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==First Investors==

==First Investors==

 

[[Andy Bechtolsheim]], co-founder of [[Sun Microsystems]], was Google's first investor in 1998, followed by [[Ram Shriram]], former President of Junglee and current Managing Director at [[Sherpalo Ventures]]. On June 7, 1999, Google received a major equity funding of $25 million from '''Sequoia Capital''' and '''Kleiner Perkins'''; John Doerr and Michael Moritz joined the company's board of directors.<ref>

[[Andy Bechtolsheim]], co-founder of [[Sun Microsystems]] was Google's first investor in 1998 followed by [[Ram Shriram]], former President of Junglee and current Managing Director at [[Sherpalo Ventures]]. On June 7, 1999, Google received a major equity funding of $25 million from '''Sequoia Capital''' and '''Kleiner Perkins'''; '''John Doerr''' and '''Michael Moritz''' join the company's board of directors.<ref>

[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20000309205910/http://google.com/pressrel/pressrelease1.html Press Release]</ref>

[http://classic-web.archive.org/web/20000309205910/http://google.com/pressrel/pressrelease1.html Press Release]</ref>