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Kleiner Perkins

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

Menlo Park · Pre-Seed–Growth · 37 people tracked

Also known as Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers · KLEINER PERKINS CAUFIELD & BYERS, LLC · Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers · KPCB · KPCB CHINA MANAGEMENT, LTD. · Kpcb Holdings

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Investment thesis

Kleiner Perkins aims to be the first call for ambitious founders seeking to build historic, iconic companies. Drawing on five decades of experience, the firm positions itself as a company-building partner that supports founders from inception to IPO and beyond. Its investing philosophy is grounded in an ethos of serving humanity through people, technology, and capital, guided by empathy for the founder journey, humility in service to founders, and a competitive, winning mindset. The firm invests broadly across industries and continents, backing founders with bold ideas rather than confining itself to a narrow sector focus.

Source: firm website, verified Oct 13, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
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$500K – $15M
HQ
Menlo Park, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
1972
Last 12 months
83 investments
AUM
$6B
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
880
Unicorns
99
IPOs
50
Acquisitions
112

Team · 37 people

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Brook Byers· Founderin

Member of the firm's Investment Advisory Committee and a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

Aatish Nayak· Partnerin𝕏

Aatish Nayak works in product at Harvey, an AI company focused on the legal domain. He appeared on Kleiner Perkins' Builders podcast to discuss how product management approaches need to change when building AI products, including broadening use cases and continuously re-establishing product market fit.

Ilya Fushman· Partner and Managing Memberin𝕏

Ilya Fushman is a partner at Kleiner Perkins focused on early and growth stage companies reshaping industries through technology and new business models, with board roles at companies such as Harvey, Rippling, Motive, Stord, Profound, NewLimit and Infinitus. He was previously a general partner at Index Ventures and led Dropbox's product organization, and holds a PhD in Applied Physics and MS in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and a BS in Physics from Caltech.

Joubin Mirzadegan· Partnerin

Joubin Mirzadegan is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he leads the firm's portfolio operating team and advises portfolio companies on building and scaling go-to-market organizations. Before joining Kleiner Perkins in 2019, he built and led multiple sales organizations that went through successful acquisitions. At Palo Alto Networks, he scaled the Cloud business from a single enterprise rep and $2M in ARR to more than $50M in ARR within four quarters. He earlier built substantial parts of the sales teams at Evident.io, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks, and Bracket Computing, which was acquired by VMware. He is also the CEO and co-founder of Roadrunner, described as Kleiner Perkins' first incubation since Glean. Additionally, he created and hosts Grit, a podcast focused on what it takes to build and scale companies.

Nadia Cochinwala· Principalin

Nadia Cochinwala joined Kleiner Perkins in 2023 and focuses on enterprise applications and infrastructure investments. She previously invested at TPG and Bridgewater Associates and began her career at Evercore advising on large technology acquisitions and financings; she graduated from UC Berkeley.

John Doerr· Chairmanin𝕏

John Doerr joined Kleiner Perkins in 1980 after selling chips at Intel and went on to back Google, Amazon, Netscape, and Sun Microsystems. He brought Andy Grove's OKR goal-setting system to Google and turned it into the management bestseller Measure What Matters. Now the firm's chairman, he devotes much of his time to climate technology and funded Stanford's school of sustainability.

Mamoon Hamid· Partnerin𝕏

Mamoon Hamid joined Kleiner Perkins in 2017 to lead the storied firm's return to early-stage form, after co-founding Social Capital and backing Slack, Box and Intercom in their earliest rounds. His Series A bet on Figma, acquired attention through its 2025 IPO, helped carry him to the top tier of the Forbes Midas List, where he ranked 12th in 2026.

Aditya Naganath· Partnerin𝕏

Aditya Naganath has technical roles at Palantir, Twitter, Nextdoor and Google and research-level expertise in GPU utilization, FlashAttention, LLM training, backing AI infrastructure and open-source enterprise models like Together AI.

Al Gore· Advisor
Annie Case· Advisorin𝕏

Annie Case, a Stanford NCAA soccer champion who scaled Uber and Uber Eats, uses her operator experience to help early-stage consumer, healthcare, and marketplace founders navigate rapid scaling.

