Editing Michael Moritz (section)

===Venture capitalist===
In 1986, Moritz joined [[Sequoia Capital]] after co-authoring ''Going for Broke: The Chrysler Story'' with Barrett Seaman, ''Time''{{'}}s Detroit bureau chief. After leaving ''Time'', Moritz co-founded Technologic Partners, a technology newsletter and conference company.<ref name="linkedin"/>

His [[Dot-com company|internet company]] investments include [[Google]], [[Yahoo!]], [[Skyscanner]], [[PayPal]], [[Webvan]], [[YouTube]], [[eToys.com|eToys]], and [[Zappos]].<ref name="observer" /> He currently sits on the boards of [[24/7 Customer]], Earth Networks, [[Gamefly]], [[HealthCentral]], [[Green Dot Corporation]], [[Klarna]], [[Kayak.com]], [[LinkedIn]], [[Stripe (company)|Stripe]] and [[PopSugar]]. Moritz previously served on the boards of [[A123 Systems]], [[Aricent Group]], Atom Entertainment, CenterRun, [[eGroups]], [[Flextronics]], Google, [[ITA Software]], [[Luxim]], PayPal, [[Plaxo]], [[Pure Digital Technologies|Pure Digital]], Saba Software, Yahoo!, and [[Zappos.com|Zappos]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.sequoiacap.com/us/michael-moritz/info|title=Michael Moritz|publisher=Sequoia Capital|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-date=7 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607190411/http://www.sequoiacap.com/us/michael-moritz/info|url-status=dead}}</ref> Google was one of several co-investments with [[John Doerr]] of rival venture capital firm [[Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers]],<ref>[https://www.google.com/press/pressrel/pressrelease1.html "Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding"], Google press release, 7 June 1999.</ref> and the [[initial public offering]] of the company in 2004 made Moritz one of Wales' richest men.<ref name="bbc" /> His investment in Google helped him achieve the number-one listing in ''[[Forbes]]''{{'}} "[[Midas List]]" of the top dealmakers in the technology industry in 2006 and 2007,<ref name="forbes midas" /> and a place on the 2007 "TIME 100".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070505050506/http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/time100/article/0,28804,1595326_1615737_1616199,00.html "Builders & Titans: Michael Moritz"], [[Eric Schmidt]], ''TIME'', May 2007</ref> He ranked number two on the Midas List for 2008<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/99/biz_08midas_Michael-Moritz_1YIC.html "#2 Michael Moritz"], Forbes.com Midas List 2008, 24 January 2008.</ref> and 2009.<ref>[https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/99/midas09_Michael-Moritz_1YIC.html "#2 Michael Moritz"], Forbes.com Midas List 2009, 29 January 2009.</ref>

In July 2023, Moritz stepped down from Sequoia after nearly four decades. He remains on the boards of Stripe, Klarna and Instacart, but Sequoia said that those seats would be replaced over time. Moritz announced that he would focus on Sequoia Heritage—a wealth-management fund that he helped launch, now independent of Sequoia Capital.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bradshaw |first=Tim |date=19 July 2023 |title=Michael Moritz leaves Sequoia Capital after almost 40 years |url=https://www.ft.com/content/964f5f50-97b2-4f67-b9b7-4c9bf8b25808 |work=Financial Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Hu |first=Krystal |date=19 July 2023 |title=Sequoia Capital partner Michael Moritz to exit firm after 38 years |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/sequoia-capital-partner-michael-moritz-exit-firm-after-38-years-2023-07-19/ |publisher=Reuters}}</ref>