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,"[1] the Midas List uses parameters that include the first-day market capitalization of IPOs and the opinions of a panel of experts.[2]

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.[3][4][5][6]

  1. ^ "Accel's Breyer Leads Forbes Midas List of Top Tech Investors Again, While Kleiner's Doerr Leads in Media Scrutiny". AllThingsD. Retrieved 2022-04-27.
  2. ^ Primack, Dan (April 6, 2011). "Nitpicking the Forbes Midas List". Fortune. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2012.
  3. ^ Perlroth, Nicole. "Midas: The Methodology - Forbes.com". Forbes.
  4. ^ Geron, Tomio (May 2, 2012). "Midas 2012: The Methodology - Forbes". Forbes.
  5. ^ Geron, Tomio (May 8, 2013). "Midas 2013: The Methodology - Forbes". Forbes.
  6. ^ Konrad, Alex. "The Top 10 Venture Capital Investors In The World: Midas List 2016". Forbes. Retrieved 20 October 2016.