# Ross Perot, Chairman > Ross Perot, Chairman. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Dallas, US · Partner # Ross Perot Chairman at [Hillwood](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hillwood) Latest rounds - **Planetary Resources** Seed Apr 2012 Backs *Industry 4.0* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Apr 2012 - **Filings:** - with regulators - **Podcasts:** 5 mentions What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - **On filings** No filing names them - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Hillwood - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from the investor lists this database was built from, so read them as of their date. [Correct or remove](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ross-perot)[Is this you? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=ross-perot) ## The firm [**Hillwood** Company · US **0** cheques in 12 months **0** all time **0** led unknown](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hillwood) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Active:** 2012 2012 - [Planetary Resources](https://millionrounds.com/company/planetary-resources) *Seed* *US* Apr 2012 Joined · +5 investors · historical By stage - Seed **1** What they backed Industry 4.0 **1** Alongside - Charles Simonyi *1* - [Eric Schmidt *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-schmidt) - James Cameron *1* - [Larry Page *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) - [Ram Shriram *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ram-shriram) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Companies they are listed as backing Portfolio - [American Cricket Enterprises](https://millionrounds.com/startup/american-cricket-enterprises) - [FinMkt](https://millionrounds.com/company/finmkt) - [Planetary Power](https://millionrounds.com/company/planetary-power) - [Planetary Resources](https://millionrounds.com/company/planetary-resources) - [Silent Circle](https://millionrounds.com/startup/silent-circle) - Clinkle - Inc. ## Also at Hillwood - [**Steve Berger** CFO *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/steve-berger) ## Hear them before you pitch them ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Ross Perot in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 14 Sept 2026 · 3h 35m The Home Depot Mentions [Bernie Marcus](https://millionrounds.com/person/bernie-marcus)[Ross Perot](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot) About this episode The Home Depot's founding story is like an Avengers movie… if the Avengers got fired, went broke, and stacked empty paint cans ten feet high to look legitimate. After being unceremoniously fired from their previous hardware chain at ages 48 and 35, Bernie Marcus and Arthur Blank took the words of… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 30 Oct 2025 · 50 min Ken Langone - The American Dream - [Invest Like the Best, REPLAY] Mentions [Ross Perot](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot) About this episode Today I am replaying my conversation with Ken Langone. Ken is a legendary American businessman best known for his co-founding of Home Depot. He is also a former director of the New York Stock Exchange and a passionate philanthropist. He shares with us a lifetime worth of wisdom, building Home Depot… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 3 Oct 2024 · 2h 6m In conversation with Mark Cuban Mentions [Mark Cuban](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mark-cuban)[Ross Perot](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot) About this episode (0:00) The Besties intro Mark Cuban: Voting record, working with Ross Perot's campaign in 1992 (5:43) The history of Cuban's love/hate relationship with Trump (19:08) Trump's performance as President: what he got right and wrong (40:46) Party nominations: Kamala vs. Trump (49:18) Biden's… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) · 9 Apr 2024 · 50 min Ken Langone - The American Dream - [Invest Like the Best, EP.368] Mentions [Ross Perot](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot) About this episode My guest today is Ken Langone. Ken is a legendary American businessman best known for his co-founding of Home Depot. He is also a former director of the New York Stock Exchange and a passionate philanthropist. He shares with us a lifetime's worth of wisdom, building Home Depot into a powerhouse and… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [Acquired](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/acquired) · 23 Oct 2016 · 1h 3m NeXT (Live show at the GeekWire Summit) Mentions [John Sculley](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-sculley)[Gil Amelio](https://millionrounds.com/person/gil-amelio)[Joanna Hoffman](https://millionrounds.com/person/joanna-hoffman)[Ross Perot](https://millionrounds.com/person/ross-perot) About this episode Ben & David broadcast live from the 2016 GeekWire Summit covering one of the all-time greats, Apple’s 1996 acquisition of NeXT. This episode has it all: the Steve Jobs hero story, Apple, I.M. Pei, Ross Perot, Aaron Sorkin, Nobel Laureates and… Gil Amelio? Does NeXT rank atop the best acquisitions… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?person=ross-perot). ## Find people like Ross Filter every partner and angel by firm, kind, market and whether we watched them invest. Free with an account. Search people[How we know what we know](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)