Jim Breyer | |
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| Born | New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Stanford University (BS) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Occupation(s) | Venture capitalist, investor |
| Known for | Founder of Breyer Capital |
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| Children | 4 |
| Website | www |
James W. Breyer (born July 1961)[1] is an American venture capitalist, founder and chief executive officer of Breyer Capital, an investment and venture philanthropy firm, and a former managing[2] partner at Accel Partners, a venture capital firm. Breyer has invested in over 40 companies[3] that have gone public or completed a merger,[4] with some of these investments, including Facebook,[5] earning over 100 times cost and many others over 25 times cost.[6] On the Forbes 2021 list of the 400 richest Americans, he was ranked #389, with a net worth of US$2.9 billion.[7]
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- ^ "Exclusive: Jim Breyer reducing role at Accel Partners". Fortune. Retrieved 2022-02-15.
- ^ Franck, Thomas (2017-09-22). "Billionaire investor Jim Breyer on why big technology growth stocks will keep surging". CNBC. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "Smartest investor: Jim Breyer". CNNMoney. July 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 24, 2010.
- ^ Ari Levy (January 18, 2012). "Accel Facebook Bet Poised to Become Biggest Venture Profit: Tech". Bloomberg.
- ^ "Brightcove PLAY 2012 to Feature Special Keynote Conversation with Jim Breyer, Erick Schonfeld & Jeremy Allaire". Reuters. May 22, 2012. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014.
- ^ "The Richest People In America (2021 ranking): #389 Jim Breyer". Forbes. Retrieved 2021-10-06.