Midas List


The Forbes Midas list is the annual ranking by Forbes magazine of the most influential and best-performing venture capital investors. Described by Kara Swisher as the "Oscars for venture capitalists in tech," the Midas List uses parameters that include the first-day market capitalization of IPOs and the opinions of a panel of experts.
The name alludes to the mythological King Midas, renowned for his ability to turn anything he touched into gold. Forbes partnered with venture capital fund TrueBridge Capital Partners to create the list from 2011 to 2016.

Midas List Top 10, 2024

According to Forbes, the top 10 venture capitalists in 2024 are as follows:
RankNameFirmNotable DealHeadquarters
1Alfred LinSequoiaOpenAISan Francisco
2Micky MalkaRibbit CapitalCoinbaseMenlo Park
3Neil ShenHongShanByteDanceHong Kong
4Navin ChaddhaMayfield FundPoshmarkSaratoga, California
5Satish DharmarajRedpoint VenturesSnowflakeSaratoga, California
6Chris DixonAndreessen HorowitzCoinbaseMenlo Park
7Fred WilsonUnion Square VenturesCoinbaseNew York City
8Reid HoffmanGreylockAirbnbPalo Alto
9Vinod KhoslaKhosla VenturesOpenAIPortola Valley, California
10Hemant TanejaGeneral CatalystApplied IntuitionPalo Alto