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.
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CB Insights' list highlights the top 50 venture capitalists. We included the top 20, along with a selection of their deals.
Bill Gurley - Benchmark
Got a payday from: GrubHub, OpenTable, ZillowNotable current investments: Uber, Stitch Fix, Nextdoor
- Chris Sacca - Lowercase Capital
Got a payday from: Twilio, Twitter
Notable current investments: Stripe, Uber
- Jeff Jordan - Andreessen Horowitz
Got a payday from: Tilt
Notable current investments: Airbnb, Instacart, Pinterest, OfferUp
- Alfred Lin - Sequoia Capital
Got a payday from: FutureAdvisor
Notable current investments: Airbnb, Houzz, Doordash, Uber
- Brian Singerman - Founders Fund
Got a payday from: Stemcentrx
Notable current investments: Oscar Health, Stripe, Wish
- Ravi Mhatre - Lightspeed Venture Partners
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Mulesoft, Nutanix
Notable current investments: Clever, Stitch Fix, Thoughtspot
- Josh Kopelman - First Round Capital
Got a payday from: Bazaarvoice, OnDeck Capital
Notable current investments: AppNexus, Clover Health, Flatiron Health
- Peter Fenton - Benchmark
Got a payday from: New Relic, Quip, Twitter, Zendesk
Notable current investments: Docker, Elastic, Zuora
- Neil Shen - Sequoia Capital (China)
Got a payday from: Vipshop, Betta Pharma
Notable current investments: Meituan, DJI, Toutiao
- Steve Anderson - Baseline Ventures
Got a payday from: Instagram, ExactTarget
Notable current investments: SoFi, Stitch Fix, Machine Zone
- Fred Wilson - Union Square Ventures
Got a payday from: Twitter, Etsy
Notable current investments: Coinbase
- Kirsten Green - Forerunner Ventures
Got a payday from: Dollar Shave Club, Jet.com
Notable current investments: Warby Parker, Bonobos
- Jeremy Liew - Lightspeed Venture Partners
Got a payday from: Snap
Notable current investments: Affirm, Giphy, The Honest Company
- Neeraj Agrawal - Battery Ventures
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Brightree, Coupa Software, Nutanix
Notable current investments: Glassdoor, Sprinklr
- Michael Moritz - Sequoia Capital
Got a payday from: Zappos, LinkedIn
Notable current investments: Stripe, Instacart
- Danny Rimer - Index Ventures
Got a payday from: Etsy, King Digital
Notable current investments: Dropbox, Farfetch, Viagogo
- Aydin Senkut - Felicis Ventures
Got a payday from: Shopify, Fitbit
Notable current investments: Adyen, Credit Karma
- Asheem Chandna - Greylock Partners
Got a payday from: AppDynamics, Arista Networks
Notable current investments: Innovium, Rubrik, Skyhigh Networks
- Mitch Lasky - Benchmark
Got a payday from: Gaikai, NaturalMotion, Snap
Notable current investments: Discord
- Mary Meeker - Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Got a payday from: Lending Club, Square, Snap, JD.com
Notable current investments: DocuSign, Spotify, Instacart, Houzz
