Michael Moritz

Michael Moritz (#437)

Global Rank #437

Country Rank #172

Country United States

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$ 8 B
Venture capital
United States
M
71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #437

Country Rank #172

Net Worth $8.2B

Previous Worth $8.2B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Venture capital

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship United States

World Billionaires List United States Billionaires Venture capital

Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 71

Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 4

Residence San Francisco, California

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Married

Children 2

Education Master of Business Administration, University of Pennsylvania, The Wharton School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Christ Church, Oxford University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $8.2B

Current Net Worth $8.2B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Wales native Michael Moritz got his start as a journalist at Time Magazine after immigrating to America in 1976. Moritz wrote an early biography of Steve Jobs and Apple, "The Little Kingdom," while he was Time's San Francisco bureau chief. After making the jump to venture capital firm Sequoia Capital, Moritz invested in companies such as Google, LinkedIn and PayPal. He stepped back from a leadership role at Sequoia in 2012 after being diagnosed with a rare and undisclosed medical condition. In 2023, Sequoia announced in a letter to its limited partners that Moritz had left the firm after 38 years. Moritz said in the letter he intended to shift focus to Sequoia Heritage, a wealth management business that runs independently to the venture practice.

Achievements

Forbes List Highlights

A snapshot of the list placements and rankings connected to Michael Moritz.

#542

Billionaires (2026)

#218

Forbes 400 (2025)

#50

The Midas List: Top Tech Investors (2023)

#73

Richest In Tech (2017)

Insights

Did You Know?

Moritz was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2013 for his philanthropic work.

Moriz co-authored a non-fiction book with longtime Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson in 2015.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Michael Moritz's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $8.2B (May 4, 2026)