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Which 20 venture capitalists — the investors who unearth the tiny start-ups that turn into tomorrow’s behemoths — are on the winningest streaks?
To identify today’s top venture investors, CB Insights, a research firm that follows the venture capital industry, produced a data-driven list.
To compile it, CB Insights looked at factors such as connectedness, since people with access to the best information hear about hot companies first; and exits, meaning the returns after a start-up is sold or goes public. Investments in start-ups with valuations of $1 billion or more, called unicorns, were also taken into account. The data span 2009 through this March.
CB Insights’ list highlights the top 50 venture capitalists. We included the top 20, along with a selection of their deals.
1. Bill Gurley
Benchmark
Got a payday from: GrubHub, OpenTable, Zillow
Notable CURRENT investments: Uber, Stitch Fix, Nextdoor
2. Chris Sacca
Lowercase Capital
Got a payday from: Twilio, Twitter
Notable CURRENT investments: Stripe, Uber
3. Jeff Jordan
Andreessen Horowitz
Got a payday from: Tilt
Notable CURRENT investments: Airbnb, Instacart, Pinterest, OfferUp
4. Alfred Lin
Sequoia Capital
Got a payday from: FutureAdvisor
Notable CURRENT investments: Airbnb, Houzz, Doordash, Uber
5. Brian Singerman
Founders Fund
Got a payday from: Stemcentrx
Notable current investments: Oscar Health, Stripe, Wish
6. Ravi Mhatre
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Mulesoft, Nutanix
Notable current investments: Clever, Stitch Fix, Thoughtspot
7. Josh Kopelman
First Round Capital
Got a payday from: Bazaarvoice, OnDeck Capital
Notable current investments: AppNexus, Clover Health, Flatiron Health
8. Peter Fenton
Benchmark
Got a payday from: New Relic, Quip, Twitter, Zendesk
Notable current investments: Docker, Elastic, Zuora
See AlsoHow Venture Capital Works9. Neil Shen
Sequoia Capital (China)
Got a payday from: Vipshop, Betta Pharma
Notable current investments: Meituan, DJI, Toutiao
10. Steve Anderson
Baseline Ventures
Got a payday from: Instagram, ExactTarget
Notable current investments: SoFi, Stitch Fix, Machine Zone
11. Fred Wilson
Union Square Ventures
Got a payday from: Twitter, Etsy
Notable current investments: Coinbase
12. Kirsten Green
Forerunner Ventures
Got a payday from: Dollar Shave Club, Jet.com
Notable current investments: Warby Parker, Bonobos
13. Jeremy Liew
Lightspeed Venture Partners
Got a payday from: Snap
Notable current investments: Affirm, Giphy, The Honest Company
14. Neeraj Agrawal
Battery Ventures
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Brightree, Coupa Software, Nutanix
Notable current investments: Glassdoor, Sprinklr
15. Michael Moritz
Sequoia Capital
Got a payday from: Zappos, LinkedIn
Notable current investments: Stripe, Instacart
16. Danny Rimer
Index Ventures
Got a payday from: Etsy, King Digital
Notable current investments: Dropbox, Farfetch, Viagogo
17. Aydin Senkut
Felicis Ventures
Got a payday from: Shopify, Fitbit
Notable current investments: Adyen, Credit Karma
18. Asheem Chandna
Greylock Partners
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Arista Networks
Notable current investments: Innovium, Rubrik, Skyhigh Networks
19. Mitch Lasky
Benchmark
Got a payday from: Gaikai, NaturalMotion, Snap
Notable current investments: Discord
20. Mary Meeker
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Got a payday from: Lending Club, Square, Snap, JD.com
Notable current investments: DocuSign, Spotify, Instacart, Houzz
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