# Don Valentine
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Donald Thomas Valentine (June 26, 1932 – October 25, 2019) was an American venture capitalist who concentrated mainly on technology companies in the United States. He had been referred to as the "grandfather of Silicon Valley venture capital". The Computer History Museum credited him as playing "a key role in the formation of a number of industries such as semiconductors, personal computers, personal computer software, digital entertainment and networking."
== Career ==
Valentine grew up in the Bronx, New York, was Catholic, and came from a family with Danish background.
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Michael Moritz - Lessons From 40 Years of Investing and Writing - [Invest Like the Best, EP.491]
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