Also, Andy Bechtolsheim: > Bechtolsheim and Cheriton were two of the first investors in Google, investing US$100,000 each in September 1998. When he gave the c

Also, Andy Bechtolsheim: > Bechtolsheim and Cheriton were two of the first investors in Google, investing US$100,000 each in September 1998. When he gave the check to Larry Page and Sergey Brin, Google's founders, the company had not yet been legally incorporated. Claims that Bechtolsheim coined the name "Google" are untrue. However, he did motivate the founders to officially organize the company under that name.[14][15] * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bechtolsheim#Investments https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Bechtolsheim#Investments