Samir Kaul
Founder at KHOSLA VENTURES ACQUISITION CO.
Net worth: 195 693 $ as of 30/04/2024
Network origin in Samir Kaul first degree
| Entity | Entity type | Industry | |
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Harvard Business School
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 309 |
University of Maryland
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 125 |
University of Michigan
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 117 |
Khosla Ventures LLC
 Khosla Ventures LLC Investment ManagersFinance Khosla Ventures LLC (Khosla Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2004 by Vinod Khosla. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 71 |
United States Ski Association
 United States Ski Association Movies/EntertainmentConsumer Services The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Association engages in the operation of sports organization which provides leadership and direction for skiers and snowboarders. It also offers training facilities and educational resource center for athletes, coaches, officials, clubs, parents, and volunteers. The company was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Park City, UT.
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| Non-Profit Organization | Movies/Entertainment | 38 |
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
 UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland provides healthcare services. It offers child life program, family outreach clinics, hand and microsurgery, parent infant programs, pastoral care, neurosurgery, injury prevention programs and respiratory care services. The company was founded by Bertha Wright in 1912 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Hospital/Nursing Management | 38 |
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| Public Company | Chemicals: Specialty | 29 |
| Public Company | Medical/Nursing Services | 28 | |
Flagship Pioneering
 Flagship Pioneering Investment ManagersFinance Flagship Pioneering (Flagship Pioneering) is a venture capital firm founded in 1982 by Ed M Kania and Noubar B Afeyan. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| Private Company | Investment Managers | 17 |
Tarana Wireless, Inc.
 Tarana Wireless, Inc. Financial ConglomeratesFinance Tarana Wireless, Inc. provides non-line-of-sight wireless transport solutions. It offers viable wireless alternative to expensive last-mile fiber in radio backhaul, fiber extension, and fixed access applications. The company was founded by Kevin Jones, Rabin Patra, Omar Bakr, Dale Branlund and Sergiu Nedevschi in 2009 and is headquartered in Milpitas, CA.
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| Holding Company | Financial Conglomerates | 11 |
Impossible Foods, Inc.
 Impossible Foods, Inc. Food DistributorsDistribution Services Impossible Foods, Inc. engages in the production of meat, fish, and dairy from plants. It also offers burger, pork, and sausage. The company was founded by Patrick O. Brown and Monte Casino on July 16, 2011 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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| Holding Company | Food Distributors | 8 |
| Public Company | Medical Specialties | 8 | |
| Public Company | Financial Conglomerates | 7 | |
Neurotrack Technologies, Inc.
 Neurotrack Technologies, Inc. Hospital/Nursing ManagementHealth Services Neurotrack Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of behavioral biomarkers to assist with the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. Its products remove the need for the eye-tracker, making the test even more accessible and affordable for families and individuals around the globe. The company was founded by Elli Kaplan, Stuart Zola, Elizabeth Buffalo and Cecelia Manzanares in 2012 and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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| Holding Company | Hospital/Nursing Management | 7 |
SunBorne Energy Holdings LLC
 SunBorne Energy Holdings LLC Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Sunborne Energy Holdings LLC operates as a holding company with interests in developing and managing solar energy facilities. The firm offers services through its subsidiaries. It produces environment friendly grid parity electricity using solar energy. The company was founded in 2008 by D. Yogi Goswami, Ram Chereddy and Elias Stefanakos and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.
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| Holding Company | Alternative Power Generation | 6 |
Cilion, Inc.
 Cilion, Inc. Gas DistributorsUtilities Cilion, Inc. is a renewable fuel company that converts corn into ethanol to power cars and trucks. The company was founded in May 2006 and is headquartered in Goshen, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Gas Distributors | 6 |
Pymetrics, Inc.
 Pymetrics, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pymetrics, Inc. develops game-based recruiting tool for campuses. It offers novel, neuroscience-based solutions for people assessment. The firm replaces questionnaires with neuroscience games and statistics with recommendation engine technology to reinvent. The company was founded by Frida E. Polli and Julie J. Yoo in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Subsidiary | Packaged Software | 6 |
Unreal Brands, Inc.