Athena Ruland· Experience Marketingin
Bing Gordon· Advisorin𝕏

Bing Gordon is an advisor and Chief Product Officer at Kleiner Perkins, which he joined in 2008. He leads the firm's sFund, a social-web investment initiative launched in 2010 with partners including Amazon, Facebook, Zynga, Comcast, Liberty Media and Allen & Co. Before venture capital, he spent decades as a top executive at Electronic Arts, which he helped found in 1982, serving as chief creative officer from 1998 to 2008 and previously leading marketing and product development, where he shaped franchises like Madden Football, The Sims and Need for Speed. He sits on the boards of Amazon, N3twork, Zazzle and Zynga, and was a founding director at Katango, ngmoco and Audible.

Camille Manso· Business Developmentin
Candy Cheng· Head of Marketing & Communicationsin
Dana Schafer-Smith· Technical Talentin
Jesse King· Partner, General Counselin

Jesse King is a lawyer who serves as Partner and General Counsel at Kleiner Perkins, where he oversees legal matters for the firm and its portfolio companies. He joined the firm in 2019. Before that, he practiced at Fenwick & West, focusing on venture capital, M&A, and general corporate and securities matters. Earlier in his career, he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Steven V. Wilson and worked as an associate at Munger, Tolles & Olson. Prior to law school, he worked in the business process and compliance group at Google. He holds a JD from Harvard Law School and a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Josh Coyne· Partnerin𝕏

Josh Coyne joined Kleiner Perkins in 2017 and invests in enterprise software, consumer apps, and financial services, with particular focus on applied AI, productivity, fintech, data infrastructure, and cybersecurity. He previously worked at Qatalyst Partners advising on technology M&A, buyouts, and financings, and holds a degree in Computer Science and Finance from Boston College.

Lauren Schultz· Operating Partner, Business Developmentin
Leigh Braswell· Partnerin𝕏

Leigh Marie Braswell is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins focused on AI and infrastructure companies. She began her career as a software engineer at Scale, where she was one of the first ten employees and became its first product manager, and has also worked in trading at Jane Street and on ML at Google, alongside angel investing. She competed in math olympiads and was ranked among the top competitive female mathematicians in the U.S. in high school.

Leo Shao· Investorin
Lindsey Keller· Go to Market Talentin
Lucas Oliveira· Principalin

Lucas Oliveira joined Kleiner Perkins in 2023 and focuses on enterprise software and cybersecurity investments. He previously worked on take-private software deals at Thoma Bravo and began his career at Morgan Stanley; originally from Brazil, he studied at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Moustafa ElBialy· Chief Information Officerin

Moustafa ElBialy is Chief Information Officer at Kleiner Perkins, where he oversees the firm's technology strategy, infrastructure, security, and operations across the firm and its portfolio companies. He works with leadership and stakeholders on solutions involving business intelligence, productivity tools, and cloud-based systems, and provides technology due diligence and business development support. He has over three decades of experience in the technology sector and holds Cisco Certified Network Associate and ITIL Foundation certifications.

Ryan Panchadsaram· Advisor to the Chairmanin

Ryan Panchadsaram is an engineer and investor serving as CEO of New Constellation, a partner at Doerr Capital, and a technical advisor to John Doerr at Kleiner Perkins. He coauthored Speed & Scale with Doerr and collaborated on Measure What Matters, and previously served as a member of the National Science Board. During the Obama administration, he was Deputy Chief Technology Officer of the United States, working on entrepreneurship, innovation, and open data.

Susan Biglieri· Chief Financial Officer & Chief Operating Officerin
Suzanne Holloway· Operating Partner, Marketingin
Tomas Barreto· Operating Partner, Engineeringin𝕏

Tomas Barreto was VP of Engineering at Checkr and Box, and served as CTO and co-founder of Okay, which was acquired by Stripe. He is currently an Operating Partner for Engineering at Kleiner Perkins.

Wen Hsieh· Advisorin𝕏

Wen Hsieh rose from associate to Managing Partner; his dual Caltech PhDs, semiconductor operating experience, and Amazon upbringing yield deep technical pattern recognition and an appetite for frontier hardware bets.

Theodore Schlein· Partner and Advisorin𝕏

Ted Schlein is a longtime Silicon Valley cybersecurity investor, spending nearly three decades focused on security, running specialist firm Ballistic Ventures and bridging Silicon Valley, Washington and national security circles.

Alicia Lau
Archie McKenzie
Emily Hanks
Jason Zhao
Jonathan Natkins
Nicholas Arner
Nikitha Suryadevara
Zain Rizavi

Founder mafia

91 people who came through Kleiner Perkins went on to found or lead other companies.

