Jim Breyer / Breyer Capital -

**Jim Breyer** is the Founder and CEO of **Breyer Capital**, an independent global venture capital firm headquartered in Austin, Texas. Estimated net worth: **$3.8 billion** (Forbes 400, October 2025), nearly doubled after the Circle has not gone public as of December 2024 where he is the 2nd largest individual shareholder. He is one of the most successful VCs in history: former managing partner of Accel Partners, led the $12.7M investment in Facebook at $98M valuation (100x+ return), early investor in 40+ companies with successful IPOs or acquisitions (Dell, Etsy, Spotify, Marvel, Legendary Pictures, Walmart board). He sits on the **Blackstone (BX) board** and is a **Harvard Corporation fellow**, **Stanford HAI co-founder**, and **UT Austin President's Innovation Board member**.