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Reid Hoffman Net Worth | TheRichest

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Andrew Adams

Updated on March 13, 2026

Reid Hoffman
Birthname
Reid Garrett Hoffman
Birthdate
August 5, 1967
Birthplace
Stanford, California, United States
Education
Stanford University, Oxford University, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Profession
Tech Mogul
Net worth
$3,800,000,000
Source of Wealth
Internet (LinkedIn), Self-made
Nationality
American
Country
United States
Marital Status
Married (Michelle Yee)

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American entrepreneur and venture capitalist, Reid G. Hoffman, has an estimated net worth of $3.8 billion as of August 2016 according to Forbes. An original member of the PayPal mafia, he later co-founded Linked in 2002. The super connected Silicon Valley star made a bundle when his business-focused social network, LinkedIn, debuted on the NYSE in May 2011. The stock more than doubled on its first day of trading but shares are down 20% since. Hoffman was born on August 5, 1967 in Stanford, California.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2016

Asset

Series B investment in Crisis Text Line

$23,800,000

2016

Asset

Series Ainvestment in Convoy through Greylock Partners (lead investor)

$16,000,000

2015

Asset

Venture investment in Segovia

$13,790,000

2014

Asset

Series C investment in Change.org

$25,000,000

2014

Asset

Series A investment inBlockstream (lead investor)

$21,000,000

2014

Asset

Series D investment in Edmodo through Greylock Partners

$30,000,000

2014

Asset

Series A investment in Xapo through Greylock Partners (lead investor)

$20,000,000

2014

Asset

Series B investment inWrapp through Greylock Partners

$15,000,000

2013

Asset

Series B investment in Upserve

$12,000,000

2013

Asset

Series B investment in Wealthfront through Greylock Partners (lead investor)

$20,000,000

2012

Asset

Series C investment in Edmodo through Greylock Partners

$35,000,000

2012

Asset

Angel investment in Kiva

$1,000,000

2012

Asset

Series A investment in Wrapp through Greylock Partners

$5,000,000

2011

Asset

Series B investment in Edmodo through Greylock Partners

$15,000,000

2011

Asset

Seed investment in Treehouse

$600,000

2011

Asset

Venture investment in Gobble

$1,200,000

2011

Asset

Series B investment in One Kings Lane

$23,000,000

2010

Asset

Estimated value of his stake at LinkedIn after its IPO

$2,340,000

2010

Asset

Seed investment in LiquidSpace

$1,300,000

2010

Asset

Series A investment in Buysight

$10,000,000

2010

Asset

Series B investment in shopkick through Greylock Partners

$15,000,000

2010

Asset

Series B investment in shopkick

$2,500,000

2010

Asset

Series A investment in Upserve through Greylock Partners

$7,500,000

2010

Asset

Series C investment in Knewton

$12,500,000

2010

Asset

Series A investment in TellApart

$4,750,000

2009

Asset

Series B investment in Gowalla through Greylock Partners (lead investor)

$8,290,000

2009

Asset

Series A investment in Sofa Labs

$1,200,000

2009

Asset

Series A investment in shopkick

$2,500,000

2009

Asset

Seed investment in Britely

$500,000

2009

Asset

Seed investment in VigLink

$800,000

2009

Asset

Series B investment in Knewton

$6,000,000

2008

Asset

Series A investment in Buysight

$6,030,000

2008

Asset

Series A investment in SweetLabs

$3,500,000

2008

Asset

Series A investment in Knewton

$2,500,000

2008

Asset

Seed investment tin Lookery

$900,000

2008

Asset

Seed investment in Flowgram

$1,300,000

2008

Asset

Series A investment in Grouply

$1,300,000

2008

Asset

Angel investment in Grouply

$365,000

2008

Asset

Series A investment in Zynga

$10,000,000

2007

Asset

Series A investment in Seesmic

$6,000,000

2007

Asset

Series B investment in Kongregate

$5,000,000

2007

Asset

Angel investment in Rupture

$3,000,000

2007

Asset

Angel investment in Jaxtr

$1,500,000

2007

Asset

Angel investment in Grouply

$935,000

2007

Asset

Series A investment in Kongregate

$1,000,000

2007

Asset

Series A investment in Flixster

$2,000,000

2007

Asset

Venture funding in Aviary

$4,000,000

2007

Asset

Angel investment in Grockit

$400,000

2006

Asset

Series C investment in Friendster

$10,000,000

2006

Asset

Series A investment in Wikia

$4,000

2006

Asset

Series A investment in Care.com

$3,800,000

2005

Asset

Seed investment in RealTravel

$1,000,000

2005

Asset

Series A investment in Digg

$2,800,000

2005

Asset

Angel investment in if(we)

$1,500,000

2005

Asset

Series A investment in Facebook

$12,700,000

2005

Asset

Angl investment in Socialtext

$300,000

2004

Asset

Angl investment in Facebook

$500,000

2004

Asset

Series A investment in Ning by Glam Media

$15,000,000

2003

Asset

Series B investment in Friendster

$12,000,000

2002

Asset

Series A investment in Friendster

$2,400,000

2002

Asset

Series A investment in Technorati

$4,580,000

2002

Asset

Series B investment in IronPort Systems

$16,500,000