 Unreal Brands, Inc. Food: Major DiversifiedConsumer Non-Durables Unreal Brands, Inc. manufactures natural candy products. Its candies include coated chocolate disc similar to M&Ms, chocolate caramel nougat bars that echo a Milky Way, another one with caramel, nougat, and peanuts reminiscent of a Snickers bar, and a chocolate peanut butter cup similar to Reese's. The company was founded by Adam Melonas, Nicky Bronner and Michael E. Bronner on November 15, 2011 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.
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| Private Company | Food: Major Diversified | 5 |
| Private Company | Financial Conglomerates | 5 | |
Pivot Health Technologies, Inc.
 Pivot Health Technologies, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Pivot Health Technologies, Inc. provides smoking digital health technology solutions. It offers Pivot, a personal sensor and smoking cessation program that uses an FDA-cleared mobile breath sensor, consumer-grade mobile app, behavioral science, and personal coaching. The company was founded by David S. Utley and is headquartered in Redwood City, CA.
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| Holding Company | Packaged Software | 5 |
Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. IV
 Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. IV Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Khosla Ventures Acquisition Co. IV operates as a blank check company. It is formed for the purpose of effecting a merger, capital stock exchange, asset acquisition, stock purchase, reorganization or similar business combination with one or more businesses. The company was founded by Vinod Khosla on February 10, 2021 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.
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| Private Company | Electrical Products | 4 |
Rightway Healthcare, Inc.
 Rightway Healthcare, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Rightway Healthcare, Inc. operates a patient navigation and healthcare advocacy platform. The firm provides employers an analytics and software healthcare ecosystem to optimize employer expenditure. Its platform serves as the single point of contact that becomes every employee members' continual point of contact throughout their healthcare journey. The company was founded by Jordan Feldman and Theodore Feldman in 2017 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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| Holding Company | Internet Software/Services | 4 |
Ukko Inc.
 Ukko Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ukko Inc. operates as a stealth biotech company. It provides solutions to food allergies and disorders. The company was founded by Anat Binur and Yanay Ofran in 2016 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 4 |
Soraa, Inc.
 Soraa, Inc. SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Soraa, Inc. develops gallium nitride chip-based laser diodes. Its products can be used in consumer, biomedical, defense and industrial applications. Its products include VIVID 2 LED MR16 lamps, premium LED MR16 lamps, outdoor LED MR16 lamps and snap system LED MR16 lamps and accessory solutions. The company was founded by Shuji Nakamura, Steven Denbaars, and James Speck in 2008 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA.
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| Subsidiary | Semiconductors | 4 |
Siolta Therapeutics, Inc.
 Siolta Therapeutics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Siolta Therapeutics, Inc. engages in the development of therapeutic microbial consortia to prevent and treat inflammatory diseases. Its pipeline includes STMC-103H, STMC-144M, and STMC-123R. The company was founded by Susan V. Lynch and Nikole E. Kimes in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
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| Holding Company | Biotechnology | 4 |
Bionaut Labs, Inc.
 Bionaut Labs, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Bionaut Labs, Inc. provides medical treatment services. It enables direct physical access to any anatomic location in the body using remote-controlled miniature robots. The company was founded by Michael Shpigelmacher, Alex Shpunt and Aviad Maizels and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.
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| Holding Company | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | 3 |
Thync Global, Inc.
 Thync Global, Inc. Medical SpecialtiesHealth Technology Thync Global, Inc. provides neuro-health technology solutions. It develops wearable devices that can monitor and alter the user’s state of mind. The firm’s products include thync system, thync vibe, thync module, thync strips, and thync application. The company was founded by Isy Goldwasser and Jamie Tyler in 2011 and is headquartered in Los Gatos, CA.
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| Holding Company | Medical Specialties | 3 |
| Public Company | Chemicals: Specialty | 3 | |
| Extinct | Financial Conglomerates | 3 | |
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| Private Company | Packaged Software | 1 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
Multi-company connection
Companies connected to Samir Kaul via their personal network
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| Stanford University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Harvard University
 Harvard University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. | College/University | Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin | |
Genentech, Inc.
 Genentech, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Genentech, Inc. develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products for life-threatening medical conditions. It studies various areas including oncology, immunology, neuroscience, ophthalmic diseases, microbial pathogenesis, metabolic diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and opportunistic areas. The company was founded by Herb W. Boyer and Robert A. Swanson in 1976 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA. | Biotechnology | Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer Director of Finance/CFO Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Cornell University
 Cornell University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Cornell University is an educational institution that offers undergraduate and post graduate programs. It was founded in 1865 and is based in Ithaca, NY. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Director/Board Member | |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
| OSCAR HEALTH, INC. | Managed Health Care | Director/Board Member Founder Chief Operating Officer | |
QuantumScape Battery, Inc.
