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Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 – October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. As the founder of Sequoia Capital, he has been referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital".
Oct 25, 2019 · Don Valentine passed away in 2019 at age 87, leaving a lasting legacy of venture capital and technology innovation. He invested in pioneering companies like Apple, Atari, Cisco and Oracle, and supported Stanford Engineering and medical research.
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Oct 25, 2019 · Don Valentine, a venture capitalist who founded Sequoia Capital, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm that helped cement the area’s rise as a technology hub, died on Friday at his home in...
Oct 24, 2019 · Don Valentine, who led the venture capital firm Sequoia from its inception in 1974, passed away at 87. He invested in and advised many tech giants, such as Apple, Cisco and Oracle, and remained fascinated by young innovators.
In 1972, when Don Valentine founded Sequoia Capital, the term “Silicon Valley” was less than two years old. A veteran of the nascent semiconductor industry, Don had helped power the growth of personal computing and networking. With Sequoia’s first $3 million fund, he backed both Apple and video game pioneer Atari.
Oct 11, 2010 · Since founding Sequoia Capital in 1972, Don Valentine has financed many of the companies (Apple, Oracle, Electronic Arts, NVIDIA, Cisco, Google, YouTube, etc.) that have been Silicon Valley's...
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Oct 25, 2019 · Don Valentine, the founder of famed Silicon Valley venture firm Sequoia Capital, died Friday at age 87 in his home in Woodside, Calif. Valentine founded Sequoia in 1972, and made early...
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