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Roelof Botha, 35
Roelof Botha, 35
Sequoia Capital

The first of the new generation at Sequoia to score big, Botha is a PayPal alum who later invested in YouTube, the biggest hit so far of the Web 2.0 era. Other investments: Aliph, Joost and RockYou.

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Last updated July 19 2008: 2:17 PM ET
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