Rob Hayes Biography

Rob Hayes, a partner at First Round, had made a name for himself on the Midas list thanks to his early investments in Uber Technologies, which he got in on when it was worth just $4 million, and Square, which is now valued at $6 billion. His success has helped Uber become a company valued at over $40 billion. Hayes has invested in Lob, Swift Navigation, Eero, BloomThat, and Reserve in the past year. Hayes’ portfolio company, Mint.com, was bought by Intuit for $170 million in 2009. He started his career as a trade consultant focused on Japan, later moving into product development at Geoworks and Go Corp. He then began Palm’s corporate venture fund. Hayes was the first venture investor at Omidyar Network before joining First Round’s San Francisco office. Hayes was also a CrossFit enthusiast but had to quit due to an injury. He has since returned to CrossFit and is injury-free.

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