Bob Kagle
Robert Kagle | |
|---|---|
| Born | Flint, Michigan, US |
| Alma mater | |
| Occupation | Business director |
| Organization | eBay et al |
Robert Kagle is an American businessman. He is a director at eBay and a partner at Benchmark, a Silicon Valley venture capital firm. In addition to eBay, Kagle sits on the board of directors for several companies including: E-Loan, Jamba Juice, Logoworks, Mint.com, Prosper, uShip, and ZipRealty.
Kagle's investment in eBay is seen as his first—and biggest—success. Benchmark's $6.7 million investment in eBay "holds the record for the best performing Silicon Valley investment ever: by the spring of 1999, this stake was worth $5 billion".[1] Kagle's share was $170 million, and he has been a director for eBay since 1997.[2]
Kagle was born and raised by his mother in Flint, Michigan. Kagle began his business career working at General Motors,[3] and received a B.S. in Electrical and Mechanical Engineering from General Motors Institute (renamed Kettering University) in 1978. He received his M.B.A. from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1980.[citation needed]
Before his work at Benchmark, Kagle was a partner at Technology Venture Investors. Prior to his 12 years at TVI, Kagle worked for the Boston Consulting Group.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ↑ The Gale Group, Inc. "Benchmark Capital", 'International Directory of Company Histories'
- ↑ "Robert Kagle Profile", Forbes.com "Archived copy". Forbes. Archived from the original on May 28, 2009. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ Himelstein, Linda. "Robert C. Kagle", businessweek.com http://www.businessweek.com/1999/99_39/b3648024.htm Archived December 27, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
[edit]Randall E. Stross (2001). eBoys : The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-42889-9.