Jim Breyer

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Billionaire investor Jim Breyer left Silicon Valley for Austin in early 2020; here’s why he loves it

It’s hard to get Jim Breyer to say a critical word, publicly, about anything, so it’s no surprise that, when asked why he moved to Austin from his longtime headquarters in Silicon Valley t

For China bulls like Jim Breyer, Russia ties present ‘geopolitical challenges and questions’

China has emerged as one of the most powerful countries in the world. Now, its close ties with Russia — against which the rest of the world has swiftly united since its invasion of Ukraine &#821

Nigerian investment platform Chaka secures $1.5M pre-seed after bagging country’s first SEC license

When Robinhood raised its $3 million seed round in 2013, it was a couple of months old, with huge ambitions of democratizing securities access to the underserved and unserved. Robinhood has since take

Homeward secures $371M to help people make all-cash offers on houses

Trying to buy a house in a competitive market is perhaps one of the most stressful things an adult can go through. Competing with a bunch of people all putting offers on a house that fly off the marke

From Unity to Disrupt, tech has an especially optimistic week

Snowflake, Jfrog, Sumo Logic and Unity each raised price ranges days before IPO, to meet what had seemed like growing enthusiasm from public markets. Each one still popped.

Facebook investor Jim Breyer picks Austin as Breyer Capital’s second home

For Jim Breyer, the mantra, “Silicon Valley is a state of mind” has always been behind Breyer Capital, his personal investment fund. While many of his investments and board seats (which ha

Paige raises $45M more to map the pathology of cancer using AI

One of the more notable startups using artificial intelligence to understand and fight cancer has raised $45 million more in funding to continue building out its operations and inch closer to commerci

Making policing more responsive, SPIDR Tech raises $2.5 million

Across the country, police brutality and the series of fatal shootings of mostly black men have soured many on the role that police officers play in the community. To combat those negative assessments

Famed VC Jim Breyer on finding the next Mark Zuckerberg (and much more)

Yesterday, at the Web Summit conference in Lisbon, we caught up with Jim Breyer, renowned in Silicon Valley thanks to a decades-long track record of smart bets, most notably in Facebook. Breyer was th

Accel Partners’ Jim Breyer Slated To Join News Corp Board, Perkins To Exit

<a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jim-breyer">Jim Breyer</a>, a partner of venture capital firm <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/financial-organization/accel-partners">Accel Partners</a>, ha

Price Revealed For BBN Deal: $350 Million

<img src="https://techcrunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/bbn-logo.png" width="107" height="74" /> In September, defense contractor Raytheon announced an <a href="https://techcrunch.com/2009/09/01/

Exit Stage Right: Accel, Benchmark, NEA, And Foundation Saw The Most Exits In Q3

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/cp_1255713860_Lordofthefiles_Snagglepuss-215x196.jpg" width="215" height="196" /> <em>For more TechCrunch Analysis, check out the Q3 09 Trend

Jim Breyer's Midas Touch. Two Acquisitions in 24 Hours (Marvel And BBN)

<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/jim-breyer-162x200.jpg" width="162" height="200" /> Investor <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/person/jim-breyer">Jim Breyer</a> of Accel Pa