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rva to become a reality. At the time, the entire list looked highly improbable, including the required initial capital to put Minerva together. Yet, Benchmark Capital among the world's most respected venture firms, took what is perhaps the single biggest bet on one person's idea in the history of Silicon Valley. E

later Instagram. ("Everyone I sit next to ends up becoming a billionaire," Maris jokes.) Maris spent six months researching venture capital around Silicon Valley. He traveled up and down Sand Hill Road, home to many of the Valley's most prestigious VC firms, asking top investors for advice. At first, he had

funds have a bad reputation. "There is an inherent paradox to the notion of corporate venture," says Bill Gurley, a general partner at the VC firm Benchmark Capital. The conflict is, do the fund's loyalties lie with the startup or with the parent? Just about every independent venture capitalist in tech has stori

Benchmark Capital among the world's most respected venture firms, took what is perhaps the single biggest bet on one person's idea in the history of Silicon Valley. Even so, I could not have imagined then how far we would actually come in converting the vision of Minerva into a reality in 24 short months. The

rva to become a reality. At the time, the entire list looked highly improbable, including the required initial capital to put Minerva together. Yet, Benchmark Capital among the world's most respected venture firms, took what is perhaps the single biggest bet on one person's idea in the history of Silicon Valley. E