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What they invest in

from 666 of 880 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×283Enterprise Software ×248SaaS ×207Developer Tools ×111Consumer ×104Fintech ×92Healthtech ×89Data & Infrastructure ×83

HQs:United States×507United Kingdom×14Germany×6Sweden×6Brazil×3India×3

Who they back

founder profiles across 276 portfolio companies
21%
solo founders
59 of 276 mapped founding teams
42%
repeat founders
of 377 founders with career history
~4 yrs
old at investment
median across 148 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×592 founders×713 founders×684+ founders×78

Where their founders studiedfrom 353 founders with education data

Stanford University ×49Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×24University of California, Berkeley ×18Harvard University ×17University of Cambridge ×14Harvard Business School ×11University of Michigan ×9Princeton University ×8

What their founders studiedfrom 333 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×156Engineering ×80Business & Management ×36Economics ×25Mathematics & Statistics ×23Finance & Accounting ×21Humanities ×10Physics ×10

Where their founders worked beforefrom 377 founders with career history

Google ×55Microsoft ×40Stanford University ×25OpenAI ×15Apple ×9McKinsey & Company ×9Stripe ×9Dropbox ×8

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×24Techstars ×3

65 founders hold a PhD · 44 hold an MBA (of 372 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 4 founders

Investments · 880 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 762025 · 332024 · 232023 · 132022 · 382021 · 432020 · 192019 · 192018 · 202017 · 202016 · 142015 · 24407 dated

Courseracoursera.orgin𝕏NYSE: COURAug 2015

Coursera is an online learning platform offering courses, certificates, and career programs from universities and companies such as Google.

EdTechEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkMarketplacesSaaSMountain View, US

Daphne Koller(Founder)inAndrew Ng(Co-founder)inRichard Levin(Chief Executive Officer)Andrew Y. Ng(Founder)in

BoardDan Avida(Director)Scott Sandell(Director)in

Board seatJohn Doerr· per SEC Form D

Co-investors1802 VenturesAlign VenturesAllied Venture PartnersAlpha PartnersBVP InvestorsFelicis Ventures+16 more

Duolingoduolingo.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DUOLNov 2019 · $45M

Duolingo offers app-based language learning through short, game-like lessons that teach reading, writing, listening, and speaking, using AI and language science to personalize the experience.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTechPittsburgh, US

Severin Hacker(Founder)inLuis von Ahn(Founder)inMatt Skaruppa(Chief Financial Officer)inSeverin Guey(Founder)in

BoardBrad Burnham(Director)inAndrew Moore(Director)

Board seatBing Gordon· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCapitalGDrive CapitalFelicis VenturesFirebolt Ventures Management Company, LlcGeneral AtlanticK2 Global+10 more

Figmafigma.comin𝕏NYSE: FIGMay 2024 · $40M

Figma is a collaborative design platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products through shared design tools integrated with development workflows and AI-powered design assistance.

Developer ToolsSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evan Wallace(Founder)Dylan Field(Founder)inPraveer Melwani(Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer)inKris Rasmussen(Chief Technology Officer)inShaunt Voskanian(Chief Revenue Officer)inBrendan Mulligan(General Counsel & Secretary)in

Board seatMamoon Hamid· per SEC Form D

Co-investors137 Ventures1435 Capital1517AirAngelsAlkeon InnovationAmplify.LA+58 more

Grailgrail.comin𝕏NASDAQ: GRALMay 2018SEC filingmedium confidence

GRAIL develops the Galleri blood test for multi-cancer early detection using next-generation sequencing and machine learning to screen for multiple deadly cancer types before symptoms appear.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US

Jeffrey T. Huber(Director)Joshua Ofman, MD, MSHS(Chief Executive Officer)inAaron Freidin(Executive Officer)inRobert Ragusa(Executive Officer, Director)Jennifer Cook(Executive Officer, Director)inRichard Klausner(Director)

Board seatBrook Byers· per SEC Form D · filed May 2018

Co-investorsAmino CapitalARCH Venture PartnersBezos ExpeditionsBluebird VenturesDecheng CapitalDentsu Ventures+13 more

Sagimet Biosciencessagimet.cominNASDAQ: SGMTOct 2014 · $18M

Sagimet is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies targeting fatty acid synthase (FASN) for metabolic diseases and oncology.

BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMenlo Park, US

Rekha Hemrajani(Executive Officer)inMerdad Parsey(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Happel(Chief Executive Officer & Director)Andreas Grauer(Chief Medical Officer)inThierry Chauche(Chief Financial Officer)inMarie O'Farrell(Chief Scientific Officer)in

Board seatBeth Seidenberg· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAltium CapitalHM Venture PartnersNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)BAM ElevateBiotechnology Value FundBlue Owl Capital+1 more

Veratxveratx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: VERAOct 2020

Vera Therapeutics develops medicines targeting autoimmune-driven kidney diseases, with a focus on reducing the need for dialysis or transplant.

