American venture capitalist (1932–2019)
Don Valentine
Valentine in 2009
Born (1932-06-26 ) June 26, 1932Died October 25, 2019(2019-10-25) (aged 87) Alma mater Fordham University (BA ) Occupation Venture 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.[ 1] Sequoia Capital , he has been referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital".[ 2] [ 3] Computer History Museum credited him as playing "a key role in the formation of a number of industries such as semiconductors, personal computers, personal computer software, digital entertainment and networking."[ 4]
Career
Valentine grew up in the Bronx, New York , was Catholic, and came from a family with Danish background. He went to Mount Saint Michael Academy .[ 5] Fordham University ,[ 6] Raytheon . He was in the position for less than a year before moving on to Fairchild Semiconductor , where he built up the sales force for seven years. He left and joined National Semiconductor , working as a senior sales and marketing executive.[ 3] [ 7] [ 8]
In 1972, Valentine founded venture capital firm Sequoia Capital .[ 3] [ 9] [ 10] Atari in 1975 before the company was sold for $28 million to Warner Communications .[ 11] Apple Computer and Atari after Valentine met Steve Jobs when he was a line engineer for Atari,[ 12] [ 13] Apple Inc. [ 14] LSI Logic , Oracle Corporation , Cisco , Electronic Arts , Google , YouTube and many others.[ 1]
Valentine was a chairman of NetApp and Traiana. He served on the boards of many other technology companies including Apple , Atari , C-Cube , Cisco Systems , Electronic Arts , Linear Technology , LSI Logic , Microchip Technology , NetApp , Oracle , PMC-Sierra .[ 9] [ 15] Something Ventured [ 16]
Death
Valentine died on October 25, 2019, at age 87.[ 17] Bay Area .
References
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