New Enterprise Associates (NEA) general partner Harry Weller, a prominent East Coast investor that sits on a number of advisory boards for influential technology companies, is the only D.C. venture capitalist to make Forbes magazine's prestigious 2016 Midas List.
The list ranks VCs based on the savvy nature, timing and ultimately the profit accrued from their investments—other factors including first-day market capitalization of IPOs and the opinions of a panel of experts are also considered by Forbes. While the list is well known and widely publicized, some journalists have been critical of the Midas List's ranking system because it values startup investments that have yet to return money to investors.
