Sameer Gandhi of Accel Partners moved up in the ranks to 33rd position, from #81 in 2011. He has made significant investments in file-sharing company Dropbox, and the online shopping site, Flipkart.
Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures follows at #34, up from position #71 last year. The company's focus is on early and late-stage investments, next-generation energy projects, new materials, mobility, the Internet and silicon technology.
Neeraj Agrawal of Battery Ventures is up from #51 in 2011 to #36. The company invests in technology-driven companies. A founding investor in Bladelogic, a public software company acquired by BMC Software, he is actively involved with Groupon and Panaya.
Navin Chaddha, Managing Director of 41-year-old venture capital firm Mayfield Fund, has ranked on the list for several years. This year, he comes in at #46.
At #95 is Ajay Agarwal, managing director at Bain Capital Ventures. In addition to this, he is the National Board Chair for BUILD, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping underprivileged high school students attend college.
Asheem Chandna, partner at Greylock Partners, is #96 on the list. His areas of interest span enterprise IT infrastructure, software and services. Chandna is also on the panel of judges for the Wall Street Journal Global Technology Innovation Awards.