BiotechDigital HealthMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Marshall Fordyce(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMaha Katabi(Director)inKurt von Emster(Director)inPatrick Enright(Director)inAndrew Cheng(Director)

Board seatBeth Seidenberg· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLongitude CapitalSofinnova VenturesAbingworthSofinnova Venture Partners

Airbnbairbnb.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ABNB

Airbnb operates an online marketplace where people list, discover, and book accommodations ranging from apartments to villas, for travelers worldwide.

ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Brian Chesky(CEO)inNathan Blecharczyk(CTO)inJoe Gebbia(CPO)inBelinda Johnson(Executive Officer)inLaurence Tosi(Chief Financial Officer)inAndrew Swain(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesA*ACME CapitalAglae VenturesAlign Ventures+80 more

Align Technologyaligntech.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ALGN

Align Technology is a medical device company that makes clear aligners (the Invisalign System) and intraoral scanners for orthodontic and restorative dental treatment.

HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMorrisville, US

Kelsey Wirth(Founder)Zia Chishti(Founder)

Co-investorsOak Hill CapitalQuestMark PartnersDomain Associates

Ambiqambiq.comin𝕏NYSE: AMBQ

Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions and edge AI platforms for IoT and healthcare applications.

AI & Machine LearningIoTSemiconductorsAustin, US

Scott Hanson(Founder)inDennis Sylvester(Founder)inFumihide Esaka(CEO)inScott Goodwin(Executive Officer)inJoseph A. Tautges(Director)Paul Rolls(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsConductive VenturesMatter Venture PartnersMercury FundMichigan Capital NetworkOUP (Osage University Partners)+5 more

Amprius, Inc.amprius.cominNYSE: AMPXSep 2022

Amprius develops and manufactures silicon-anode lithium-ion battery cells that deliver high energy density.

CleantechEnergyHardwareNew MaterialsFremont, US

Kang Sun(Executive Officer, Director)Sandra Wallach(Executive Officer)inRicardo C. Rodriguez(Chief Financial Officer)inC. Ionel Stefan(Chief Technology Officer)inTom Stepien(Chief Executive Officer & Board Director)inJonathan Bornstein(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsInvestXIPVVantagePoint Capital PartnersForgePoint CybersecurityIPV CapitalMatter Venture Partners

Atara Biotherapeuticsatarabio.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ATRA

Atara Biotherapeutics develops allogeneic T-cell immunotherapies using its proprietary EBV T-cell platform to harness the immune system for treating disease.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesThousand Oaks, US

AnhCo Nguyen(President and Chief Executive Officer)Isaac Ciechanover(Founder)Cokey Nguyen, Ph.D.(President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsDag VenturesEcoR1 CapitalHEALTHCARE ROYALTY PARTNERSDomain AssociatesFidelity Investments

Beyond Meatbeyondmeat.comin𝕏NASDAQ: BYND

Beyond Meat creates plant-based protein products, including burgers and other foods designed to provide nutritional value while supporting environmental sustainability and soil regeneration.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechFoodTechEl Segundo, US

Ethan Brown(Founder)inTeri L. Witteman(Executive Officer)inJonathan Nelson(Executive Officer)Dariush Ajami, Ph.D.(Executive Officer)Drew Lufkin(Executive Officer)inJohn Boken(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBlue Horizon CorporationCleveland AvenueCollaborative FundCPT CapitalDirlangoDns Capital+19 more

Block Incblock.xyzin𝕏NYSE: XYZApr 2021

Block, formerly Square, runs the Square seller platform, Cash App, Afterpay and TIDAL, plus the TBD and Bitkey bitcoin businesses.

FintechRetail TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jack Dorsey(Founder)inJim McKelvey(Founder)inBrian Grassadonia(Executive Officer)inSivan Whiteley(Executive Officer)inAmrita Ahuja(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inMasashi Miyamoto(Founder)

Co-investorsA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Bling CapitalCota CapitalFirst Round Capitalfirstminute capital+28 more

Bloom Energybloomenergy.comin𝕏NYSE: BE

Bloom Energy manufactures solid oxide fuel cell systems for onsite power generation at commercial, industrial, and data center facilities.

