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Bill Gates

ROLE CO-FOUNDERMENTIONS 11LAST SEEN AUGUST 6, 2026
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Co-founder of Microsoft and philanthropist, known for early programming specialization as a child.

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funding·Axios Pro Rata·AUGUST 6, 2026

Raised $263m in combined Series D and E funding from backers like RA Capital Management, GV, GSK, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos.

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mention·My First Million·JULY 31, 2026

At a young age, Bill Gates and Paul Allen, the founders of Microsoft, their school was the first, one of the only schools in the country to have a computer.

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03
mention·Lightcone·JULY 29, 2026

Bill said his goal for Microsoft was to put a personal computer in every home and on every desk running Microsoft software. And this was at a time where personal computers mostly didn't exist.

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mention·The a16z Show·JULY 27, 2026

Microsoft, where we were a closed source — Bill Gates invented the closed source business model.

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mention·My First Million·JULY 17, 2026

I gave it to Bill Gates... a number of these people are this, that I would call a shaper.

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mention·My First Million·JUNE 12, 2026

Famously, Bill Gates selling his Microsoft stock. Bill Gates would be the wealthiest man in the world had he just not sold his Microsoft stock.

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mention·StrictlyVC·JUNE 11, 2026

Bill Gates testified at closed-door House Oversight hearing that Jeffrey Epstein tried to use information about Gates's extramarital affairs to pressure him to renew ties after Gates had begun distancing himself from Epstein.

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mention·StrictlyVC·JUNE 2, 2026

Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files reveal deeper ties than previously acknowledged...prompting internal unrest at the Gates Foundation.

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mention·My First Million·MAY 29, 2026

It was the same thing with Steve Jobs and Bill Gates and Paul Allen and Phil Knight. They all started companies because they thought that was interesting fun... But those people always end up richer. They're owners. They didn't check out.

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mention·My First Million·MAY 13, 2026

Bill Gates, when he was coding or Mark Zuckerberg, when he picked up programming or Mr. Beast, when he started doing YouTube videos at age 12...

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funding·DealMakers·MARCH 10, 2026

We have raised $450 million in the Series A. So it's enough capital. And with that, we're attacking the problem now. People like Vinod Khosla, but also people like John Doerr, people like Bill Gates. These are all people that have all invested in the company.

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