venrock | |
| 99 | Bijan SabetAffiliation: Spark Capital | |
| 100 | Brad FeldAffiliation: Foundry Group |
This list is reproduced as Forbes published it. Names are shown as printed. The ranking belongs to its publisher.
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