CleantechEnergyHardware

K.R. Sridhar(Founder, Chairman, and CEO)KR Sridhar, PhD(Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer)K. R. Sridhar(Founder)KR Sridhar(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesArtis VenturesATEL VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesDag VenturesEnerdigm Ventures+11 more

Boston Scientificbostonscientific.cominNYSE: BSXAcquired

Boston Scientific supports external researcher-initiated studies through its Investigator Sponsored Research program, which funds independent investigations addressing disease understanding and treatment gaps of interest to the medical community.

HealthtechMedical Devices

John Abele(Founder)inPeter Nicholas(Founder)Lance BatesinJonathan R. Monson(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)Miriam O'Sullivan(Senior Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer)inMichael F. Mahoney(Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAndera PartnersCatalyst Health VenturesCouncilExcelestar VenturesGood Growth CapitalLongitude Capital+8 more

Boxbox.comin𝕏NYSE: BOXMay 2021

Box provides intelligent content management and secure collaboration for enterprise teams, combining unstructured data access and sharing with AI-powered workflows and insights.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSan Jose, US

Dylan Smith(Founder)inAaron Levie(Founder)inDan Levin(Director)inStephanie Carullo(Executive Officer)inPeter McGoff(Executive Officer)inGraham Younger(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementEmergence Capital PartnersGeneral AtlanticHercules Capital, Inc.+37 more

Charge Pointchargepoint.comin𝕏NYSE: CHPTJan 2014

ChargePoint provides networked electric vehicle charging infrastructure and management software for company vehicle fleets and motor pools.

EnergyHardwareIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSCampbell, US

Richard Lowenthal(Founder)inPasquale Romano(Executive Officer, Director)inAntonio Canova(Executive Officer)Jonathan Kaplan(Executive Officer)Richard "Rick" Wilmer(President and Chief Executive Officer, Director)Dave Baxter(Founder)

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesBraemar Energy VenturesClearvision VenturesConstellation Technology VenturesEstag CapitalF4 Ventures+13 more

Chegg Inc.chegg.comin𝕏NYSE: CHGG

Chegg is an education technology company that helps students learn more efficiently and affordably, supporting them from learning through career development.

EdTechSanta Clara, US

Aayush Phumbhra(Founder)inDan Rosensweig(CEO)inAndrew Brown(Executive Officer)Nathan SchultzinJosh Carlson(Founder)Osman Rashid(Founder)

Co-investorsDag VenturesDelta-v CapitalDreamit VenturesFloodgateFoundation CapitalGabriel Venture Partners+9 more

Cienaciena.comNYSE: CIEN

Ciena is a NYSE-listed American optical networking systems, routing and automation software company based in Hanover, Maryland.

Gary B. Smith(Founder)inDavid M. Rothenstein(Founder)Dennis Barsema(Founder)Gaurav Garg(Founder)inJames E. Moylan(Founder)Jr.(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.Norwest Venture PartnersOpus CapitalRho Capital Partners+6 more

DocuSigndocusign.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DOCUJul 2012

DocuSign provides AI-powered agreement management, electronic signature, and contract lifecycle management solutions for enterprises.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Tom Gonser(Founder)inMike Dinsdale(Executive Officer)inNeil Hudspith(Executive Officer)inReggie Davis(Executive Officer)inKeith Krach(Executive Officer, Director)inAllan Thygesen(President, Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccelAkkadian VenturesArtisanal VenturesAvant Global LLCBain Capital VenturesBessemer Venture Partners+36 more

DoorDashdoordash.comin𝕏NASDAQ: DASHSeries B

DoorDash is a technology company that provides last-mile delivery connecting customers with local and national restaurants.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Tony Xu(CEO)inAndy Fang(Founder)inStanley Tang(Founder)inEvan Moore(Founder)inRavi Inukonda(Chief Financial Officer)inPrabir Adarkar(Chief Operating Officer and President)in

Co-investorsA*Blue Owl CapitalBoxGroupBrave CapitalCoatue ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+39 more

Electronic Artsea.comin𝕏NASDAQ: EA

Electronic Arts (EA) develops and publishes video games, content, and online services for consoles, mobile devices, and PCs, with franchises such as EA SPORTS FC, Battlefield, Apex Legends, and The Sims.

ConsumerGamingMedia & EntertainmentRedwood City, US

Trip Hawkins(Founder)inJade Raymond(Founder)inJeff Braun(Founder)Will Wright(Founder)

Co-investorsBaseline VenturesSequoia CapitalSilver Lake PartnersSkycatcher FundAMD VenturesCoatue Management+9 more

Eli Lillylilly.cominNYSE: LLY

Eli Lilly discovers, develops, manufactures, and markets human pharmaceutical products across cardiometabolic, oncology, immunology, and neuroscience therapeutic areas, selling to healthcare providers and patients in approximately 90 countries through wholesalers, direct sales representatives, and digital platforms.

