American venture capitalists

William Henry Gates III is an American businessman and philanthropist. A pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, he co-founded the software company Microsoft in 1975 with his childhood friend Paul Allen. Following Microsoft's initial public offering in 1986 and the subsequent increase in its stock price, Gates became the world's then-youngest billionaire in 1987, at age 31. Forbes magazine ranked him as the world's wealthiest person for 18 out of 24 years between 1995 and 2017, including 13 years consecutively from 1995 to 2007. Gates became the first centibillionaire in 1999, when his net worth briefly surpassed US$100 billion. According to Forbes, as of February 2026, his net worth stood at US$107.7 billion, making him the 18th-wealthiest individual in the world.

Jeffrey Preston Bezos is an American businessman, the founder, executive chairman, and former president and CEO of Amazon, the world's largest e-commerce and cloud computing company. According to Forbes, as of December 2025, Bezos's estimated net worth is US$239.4 billion, making him the fourth richest person in the world. He was the wealthiest person from 2017 to 2021, according to Forbes and the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.

James David Vance is an American politician and author serving as the 50th vice president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Ohio in the United States Senate from 2023 to 2025.

Paul Gardner Allen was an American businessman, computer programmer, and investor. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with his childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which was followed by the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s. Allen discovered the wrecks of various famous warships, like the IJN Musashi and USS Indianapolis, and was ranked as one of the richest people in American history by Forbes, with an estimated net worth of $20.3 billion at the time of his death in October 2018.

Christopher Ashton Kutcher is an American actor, film producer and businessman. His accolades include a People's Choice Award and fifteen Teen Choice Awards, in addition to a nomination for a Screen Actors Guild Award.

American finance author and investor (born 1947)

software engineer, businessman, former Google CEO

founder of Yahoo!

Mark Cuban is an American businessman, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is the former principal owner and current minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and co-owner of 2929 Entertainment. From 2012 to 2025, he was also one of the main "sharks" on the ABC reality television series Shark Tank.

American entrepreneur, investor, and software engineer

40th United States Secretary of Commerce

United States Senator from Florida since 2019

American entrepreneur, programmer and philanthropist

United States Senator from Virginia

American computer scientist

American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (1917–2015)

Jay Robert Pritzker is an American politician, lawyer, and businessman serving since 2019 as the 43rd governor of Illinois. He is a member of the Democratic Party.

American artificial intelligence researcher

Hakeem Temidayo Seriki (born November 28, 1979), better known by his stage name Chamillionaire (), is an American rapper. He began his career in Houston's hip hop scene in the late 1990s. He was briefly signed with the local record label Swishahouse until forming the hip hop duo Color Changin' Click with labelmate Paul Wall in 2002. The two signed with Houston's Paid in Full Entertainment to release the collaborative album Get Ya Mind Correct (2002), which entered the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.

American businessman

American co-founder of LinkedIn, venture capitalist, and author

Scott Samuel "Scooter" Braun is an American businessman, investor, former talent manager, and record executive. He is credited with having discovered and managed Canadian singer Justin Bieber in 2008 and signed American singer Ariana Grande to his management agency in 2012, whose success led to the establishment of Braun's RBMG Records and later, SB Projects, which were both later acquired by Hybe Corporation. Braun has also served in career management for artists including Kanye West, Demi Lovato, J Balvin, Ozuna, Dan + Shay, and the Kid Laroi, among others. He retired from artist management in 2024.

American businessman and politician

American politician and business executive

Indian-American businessman

Leonid Radvinsky was an American billionaire businessman and the majority owner of OnlyFans. Born in the Ukrainian SSR, Radvinsky was the founder of the cam site MyFreeCams, and the majority owner of OnlyFans, a content subscription service website. His website lists his personal investment portfolio. He had an estimated net worth of $4.7 billion at the time of his death, according to Forbes.

South African-Canadian-American entrepreneur and restaurateur (born 1972)

American businessman

American physicist (1887–1954)

American author, entrepreneur, angel investor and public speaker

Lecrae Devaughn Moore (born October 9, 1979) is an American Christian rapper, singer-songwriter, actor, and recording producer and executive. Since having begun his career in 2004, he has released ten studio albums and four mixtapes as a solo artist, as well as recording with the hip-hop collective 116, which he co-founded.

Swiss-American journalist

American businessperson

Indian American entrepreneur and investor

American businessman

American venture capitalist and securities analyst

American businesswoman and writer

American businessman & politician (born 1960)

American mathematician and venture capital director

American businessman

entrepreneur

American entrepreneur, inventor, and philanthropist

American film producer and angel investor

Sri Lankan-born Canadian-American businessman and CEO of Social Capital

American businessman and philanthropist (born 1962)

American businessman and investor (born 1943)

American businessman and politician

member of Pahlavi dynasty

British businessman

American businesswoman, founder and CEO of Acumen

American businesswoman and writer

American businessman

American entrepreneur

American businessman

American businessman (born 1985)

American diplomat, publisher, aviator (1904–1982)

American businessperson

American internet entrepreneur

American entrepreneur and venture capitalist (born 1967)

American venture capitalist (1932–2019)