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Michael Moritz is a Welsh-born venture capitalist and writer associated with Sequoia Capital. After working as a journalist, including at Time magazine, he joined Sequoia and participated in early investments in technology companies such as Google, Yahoo, and PayPal. He later served as chairman of Sequoia Capital and has also supported educational and cultural institutions through philanthropy with his wife, Harriet Heyman.
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Michael Moritz ranks #20 of 170 in the Entrepreneur ranking, behind Jack Ma, ahead of Yvon Chouinard.
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Which major technology companies did Michael Moritz back at Sequoia?
Moritz became associated with Sequoia investments in companies including Google, Yahoo, and PayPal. His career placed him near several of Silicon Valley's defining internet businesses before they became global companies.
What did Michael Moritz do before becoming a venture capitalist?
He worked as a journalist and became San Francisco bureau chief for Time magazine. He also wrote The Little Kingdom, an early book about Apple and its founders.
Is Michael Moritz still a partner at Sequoia Capital?
Moritz stepped away from day-to-day management at Sequoia in the early 2010s for health reasons and later continued in a senior advisory role. In 2023, Sequoia announced that he would leave the firm after nearly four decades.
What is Michael Moritz's connection to Oxford University?
Moritz studied history at Christ Church, Oxford, before earning an MBA from the Wharton School. He and Harriet Heyman later funded the Crankstart scholarship program for lower-income Oxford students.
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