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technology investing

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Thinker

Ashton Kutcher

American actor and early celebrity-turned-technology-investor, co-founder of A-Grade Investments and Sound Ventures with early stakes in Airbnb, Uber, Skype, and Spotify.

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Thinker

John Doerr

American venture capitalist and partner at Kleiner Perkins with early investments in Amazon, Google, Intuit, and Sun Microsystems — and the person who introduced OKRs (Objectives and Key Results) to Google.

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Kleiner Perkins

American venture capital firm founded in 1972 by Eugene Kleiner and Tom Perkins, with landmark investments in Amazon, Google, Genentech, Sun Microsystems, and Netscape.

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Madrona Venture Group

Seattle-based venture capital firm founded in 1995 — one of the original investors in Amazon — which has been the dominant early-stage VC in the Pacific Northwest technology ecosystem.

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Tom Alberg

American venture capitalist and co-founder of Madrona Venture Group, one of the original investors in Amazon and a member of its board for 23 years — a foundational figure in Seattle's technology ecosystem.

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