It’s no hidden secret that a large fraction of the businesses that exist in the world would never have managed to get this far if they did not have an impressive amount of investors to back them up. Venture Capitalists definitely deserve a lot more recognition than they initially get today. However, that does not and is not likely to ever hold back Venture Capitalists from offering their support and finances to startup companies that truly have the potential to become the next big thing.
This is all for good reason because there’s no way that most of the companies that we see today would have made it big without a good investor base. However, there are several Venture Capitalists today that are successful and renowned all over the world.
Here are 3 successful Venture Capitalists in the world today:
1. Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is one of the most successful Venture Capitalists in the world today and is even dubbed to be “the most connected person in Silicon Valley”. Hoffman is known to have provided venture capital funding to a vast variety of companies, including Flickr, Facebook, Airbnb, Zynga and even Paypal, among many others. He is also the co-founder of LinkedIn.
2. Ron Bauer
Ron Bauer is a Venture Capitalist that is heavily focused on investing in the field of Life Sciences. He has previously invested in a number of different sectors including natural resources, gaming and technology, but life sciences has been his main focus this past decade and is his where his true passion is focused on the future. He is the Managing Partner and Founder of Theseus Capital and Bonsai Capital, both Principal Investors in early stage biotech companies from the start up stages through to Phase III trials. Working closely with world class scientists and leading academic institutions globally, Ron has invested in several exciting and ground breaking biotech companies working to find treatments to some of the worlds most critical diseases.
3. Peter Fenton
One of the most renowned Venture Capitalists today, Peter Fenton is responsible for the success of several businesses, especially if they were social media. He has invested in several great businesses including Twitter, Friend Feed, J Boss and Zimbro, among many others. He also serves on the board of several companies that include Yelp and Twitter as well.
Despite the fact that many people believe that venture capitalists are usually rich people, it takes a lot for someone to invest in someone else’s business. Of course, every venture capitalist also earns a lot more when the business of their choice succeeds and flourishes, there is still a large chance that they might fail as well. Even then, they put all their time and effort and money into a project that has a 50/50 percent chance of success.
However, the aforementioned venture capitalists are just an ounce of the actual capitalists that exist in the world and invest in several companies. Hopefully, they get the credit that they deserve.