Billionaire AOL founder Steve Case is convinced the next big thing in tech won't happen in Silicon Valley, and he's launched a job network to prove it
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- Steve Case is a cofounder and former CEO of AOL who has been running a DC-based venture capital firm, Revolution, since 2005.
- It has invested over $1 billion over this time, with the majority of its capital going to young companies outside of Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston.
- The new Revolution Talent Network lists more than 1,000 jobs across these companies.
- This post is part of Business Insider's ongoing series on Better Capitalism.
In 2005, two years after leaving the company he founded and led, AOL cofounder Steve Case launched his venture capital firm, Revolution, in Washington, DC.
For the last four years specifically, he's been focused on what he deemed "Rise of the Rest" approach, dedicated to fostering the growth of startup communties outside of Silicon Valley, New York City, and Boston — which receive 75% of all venture capital in the United States.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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