Home › Technology & Building › Technology & Invention
Technology & Invention
Role:
Any
Inventor 38
Founder 35
Engineer 30
Computer Scientist 28
Executive 24
Physicist 8
Investor 6
Industrialist 4
Philanthropist 4
6 people
Paul Allen 1953–2018Technology & InventionCo-founder of Microsoft who later invested in space, sports, and scientific research through the Allen Institute.
Sam Altman b. 1985Technology & InventionTechnology executive and investor whose leadership in generative artificial intelligence has had major but still-unsettled historical consequences.
Peter Thiel b. 1967Technology & InventionPayPal co-founder and first outside investor in Facebook whose contrarian views shaped Silicon Valley culture.
Marc Andreessen b. 1971Technology & InventionCo-author of the first web browser and co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz, a leading venture capital firm.
Reid Hoffman b. 1967Technology & InventionCo-founder of LinkedIn and influential venture capitalist who helped build Silicon Valley's startup ecosystem.
Alexis Ohanian b. 1983Technology & InventionCo-founder of Reddit and venture capitalist who has championed open internet and paternity leave.