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  1. Don Valentine. Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 – October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. [1] As the founder of Sequoia Capital, he has been referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital".

  2. 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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  3. 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 ...

  4. Oct 24, 2019 · Don Valentine, who led the Sequoia venture firm and invested in tech giants like Apple, Cisco and Oracle, passed away at 87. He was a visionary and a mentor for generations of entrepreneurs in the Silicon Valley ecosystem.

  5. Don Valentine was a pioneer of the semiconductor and personal computing industries. He named his venture capital firm Sequoia after a long-lived tree and backed Apple, Atari, Cisco, Google and many other legendary companies.

  6. 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.

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  8. Oct 27, 2019 · Don Valentine, founder of Sequoia Capital, invested early in companies including Apple, Cisco and Oracle. He didn’t hesitate to butt heads with company founders and let them know who was boss.

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