Could you envision today’s society without technology in it? Technology and, in turn, companies that operate in this realm, have constantly evolved over the past years to the point that life without them would be entirely different. But who are the top players in this ever-developing field?
Today, we would like to present you with a list we have compiled of the top 30 dealmakers in technology, based on the report issues late 2013 by Forbes Magazine. The experts at Forbes took into account several factors when they ranked the top investors in technology. The main goal was identifying the venture capitalists who have managed to generate the biggest returns on investments and who have had a big influence in today’s important corporations. Initial public offerings, mergers, and acquisitions were analyzed, primarily by evaluating data provided by the Dow Jones VentureSource. Investors were ranked not only according to the value of the exit, but also according to the number of successful exists each of them had. Companies and investors from Europe, the US, China, India, and Israel were evaluated.
Curious to see who has made the biggest move in technology in 2013? Let’s take a look at the countdown.
No. 30: Lee Fixel
Company: Tiger Global Management
Biggest exit: Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB)
No. 29: Byron Deeter
Company: Bessemer Venture Partners
Biggest exit: Cornerstone OnDemand, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSOD)
No. 28: Harry Weller
Company: New Enterprise Associates
Biggest exit: Groupon Inc (NASDAQ:GRPN)
No. 27: Neeraj Agrawal
Company: Battery Ventures
Biggest exit: Guidewire Software Inc (NYSE:GWRE)
No. 26: John Doerr
Company: Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Biggest exit: Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR)
No. 25: Mike Maples
Company: Floodgate
Biggest exit: Bazaarvoice Inc (NASDAQ:BV)
No. 24: Ben Nye
Company: Bain Capital Ventures
Biggest exit: LinkedIn
No. 23: Todd Chaffee
Company: Institutional Venture Partners
Biggest exit: Twitter
No. 22: Steve Anderson
Company: Baseline Ventures
Biggest exit: Instagram
No. 21: Chris Sacca
Company: Lowercase Capital
Biggest exit: Twitter
No. 20: Asheem Chandna
Company: Greylock Partners
Biggest exit: Palo Alto Networks Inc (NYSE:PANW)
No. 19: Roelof Botha
Company: Sequoia Capital
Biggest exit: Square
No. 18: Kevin Efrusy
Company: Accel Partners
Biggest exit: Facebook
No. 17: Ben Horowitz
Company: Andreessen Horowitz
Biggest exit: Nicira
No. 16: Fred Wilson
Company: Union Square Ventures
Biggest exit: Twitter
No. 15: Neil Shen
Company: Sequoia Capital China
Biggest exit: Qihoo 360 Technology Co Ltd (NYSE:QIHU)
No. 14: Aneel Bhusri
Company: Workday
Biggest exit: Workday
No. 13: Michael Moritz
Company: Sequoia Capital
Biggest exit: Green Dot Corporation (NYSE:GDOT)
No. 12: Josh Kopelman
Company: First Round Capital
Biggest exit: Bzaarvoice
No. 11: Paul Madera
Company: Meritech Capital Partners
Biggest exit: Facebook
No. 10: David Sze
Company: Greylock Partners
Biggest exit: Facebook
No. 9: Jeremy Levine
Company: Bessemer Venture Partners
Biggest exit: Pinterest
No. 8: Scott Sandell
Company: New Enterprise Associates
Biggest exit: Workday Inc (NYSE:WDAY)
No. 7: Jim Goetz
Company: Sequoia Capital
Biggest exit: Palo Alto Networks
No. 6: Peter Fenton
Company: Benchmark
Biggest exit: Twitter
No. 5: Reid Hoffman
Company: Greylock Partners
Biggest exit: LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD)
No. 4: Douglas Leone
Company: Sequoia Capital
Biggest exit: Meraki
No. 3: Peter Thiel
Company: Founders Fund
Biggest exit: Facebook
No. 2: Marc Andreessen
Company: Andreessen Horowitz
Biggest exit: Skype
No. 1: Jim Breyer
Company: Accel Partners
Biggest exit: Facebook
