Don Valentine

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Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 – October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist who was the founder of Sequoia Capital, with a concentration mainly on technology companies in the United States. Valentine was born and educated in New York City, and first came to California during military service, an experience that led him to remain in the region where he would later shape the venture capital industry. Valentine was a major name for venture investing in Silicon Valley. Valentine was known for an 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.