Eugene Kleiner — vc (kleiner perkins) with roots in the Empire
Eugene Kleiner was an Austrian-born engineer and venture capitalist who co-founded Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers — arguably the most influential venture capital firm in Silicon Valley history, backing Google, Amazon, Genentech, and dozens of other transformative companies. He was also one of the Traitorous Eight who left Shockley to found Fairchild Semiconductor.
Tracing the roots — Vienna (Rus Empire roots)
Born in Vienna to a family with Eastern European Jewish roots connected to the Russian Empire, Kleiner fled Nazi Austria and eventually landed in Silicon Valley. His engineering training and immigrant drive made him one of the founders of the entire technology venture ecosystem.
.svg?width=900)
Vienna (Rus Empire roots). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.