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Michael Moritz

British businessman

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Sir Michael Jonathan Moritz is a Welsh billionaire venture capitalist, philanthropist, author, and former journalist. Moritz works for Sequoia Capital, wrote the first history of Apple Inc., The Little Kingdom, and authored Going for Broke: Lee Iacocca's Battle to Save Chrysler. Previously, Moritz was a staff writer at Time magazine and a member of the board of directors of Google. He studied at the University of Oxford and the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania where he was a Thouron Scholar, and went on to found Technologic Partners before becoming a venture capitalist in the 1980s. Moritz was named as the No. 1 venture capitalist on the Forbes Midas List in 2006 and 2007.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Cardiff wd
Citizenship
United Kingdom wd
Occupation
computer scientist, businessperson, journalist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, historian wd
Education
Christ Church, The Wharton School, Howardian High School wd
Spouse
Harriet Heyman wd

Awards wd

  • Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
  • honorary doctor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2014)

Questions

When was Michael Moritz born?
Michael Moritz was born on 12 September 1954 in Cardiff.
Where did Michael Moritz study?
Michael Moritz was educated at Christ Church, The Wharton School, Howardian High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Michael Moritz · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikidata item Q3124567 · CC0 1.0
  3. Image: Michael Moritz 1.jpg by b_d_solis (CC BY 2.0)

Last updated · facts checked 4 November 2026

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"Michael Moritz". DigiNepal. Last updated 30 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/michael-moritz. Retrieved 4 November 2026.

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