Jim Breyer, Breyer Capital

Jim Breyer is the founder and chief executive officer of Breyer Capital, a global venture capital firm. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Jim Breyer

Jim Breyer is the founder and chief executive officer of Breyer Capital, a global venture capital firm, and previously served as Managing Partner at Accel Partners from 1995 to 2014. His investment thesis focuses on artificial intelligence technologies, with over 20 AI investments since 2016, and spans geographies including the US, Europe, India, and the Middle East. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed in available sources, he is known as an early investor in more than 40 technology companies that went public or merged. Notable portfolio companies include Facebook (where he was an early investor and board member from 2005–2013), Etsy, Dell, and 21st Century Fox. Breyer maintains a distinctive point of view centered on long-term oriented entrepreneurs working in artificial, augmented, and human-assisted intelligence, and he serves on the advisory board of Stanford’s Institute for Human-Assisted Artificial Intelligence. He holds senior advisory roles at Stanford and Harvard, including Fellow Emeritus of the Harvard Corporation, and is a trustee of major art institutions.

Jim Breyer at a glance

Role
Managing Director
Organization
Breyer Capital
Location
Menlo Park, California, United States
Investor type
Venture Capital
Focus areas
Angel Investment, Finance, Venture Capital, Health Care, Software, Fintech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence

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Jim Breyer at Breyer Capital (Menlo Park, California, United States) — sector focus: Angel Investment, Finance, Venture Capital, Health Care, Software, Fintech, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence, Information technology, Blockchain, In….
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Jim Breyer is based in Menlo Park, California, United States.

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