Sentence examples for famed capital from inspiring English sources
Cozily ensconced in offices on Sand Hill Road, Menlo Parks famed capital of venture capital, the firm has raised $2.7 billion since it was launched in 2009 and quickly grabbed a seat at the table in almost every new technology deal, with a portfolio of more than 90 companies that includes some of techs hottest names: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Airbnb, Foursquare.
These sites include Ur, the legendary birthplace of Abraham; Babylon, the famed capital of Mesopotamian antiquity; and Samarra, the Abbasid Islamic imperial city.
And yet famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins had not joined in the fray — until now.
Topping our list this year is L. John Doerr, a star partner at famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
Brazil is a hot market with many firms like Accel and the famed Sequoia capital searching for opportunities.
Perennial Midas Lister Bill Gurley is the longest-serving active partner at Benchmark, the famed venture capital firm behind companies like Snapchat, Twitter and Uber, where Gurley sits on the board and led Benchmark's Series A investment in 2011.
Many big names, starting with L. John Doerr, a star partner at famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and No. 1 on our list this year, are passionate about the importance of investing in this sector.
Confirming in part our initial report last month, Chegg has announced that it has closed a Series C funding round led by famed venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers to the tune of $25 million.
In fact, this is precisely what has happened in the famed gourmand capital of Napa, California, which SLO is beginning to model in more ways than one.
Instead of opening their wallets and doors in shiny offices on Sand Hill Road, Silicon Valley's famed venture capital strip, Karim and his two partners hold office hours at Stanford every quarter.
Rio – once famed as a party capital, then as an Olympic host – looks set to enter a conservative new era.
