From the Clintons to the Pitts, we all know that power pairs who support each other’s ambitions can be unstoppable. Today, as the technological age is advancing at an insane pace, Banc De Binary takes a look at tech’s top power couples. Here are our kings and queens of tech, the go-getters who are building internet empires and changing the world as we know it.
1) Sheryl Sandberg & Dave Goldberg
Facebook COO Sandberg and Survey Monkey CEO Goldberg are the pure definition of a power couple. Both respected figures on the tech scene, she previously worked for the World Bank and as an executive at Google, and he sold his first company Launch to Yahoo. Sandberg has famously said that the pair juggle family tasks 50/50 and that having a supportive spouse is the most important influence on your career.
2) Marissa Mayer & Zachary Bogue
This couple holds major sway in Silicon Valley. Google’s first female engineer was appointed the CEO of Yahoo in July 2012 and charged with the task of reversing the fortunes of the struggling Internet Company. Mayer has focused on mobile apps and new acquisitions like Tumblr, and has proven that she’s the right woman for the job. Her hubby and former lawyer Bogue founded VC fund Data Collective and invests primarily in big-data startups.
3) Cher Wang & Wenchi Chen
Asia’s top tech duo boast an estimated net worth of over $3 billion. Wang co-founded both VIA Technologies and mobile phone maker HTC, and chairs HTC while her husband Chen runs VIA Technologies. But don’t be mistaken that he is an average guy who got lucky. Chen was previously a senior architect at Intel and CEO of Symphony Laboratories.
4) Kevin and Julia Hartz
The couple who works together stays together… well, it’s true for this power pair at least. When they met, Kevin Hartz had just founded Xoom, his second startup, and his wife worked at MTV. Together they launched the online ticket site Eventbrite which has raised close to $200 million in 10 rounds of funding.
5) Brit and Dave Morin
Many dream of leaving a secure position at a huge corporation to found their own company but few have the guts to do it. Not this couple, who are now taking the startup scene by storm. Dave Morin left Facebook to co-found mobile startup Path, while his wife left Google to create her lifestyle blog Brit + Co and has recently launched wedding app Weduary.




