A who's who of early Facebook investors and the money they expect to raise when the company goes public
Peter Thiel, pictured here in Oct., 2000, is the managing partner at The Founders Fund and PayPal co-founder. Year invested in Facebook: 2004 Number of shares being offered: 7.7 million Value at $35 per share: $271-millionPAUL SAKUMA
James Breyer and Accel Partners, where he’s a partner. Year invested in Facebook: 2005 Number of shares being offered: 38.2 million Value at $35 per share: $1.34-billion
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Jan. 3, 2011 in San Francisco. Number of shares being offered: 30.2 million Value at $35 per share: $1.06-billionPaul Sakuma
Greylock Partners, Silicon Valley venture capital firm and affiliates. Year invested in Facebook: 2006 Number of shares being offered: 7 million Value at $35 per share: $245-million
Reid Hoffman, on Sept. 29, 2007, co-founder of LinkedIn Corp. and affiliates. Year invested in Facebook: 2004 Number of shares being offered: 942,784 Value at $35 per share: $33-millionTony Avelar
The investment team at Elevation Partners, a private equity firm focused on media and technology, along with affiliates. Number of shares being offered: 4.6 million Value at $35 per share: $162-million
Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and CEO of Goldman Sachs and affiliates, investment bank and one of the IPO’s underwriters, on Jan. 13, 2010. Year invested in Facebook: 2011 Number of shares being offered: 13.2 million Value at $35 per share: $462-millionPablo Martinez Monsivais
Meritech Capital Partners, venture capital firm focused on late-stage investments. Number of shares being offered: 7 million Value at $35 per share: $245-million
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft Corp. on Feb. 23, 2012. Year invested in Facebook: 2007 Number of shares being offered: 6.6 million Value at $35 per share: $229-millionALESSANDRO BIANCHI
Mark Pincus, Zynga Inc. CEO, on Oct. 11, 2011. Year invested in Facebook: 2004 Number of shares being offered: 1 million Value at $35 per share: $35-millionStephen Lam / Reuters
Mail.ru Group Ltd., Russian Internet company. Year invested in Facebook: 2009 Number of shares being offered: 11.3 million Value at $35 per share: $394-million
Yuri Milner, founder of DST Global Ltd. and affiliates, a London-based, Russian-founded investment firm focused on Internet companies. Year invested in Facebook: 2009 and late 2010 Number of shares being offered: 26.3 million Value at $35 per share: $919-million