Jim Breyer

Jim Breyer (#1373)

Global Rank #1373

Country Rank #498

Country United States

Jim Breyer is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

$ 3 B
Venture capital
United States
M
65 Years

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Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,373

Country Rank #498

Net Worth $3.0B

Previous Worth $3.0B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country United States

Industry Venture capital

Age 65 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Last Refreshed 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 AM

Residence Austin, Texas

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Personal Stats

Age 65

Source Of Wealth Venture capital, Self Made

Self Made Score 8

Philanthropy Score 1

Residence Austin, Texas

Citizenship United States

Marital Status Widowed

Children 4

Education Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Bachelor of Arts/Science, Stanford University

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $3.0B

Current Net Worth $3.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

One of Facebook's first venture investors, Jim Breyer made much of his fortune investing in the social network. After 28 years at venture firm Accel Partners, Breyer started his own firm, Breyer Capital, in 2006 and has bet on artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency. He has invested in over 40 companies that have had successful IPOs or mergers, and is the second largest individual shareholder of stablecoin firm Circle, which went public in June 2025. Breyer is a trustee of the American Film Institute in Los Angeles and SFMOMA in San Francisco and a board member of investment firm Blackstone. Breyer's second wife Angela Chao, a sister-in-law of U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell, died in a car accident in February 2024.

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Breyer, whose parents fled Hungary, spent his early years living in a funeral home in New Haven because it was the cheapest place to live while his dad went to Yale.

In 1982, Breyer sent his resume to Steve Jobs, who forwarded it to the director of marketing. He was hired for the summer and part-time while he was at Stanford.

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Current Net Worth: $3.0B (May 4, 2026)