Michael Moritz
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| Born |  Cardiff, Wales |
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| Occupation | Partner at Sequoia Capital[1] |
Michael Moritz (born Cardiff, Wales, 1954) is a venture capitalist with Sequoia Capital in Menlo Park, California in the Silicon Valley, and a former member of the board of directors of Google inc.[2][3]
He was educated at Howardian High School in Cardiff before moving on to Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated as a Master of Arts in history. In 1978, he received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.[2]
Moritz joined Sequoia in 1986 after working as a reporter for Time, writing the 1984 book The Little Kingdom: the Private Story of Apple Computer, and co-authoring "Going for Broke: The Chrysler Story" (with Barrett Seaman, TIME's Detroit bureau chief). After leaving Time, Moritz co-founded Technologic Partners, a technology newsletter and conference company.[2]
His internet company investments include Google, Yahoo!, PayPal, Apple Computer, Cisco, Webvan, YouTube, and eToys.[4] He also sits as one of the Board of Directors of 24/7 Customer, a Business Process Outsourcing company based in Los Gatos, California. Google was a rare co-investment with John Doerr of rival venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers,[5] and the initial public offering of the company in 2004 made him one of Wales' richest men.[6] His investment in Google helped him achieve the number one listing in Forbes' "Midas List" of the top dealmakers in the technology industry in 2006 and 2007,[7] and a place on the 2007 "TIME 100".[8] He is listed by The Sunday Times as having a fortune of UK£558 million (circa US$1.1 billion).[9]
Rumours have been sweeping South Wales that he is about to invest in Cardiff City Football Club. The Club is at present languishing in table in the second tier of English football, they are massively in debt to the tune of £30 million. It is believed that Michael Moritz will wipe out that debt and plough millions of pounds into the club.[citation needed]
He lives in San Francisco with his wife and two children.[2][6]
[edit] References
- ^ Michael Moritz Bio. Retrieved on 2007-11-14.
- ^ a b c d Michael Moritz's profile, LinkedIn.com
- ^ "Michael Moritz Will Not Seek Re-Election to Google's Board of Directors", Google press release, March 22, 2007
- ^ "Gags-to-riches tale of the Welsh wizard who bet on YouTube", Heather Connon, The Observer, October 15, 2006
- ^ "Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding", Google press release, June 7, 1999
- ^ a b "Google investor to earn £1.3bn", BBC News, May 1, 2004
- ^ "#1 Michael Moritz", Forbes.com Midas List 2007, January 25, 2007
- ^ "Builders & Titans: Michael Moritz", Eric Schmidt, TIME, May 2007
- ^ "Sir Terry still 'Wales richest'", BBC News, April 29, 2007