Eli LillyDavid A. Ricks(Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer)Lucas Montarce(Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer)inDaniel M. Skovronsky(Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific and Product Officer and President, Lilly Research Labs)in

Co-investorsAditum BioMassChallenge MexicoMicron Ventures

Enphase Energyenphase.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ENPH

Enphase supplies microinverter-based solar and battery energy systems, along with EV charging and cloud-based monitoring and control tools, for homeowners and businesses.

CleantechEnergyHardware

Badri Kothandaraman(President and CEO)inBadrinarayanan Kothandaraman(President and Chief Executive Officer; Director)Martin Fornage(Founder)Raghu Belur(Founder)

Co-investorsCongruent VenturesHercules Capital, Inc.Third Point VenturesApplied VenturesBay PartnersThird Point

Instacartinstacart.comin𝕏NASDAQ: CARTSeries C

Instacart operates an online marketplace for same-day grocery delivery and pickup, connecting shoppers with retailers to bring groceries and everyday essentials to households.

ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSan Francisco, US

Apoorva Mehta(Chairman \u0026 Founding CEO)inBrandon Leonardo(Founder)inMax Mullen(Founder)inChris Rogers(Chief Executive Officer)inEmily Reuter(Chief Financial Officer)inHetong Li(Senior Software Engineer)

Co-investorsA*Andreessen HorowitzAvenue Growth PartnersBACKGROUND CAPITALBling CapitalBright Pixel Capital+54 more

Intuitintuit.comin𝕏NASDAQ: INTU

Intuit develops financial software products—including TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp—for consumers and small businesses to manage taxes, credit, accounting, and marketing.

AI & Machine LearningFintechMarketing TechSaaSMountain View, US

Scott Cook(Founder)inThomas Proulx(Founder)inSasan Goodarzi(Chief Executive Officer)inSandeep Aujla(Chief Financial Officer)inTom Proulx(Founder)Aaron Patzer(Founder)

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAllegisCyber CapitalAlphaDriveAugust CapitalAura VenturesCanvas Ventures+10 more

Kyverna Therapeuticskyvernatx.cominNASDAQ: KYTXSeries A · Jan 2020 · $25M

Kyverna is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing CAR T-cell therapies to treat autoimmune diseases through B cell depletion and immune system reset.

BiotechEmeryville, US

Warner Biddle(Chief Executive Officer)inBrian Kotzin(Director)Ian Clark(Director)Ryan Jones(Executive Officer)Karen Walker(Executive Officer)Peter Maag(Executive Officer, Director)in

Co-investorsBain Capital Life SciencesVida VenturesWestlake Village BioPartnersGilead SciencesInsight PartnersNorthpond Ventures+3 more

LegalZoom.com, Inc.legalzoom.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LZ

This is an educational article on the LegalZoom website explaining what a limited liability company (LLC) is, including its types, tax treatment, formation process, and legal considerations.

ConsumerLegalTechSaaS

Brian Lee(Founder)inRobert Leslie Shapiro(Founder)Jeff Stibel(Chief Executive Officer and Chair of the Board)inBrian Liu(Founder)Edward Hartman(Founder)Robert B. Shapiro(Founder)

Co-investorsBAM VenturesCross Creek AdvisorsFrancisco PartnersIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Millennium New HorizonsMillennium Technology Value Partners+5 more

Nextdoornextdoor.comin𝕏NYSE: NXDROct 2013

Neighborhood social network; IPO 2021

AdTechSan Francisco, US

Nirav Tolia(Founder)inSarah Leary(Founder)inPrakash Janakiraman(Founder)inDavid Wiesen(Founder)inIndrajit Ponnambalam(Chief Financial Officer)Sarah Friar(Former CEO, President & Chairperson)in

Co-investorsAxel Springer Digital VenturesBond Capital ManagementCoatue ManagementComcast VenturesCota CapitalDag Ventures+25 more

Pacific Biosciences of Californiapacificbiosciences.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PACB

Pacific Biosciences develops long-read DNA and RNA sequencing platforms and kits for genomics research, including whole genome, targeted, epigenetic, and RNA sequencing applications.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesMenlo Park, US

Christian O. Henry(Executive Officer, Director)inJeff Eidel(Executive Officer)inSusan G. Kim(Executive Officer)inMark Van Oene(President and Chief Executive Officer)

BoardWilliam W. Ericson(Director)Hannah A. Valantine(Director)

Co-investorsDag VenturesDeerfield Management CompanyMaverick CapitalMohr Davidow VenturesThe Blackstone Group

Pelotononepeloton.comNASDAQ: PTONAug 2018 · $550M

Peloton develops connected fitness equipment and a digital fitness app that delivers personalized workout classes and training guidance to home exercisers.

ConsumerHardwareWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Graham Stanton(Founder)John Foley(Founder)inHisao Kushi(Founder)inPeter Stern(Chief Executive Officer and President)inElizabeth Coddington(Chief Financial Officer)Nick Caldwell(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investorsAnsa CapitalBlue CollectiveBullishCade VenturesCoatue ManagementFELIX CAPITAL+23 more

Pinterestpinterest.cominNYSE: PINS

Pinterest operates a visual discovery platform where users save and browse images organised into boards, used heavily for shopping, recipes and design.

San Francisco, US

Evan Sharp(Founder)Ben Silbermann(Founder)inPaul Sciarra(Founder)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)inBill Ready(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalA.Capital VenturesA*Acequia Capital (AceCap)Allied Venture PartnersAmakor+64 more

Progynyprogyny.comin𝕏NASDAQ: PGNY

Progyny provides employer-sponsored women's health and family-building benefits, covering preconception, fertility, pregnancy and postpartum, and menopause/midlife care through concierge support, digital tools, and a managed network of specialists.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechHR Tech

Gina Bartasi(Founder)inPeter Anevski(Chief Executive Officer and Director)

Co-investorsAurumM VenturesSavano Capital PartnersUnion Grove Venture PartnersSR One Capital Management

Pulmonx Corp.pulmonx.comin𝕏NASDAQ: LUNGFeb 2010 · $32M

Pulmonx develops the Zephyr Valve, a bronchoscopic device used to treat patients with severe COPD/emphysema without surgery.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Jose, US

LAUREN CRISTINA(Executive Officer)inSri Radhakrishnan(Chief Technology Officer)inMICHAEL BAKER(Executive Officer, Director)inGlendon E. French(Chief Executive Officer and Director)Derrick Sung(Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer)inGeoffrey Beran Rose(Chief Commercial Officer)

Co-investorsBand of AngelsHealthCapKaiser Permanente VenturesLatterell Venture PartnersMontreux Equity PartnersAlly Bridge Group

Rapid Micro Biosystemsrapidmicrobio.comNASDAQ: RPID

Rapid Micro Biosystems manufactures automated laboratory testing systems and consumables for pharmaceutical and cell therapy manufacturers to conduct microbiological quality control testing, replacing manual methods with platform-based analysis.

HealthtechLowell, US

Robert Spignesi(Executive Officer, Director)inStephen H. Delity(Executive Officer, Director)Michael J. Mullen(Executive Officer)

BoardDavid Hirsch(Director)Richard S. Kollender(Director)Fred Cohen(Director)

Co-investorsEndeavour VisionHercules Capital, Inc.Longitude CapitalXeraya CapitalAlly Bridge Group

Rent the Runwayrenttherunway.comin𝕏NASDAQ: RENTMay 2011 · $15M

Rent the Runway is a fashion rental service that lets consumers rent designer clothing — including dresses, tops, trousers, maternity wear, and blazers — from brands such as Sea New York, Ulla Johnson, and BOSS.

Circular EconomyConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Jennifer Hyman(Founder)inJennifer Fleiss(Founder)inJohn Rucker(Executive Officer)inBeth Kaplan(Director, Executive Officer)inBrook Hartmann(Executive Officer)Vijayanand Subramanian(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersBain Capital VenturesData Point CapitalFelicis VenturesManhattan Venture Partners+23 more

Robinhoodrobinhood.comin𝕏NASDAQ: HOODAug 2019

Robinhood is a financial trading platform that enables users to manage portfolios across stocks, ETFs, cryptocurrencies, options, futures, and prediction markets.

FintechMenlo Park, US

Vlad Tenev(Founder)inBaiju Bhatt(Founder)inJason Warnick(Chief Financial Officer)inGretchen Howard(Executive Officer)inVladimir Tenev(Founder)

BoardScott Sandell(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 CapitalACME CapitalAlgerAliya Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesAndreessen Horowitz+66 more

Robloxroblox.comin𝕏NYSE: RBLXJul 2009

Roblox operates an online platform where users sign up to play and create games and interactive experiences.

