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Venture capital firm focused on high technology. Founded 1946 by Georges Doriot with an initial investment fund of $3.5M. In 1957, ARD made the initial investment $75K in Digital Equipment Corporation; after its IPO a decade later, the investment was worth some $80M (in 1971 dollars). Merged with Textron in 1972. Alumni from the firm founded Greylock Partners and Fidelity Ventures.

Industry:
Private Equity

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EXECUTIVES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Karl T. Compton	Physicist	15-Sep-1887	22-Jun-1954	Bikini Island atomic tests
Georges Doriot	Business	24-Sep-1899	2-Jun-1987	Father of Venture Capitalism

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