How the world’s mysterious rich people made their fortune

[post_page_title]Larry Ellison[/post_page_title]

One of the wealthiest people in the world, Larry Ellison is known for being the co-founder of computer technology corporation Oracle, but what few people may know is that he started out in the 1970s building databases for the CIA.

Larry Ellison

In 1977, with an investment of $2,000, he founded with two partners the company that in 1983 would become Oracle Systems Corporation. By 1986, he was already a millionaire, and while he gave up his CEO role in 2014, he’s still the chairman and CTO, with a net worth of $68 billion.

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