Elad Gil

Elad Gil assembled a portfolio that reads like a map of the modern economy. The former Google and Twitter executive backed Airbnb, Coinbase, Figma, Instacart, Pinterest, Square, and Stripe—a collection of over a dozen unicorns. His pre-seed investment in Figma returned a 500x multiple when Adobe acquired the design company for $20 billion, a figure that surpasses the typical late-stage venture return by 200%. Gil's ability to identify category-defining companies is unmatched on this list, with 8 of his top 10 bets valued above $10 billion.