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Naval Ravikant
No . of investments : 200
Capital in : Vurb , Visually , Uber , Twitter , Trusted , Topguest , Tinychat An Indian American investor and entrepreneur , Naval Ravikant is the co-founder , chairman and former CEO of AngelList . A Fellow of the Edmund Hillary Fellowship , he is also a podcaster who shares advice on pursuing wealth and happiness .
Though he is yet to reach billionaire status ( his current wealth is estimated at $ 60m ) his key passion is connecting investors and entrepreneurs . Following a short stint as a venture capitalist , Ravikant discovered he enjoyed investing in start-ups the most and found his calling . Since then , he has provided capital to some ultra-prominent companies including Twitter , FourSquare , and SnapLogic .
As an investment mentor , one of his best-loved quotes is , “ Forty-hour work weeks are a relic of the Industrial Age . Knowledge workers function like athletes — train and sprint , then rest and reassess .”
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