Jim Breyer
Jim Breyer was bornon 1961 in Woodside, California, United States, is Founder, CEO, Breyer Capital. Jim Breyer is #798 in List Billionaires People In The World. One of Facebook's first venture investors, Jim Breyer made much of his fortune investing in the social network. After 28-years at venture firm Accel Partners, Breyer now invests through his own Breyer Capital and is betting big on Artificial Intelligence. The VC has investments in data analytics company Kensho, digital currency firm Circle Financial, and doctor-on-demand app Heal. He has invested in over 40 companies that have had successful IPOs or mergers including Etsy, Marvel Entertainment and Legendary Entertainment. He currently serves on the board of Blackstone and 21st Century Fox.
| 2011 | $1.1 Billion |
|---|---|
| 2012 | $1.1 Billion |
| 2013 | $1.5 Billion |
| 2014 | $2.1 Billion |
| 2015 | $2.4 Billion |
| 2016 | $2.7 Billion |
| 2017 | $2.8 Billion |
| 2018 | $3 Billion |
Pulling the trigger to invest in Facebook in early 2005 and helping Mark in a very small way to recruit Sheryl Sandberg were two of the best decisions of my business career.
In December 2017, Breyer announced that he was looking into blockchain technology
In June 2016, the Wall Street Journal published a piece on what it one of the largest ever China-focused venture capital funds raised, $1 billion in capital commitments for the IDG Capital Fund III of Breyer and IDG Capital
In 2014, Breyer was given a Lifetime Achievement Award by Venture Capital Journal
He was also named to the Vanity Fair New Establishment Hall of Fame in 2012
For three consecutive years, from 2011–13, Forbes has ranked Jim Breyer number one on the Forbes Midas List of Tech's Top Investors
In August 2010, Fortune named Breyer one of the 10 smartest people in technology, and the smartest investor in technology
, where he was the founding Chairman of the Strategic Planning and Finance Committee from 2009 until 2013; Brightcove, an online video platform which went public in 2012; and Model N as a founding investor and board member
"In 2006, Breyer founded Breyer Capital, a global equity investor focused on providing capital to help catalyze high impact social and for-profit entrepreneurs
In the past, Breyer has served on a number of public and private boards, including: Facebook from April, 2005 to June, 2013 where he was a Chairman of the Compensation Committee; Wal-Mart Stores, Inc
, as the lead/presiding independent Director from 2001 until he resigned in June 2013; Marvel Entertainment as founding Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee from 2006 until their acquisition by The Walt Disney Company in 2009; News Corporation from 2011 to 2013; Dell Inc
In 2000, Breyer also established Accel-KKR, a joint venture between Accel Partners and the private equity firm KKR
In 1990, he was named a partner and in 1995, he became a managing partner
In 1987 he accepted a job with the venture capital firm Accel Partners in San Francisco and was mentored by founders Arthur Patterson and Jim Swartz
Breyer was born in 1961 in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Hungarian immigrants
Breyer is currently on the boards of Etsy, Legendary Entertainment, Circle Financial, and 21st Century Fox where he is Chairman of the Compensation Committee and a member of the Nominating Committee
