Don Valentine

Don Valentine
Valentine in 2009
Born(1932-06-26)June 26, 1932
New York City, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 2019(2019-10-25) (aged 87)
Woodside, California, U.S.
Alma materFordham University (BA)
OccupationVenture Capitalist

Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 – October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. Born and educated in New York, Valentine first came to California during a brief period of military service, an experience that ultimately led him to remain in the region where he would later shape the venture capital industry. Valentine was the founder of Sequoia Capital, and is a major name for venture investing in Silicon Valley. Valentine was known for a blunt, Socratic investment style that emphasized large markets, early inflection points and humble founders, shaping Sequoia's reputation for discipline in early-stage technology investing. His approach to investing helped establish Sequoia Capital as an influential venture firm, backing companies such as Apple, Oracle, Cisco, Google, YouTube, NVIDIA, Airbnb, and WhatsApp.

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