 QuantumScape Battery, Inc. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing QuantumScape Subsidiary, Inc. engages in the provision of energy storage solutions. It focuses on the development of solid-state lithium-metal batteries for use in electric vehicles. The company was founded by Jagdeep Singh, Tim Holme, and Fritz B. Prinz in 2010 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Electrical Products | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
| University of California, Berkeley | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Illinois | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree | |
Biotechnology Innovation Organization
 Biotechnology Innovation Organization Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Biotechnology Innovation Organization is the world's biotechnology organization, providing advocacy, business development and communications services for more than 1,200 members worldwide. BIO members are involved in the research and development of innovative healthcare, agricultural, industrial and environmental biotechnology technologies. Corporate members range from entrepreneurial companies developing a first product to Fortune 100 multinationals. also represent state and regional biotech associations, service providers to the industry and academic centers. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| University of California, Santa Barbara | College/University | Director/Board Member Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Google LLC
 Google LLC Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Google LLC engages in the operation of internet portal and search index website. It provides online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, and software solutions. The company was founded by Lawrence E. Page and Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin on September 4, 1998 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA. | Internet Software/Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| AMAZON.COM, INC. | Internet Retail | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| ROCHE HOLDING AG | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
General Catalyst LLC
 General Catalyst LLC Investment ManagersFinance General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Investor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Innovation Endeavors LLC
 Innovation Endeavors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Innovation Endeavors LLC (Innovation Endeavors) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Dror Berman and Eric E. Schmidt. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | Investment Managers | Founder Private Equity Investor | |
University of Washington
 University of Washington Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services University of Washington functions as a College/University. The company is headquartered in Seattle, WA. | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Corporate Officer/Principal | |
PayPal, Inc.
 PayPal, Inc. Finance/Rental/LeasingFinance PayPal, Inc. provides online payment services. It facilitates people to send money through PayPal account balances, bank accounts, PayPal Credit and credit cards. The company?s digital wallet assists to perform online transactions, in store and mobile devices. It?s a global payments platform, which offer withdraws funds and hold balances in their PayPal accounts in multiple currencies. The company was founded by Luke Nosek, Ken Howery, Yu Pan, Peter Andreas Thiel, Max R. Levchin and Elon Reeve Musk in December 1998 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA. | Finance/Rental/Leasing | Private Equity Investor Director of Finance/CFO | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| LINKEDIN CORP | Internet Software/Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Princeton University | College/University | Doctorate Degree Doctorate Degree | |
| XOOM CORP | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director of Finance/CFO | |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC
 Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC Investment ManagersFinance Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC (Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers) is a venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Brook Byers and Frank J. Caufield. The firm is headquartered in California, US. | Investment Managers | Corporate Officer/Principal Chairman | |
California Life Sciences Association
 California Life Sciences Association Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services California Life Sciences Association (CLSA) is the largest and most influential life sciences advocacy and business leadership organization in California. The non-profit company is based in South San Francisco, CA, and has offices in other locations as well. The company works closely with industry, government, academia, and others to shape public policy, improve access to innovative technologies, and grow California's life sciences economy. CLSA serves biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostics companies, research universities and institutes, investors, and service providers throughout the state. Mike Guerra has been the CEO of the company since 2019. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION | Electrical Products | Director/Board Member Founder | |
Oscar Health Agency, Inc.
 Oscar Health Agency, Inc. Life/Health InsuranceFinance Oscar Health Agency, Inc. provides health insurance services. It offers plans for individual and family, business and medicare advantage. The firm also provides free generic drugs, free calls to doctors and free primary care appointments. The company was founded by Mario Tobias Schlosser, Kevin Nazemi and Joshua Kushner in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Life/Health Insurance | Chief Executive Officer Chief Operating Officer | |
| BP PLC | Integrated Oil | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Semiconductors | Corporate Officer/Principal Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
Renmatix, Inc.
