11 PIOs in Forbes list of best venture capitalists |
Eleven Indian-American investors feature in Forbes magazine`s annual list of the 100 best venture capitalists who are behind some of the highest-returning investments in the technology sphere. Midas 2017` comprises the 100 best venture capitalists in the world, taking into account a five-year look-back at a partner`s portfolio, with exits by IPO or acquisition of $200 million or more and private holdings that raised money at valuations of $400 million or more over that time period. The list has been topped by Jim Goetz, Partner in Sequoia Capital. He retains the top spot three years after the monumental sale of messaging giant WhatsApp to Facebook for nearly $22 billion. Goetz, the only investor in the company, transformed $60 million over three rounds into more than $3 billion in Facebook stock. The list includes 11 venture capitalists who are of Indian-origin. Neeraj Agrawal, General Partner in Battery Ventures is on the 17th spot and leads the pack of Indian-origin venture capitalists on the list, followed by Sameer Gandhi, Partner in Accel Partners (23); Asheem Chandna, Partner in Greylock Partners (28); Salil Deshpande, Managing Director in Bain Capital Ventures (33); and Aneel Bhusri, CEO and Cofounder of Workday (37); Gaurav Garg, Founding Partner of Wing Venture Capital (48); Promod Haque.
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