# Michael Moritz

_British businessman_

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Last updated: 2026-10-30

> 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:** 12 September 1954 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Cardiff ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P19))
- **Citizenship:** United Kingdom ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P27))
- **Occupation:** computer scientist; businessperson; journalist; entrepreneur; philanthropist; historian ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P106))
- **Education:** Christ Church; The Wharton School; Howardian High School ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P69))
- **Spouse:** Harriet Heyman ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P26))
- **Awards:** Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire; honorary doctor of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567#P166))

## 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.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Michael Moritz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moritz) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q3124567](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3124567) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Michael Moritz 1.jpg by b_d_solis (CC BY 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_Moritz_1.jpg)

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## Cite this page

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