Peter Fenton Has That Magic Open-Source Touch - WSJ

archive.today webpage capture Saved from no other snapshots from this url 23 Jul 2025 10:50:50 UTC All snapshots from host www.wsj.com WebpageScreenshot sharedownload .zipreport bug or abuse The Wall Street Journal Subscribe Sign In English Edition Print Edition Video Audio Latest Headlines More Latest World Business U.S. Politics Economy Tech Markets & Finance Opinion Arts Lifestyle Real Estate Personal Finance Health Style Sports Peter Fenton Has That Magic Open-Source Touch By Scott Denne Aug. 11, 2009 6:39 pm ET The sale of SpringSource Global Inc. to VMWare Inc. for $420 million will deliver venture capitalist Peter Fenton his fourth big victory in the open-source space. In just over three years, four companies that Fenton invested in while at his current firm Benchmark Capital, or previous one, Accel Partners, have sold for a combined $1.6 billion. Fenton, who ranks on Forbes' Midas List at No. 50, was an investor in JBoss Inc. (sold to Red Hat Inc. for $350 million), Zimbr

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