Which
Silicon Valley networks are best at bankrolling ambitious startups? Attention
in recent years has focused on a cluster of PayPal alumni known as the “PayPal mafia.” A new study validates
that group’s status for now — but it also finds a rival Facebook cohort is on
the ascent.
The
analysis was carried out for Forbes by Cdling
Capital Services, a startup launched by long-time Canadian
entrepreneur Michael Cayley. He and a colleague, Saif Al Naib, culled through
more than 20,000 entries in TechCrunch’s CrunchBase listings of individuals who have helped run or fund
startups in recent years. Then the Cdling team created its own ratings for each
person’s clout, using a strength-of-network analysis somewhat similar to Google‘s famous PageRank
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