Peter Fenton, one of five partners, describes Benchmark’s approach to venture capital as ‘artisanal,’ implying that they’re more traditional bricklayers than fancy speculators. Number Two: Peter Fenton, Partner, Benchmark (43, married with 2 kids) His focus remains fixed on enterprises that are passionate and mission-based. Facebook bought WhatsApp for a staggering $22 billion rocketing Jim Goetz to the top of the Midas List with more than $3 billion worth of Facebook stock. Goetz convinced Sequoia to invest $60 million in WhatsApp over three rounds, a hefty sum that was soon made to look extremely modest. Their sole focus was creating a product that worked for its users. They weren’t throwing bundles of cash into getting noticed and completely forgetting about actually engaging anyone. They were doing things differently to everyone else. Goetz seemed to see something no one else did – an app company standing out country after country without any advertising.and growing fast. Jim Goetz was the sole investor in a modest, up and coming outfit called WhatsApp. Number One: Jim Goetz, Partner, Sequoia Capital (50, married with 3 kids) Here though we’ll focus on the best of the best – the top 3 – and the key investments that got them there.
MIDAS TOUCH A VENTURE CAPITAL FIRM FULL
You can see the full 2015 Midas List at the end of this article. Those who reach for the sky and manage to find it end up on the Forbes Midas List, a hot list of the best tech deal makers in venture capital. In venture capital the sky appears to be the limit.
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