 Renmatix, Inc. Industrial ConglomeratesProducer Manufacturing Renmatix, Inc. develops technology licensor for the conversion of biomass into cellulosic sugar. It provides food, beauty, and industrial products. The company was founded by Srinivas Kilambi and Kamal Gunsagar in 2007 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, PA. | Industrial Conglomerates | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
New Aurora Corp.
 New Aurora Corp. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services New Aurora Corp. provides communication software solutions. The company was founded on April 11, 1994 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA. | Packaged Software | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
National Academy of Medicine (United States)
 National Academy of Medicine (United States) Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services The National Academy of Medicine (United States) is based in Washington and is focused on improving the health and well-being of individuals through various initiatives. These initiatives include the clinician well-being collaborative, which aims to accelerate the implementation of a national plan for health workforce well-being, and the development of a code of conduct for the use of artificial intelligence in health care. The organization also provides resources to support meaningful community engagement in health and health care programs and policies. Recently, the National Academy of Medicine announced the appointment of Mandy Cohen, a member of the organization, as the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Additionally, the organization has released a publication celebrating 50 years of progress in biomedical science, health, and health care. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| CORVUS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
Ernst & Young LLP
 Ernst & Young LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Director/Board Member | |
Deloitte & Touche LLP
 Deloitte & Touche LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Comptroller/Controller/Auditor Corporate Officer/Principal | |
Deep Genomics, Inc.
 Deep Genomics, Inc. BiotechnologyHealth Technology Deep Genomics, Inc. provides machine learning, genome biology and precision medicine. It develops an integrated computational system that could learn, predict, and interpret how genetic variation, whether natural or therapeutic, alters crucial cellular processes. The firm offers SPIDEX database, which is a set of genetic variants and their predicted effects on human splicing across the entire genome. Its SPIDEX database covers all synonymous, missense, and nonsense exonic SNVs, as well as intronic SNVs that are up to 300nt from splice junctions. The company was founded by Brendan Frey and Hui Yuan Xiong in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. | Biotechnology | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| The Pennsylvania State University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Santa Clara University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Trustees of Columbia University in The City of New York | College/University | Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
Qwest Communications International, Inc.
 Qwest Communications International, Inc. Wireless TelecommunicationsCommunications Qwest Communications International, Inc. engages in the provision of broadband Internet-based data, voice, and image communications services. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Denver, CO. | Wireless Telecommunications | Director/Board Member Chief Tech/Sci/R&D Officer | |
| U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Foundation | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | ||
Post Intelligence, Inc.
 Post Intelligence, Inc. Advertising/Marketing ServicesCommercial Services MyLikes, Inc. develops a word of mouth advertising platform that connects influencers on the web with advertisers. The company was founded by Bindu Reddy, Nick White and Arvind Sundararajan in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. | Advertising/Marketing Services | Director/Board Member Director/Board Member | |
| AMD (ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES) | Semiconductors | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| INFINERA CORPORATION | Telecommunications Equipment | Director/Board Member Chief Executive Officer | |
Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
 Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC is a registered broker-dealer subsidiary of Morgan Stanley Domestic Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm was founded in 1987 and provides debt and equity services including underwriting, M&A advice, securities dealing and brokerage and trade execution. Their client base ranges from large global institutional investors to hedge funds at the cutting edge of innovation in the industry. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal |
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International
| United States | 46 |
| United Kingdom | 3 |
| Hong Kong | 2 |
| Switzerland | 2 |
| Canada | 2 |
Sectoral
| Consumer Services | 13 |
| Finance | 10 |
| Commercial Services | 9 |
| Health Technology | 6 |
| Technology Services | 6 |
Operational
| Director/Board Member | 589 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 204 |
| Founder | 112 |
| Independent Dir/Board Member | 107 |
| Chief Executive Officer | 79 |
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| Keith Rabois | 49 |
| John Doerr | 47 |
| Vinod Khosla | 42 |
| Geoff Duyk | 42 |
| Myrtle Potter | 41 |
| Nessan Bermingham | 36 |
| Ian Clark | 35 |
| Molly Joel Coye | 33 |
| Shahan D. Soghikian | 31 |
| John Marren | 31 |
| Dipchand Nishar | 31 |
| Bart K. Swanson | 28 |
| Shai Weiss | 28 |
| Gary R. Hirshberg | 26 |
| Vanessa Wittman | 24 |
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