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A who's who of early Facebook investors and the money they expect to raise when the company goes public

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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