Creator EconomyGamingSocialSan Mateo, US

David Baszucki(Founder)inErik Cassel(Founder)Naveen Chopra(Chief Financial Officer)inCraig Donato(Executive Officer)inMichael Guthrie(Executive Officer)inDaniel Sturman(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAdventure FundAltos VenturesAndreessen HorowitzFirst Round CapitalFounderPartnersGreylock Partners+10 more

Snapsnapchat.cominNYSE: SNAPDec 2014

Snapchat is a mobile app for communicating with friends and family through photos and videos, featuring augmented-reality Lenses, creative sharing tools, and a personalized map for discovering places and content.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialSanta Monica, US

Evan Spiegel(Founder)inBobby Murphy(Founder)Reggie Brown(Founder)Tim Sehn(Executive Officer)Emily White(Executive Officer)inDerek Andersen(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investorsA-Rod CorpAccess Technology VenturesAlibaba GroupCapitalGCoatue ManagementEntrée Capital+41 more

SoundHound AIsoundhound.comin𝕏NASDAQ: SOUNJan 2017

SoundHound AI develops a voice AI platform that enables conversational interactions with products, services, and applications across industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSector AgnosticSanta Clara, US

Keyvan Mohajer(Co-Founder & CEO)inMajid Emami(Executive Officer)inJames Hom(Executive Officer, Director)inNitesh Sharan(Executive Officer)inTimothy Stonehocker(Executive Officer)Michael Zagorsek(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsArrowshare VenturesBuildGroupCota CapitalFelicis VenturesGFT VenturesHonda Innovations Silicon Valley+12 more

SpaceXspacex.comNASDAQ: SPCX

Revolutionizing space technology to make life multi-planetary

Hawthorne, US

Elon Musk(Founder)inBret Johnsen(Executive Officer)inGwynne Shotwell(Executive Officer, Director)Tom Mueller(Founder)

BoardAntonio Gracias(Director)inSteve Jurvetson(Director)in

Co-investors1/1 Capital137 Ventures1802 Ventures2080 Ventures3Spoke Capital4DX Ventures+227 more

Spotifyspotify.cominNYSE: SPOT

Spotify operates an audio streaming platform offering music, podcasts and audiobooks through free ad-supported and paid subscription tiers.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentStockholm, SE

Martin Lorentzon(Founder)Daniel Ek(Founder)inBarry McCarthy(Director)inGustav Söderström(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inAlex Norström(Co-Chief Executive Officer)inChristian Luiga(Chief Financial Officer)in

Co-investors137 VenturesBreyer CapitalCoatue ManagementFJ LabsFounders FundGreen Sands Equity+15 more

Teladoc Healthteladoc.comin𝕏NYSE: TDOC

Teladoc Health operates a virtual care platform connecting patients with care providers for medical care, mental health, and chronic disease management services.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthPurchase, US

Michael King(Executive Officer)inMark Hirschhorn(Executive Officer)inJason Gorevic(Executive Officer, Director)inKevin Williamson(Executive Officer)inAdam Vandervoort(Executive Officer)inDaniel Trencher(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCardinal PartnersDria VenturesHarmonic Growth PartnersHLM Investment PartnersMcKesson VenturesNew Capital Partners+3 more

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Travis Kalanick(Founder)Garrett Camp(Founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital Partners+91 more

Upstartupstart.comNASDAQ: UPST

Upstart is an AI lending marketplace that partners with banks and credit unions to underwrite personal, auto and small-dollar loans on more than traditional credit scores; it went public on the Nasdaq in December 2020.

Palo Alto, US

Paul Gu(Founder)Dave Girouard(Founder)inAlison Nicoll(Executive Officer)inRyan Randall(Executive Officer)Sanjay Datta(CFO of Administrator, Upstart Network, Inc.)inAnna Counselman(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBallistic VenturesBasecamp FundCollaborative FundCorrelation VenturesEudemian Ventures+13 more

Veracyteveracyte.comin𝕏NASDAQ: VCYTSep 2014

Veracyte develops genomic diagnostic tests for cancer, offering laboratory developed tests for thyroid, prostate, bladder, and breast cancers performed in its CLIA-certified, high-complexity labs.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSouth San Francisco, US

Bonnie H. Anderson(Executive Officer, Director)inJulie Brooks(Executive Officer)inShelly D. Guyer(Executive Officer)inMarc Stapley(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardSamuel D. Colella(Director)Fred E. Cohen(Director)

Co-investorsCatalyst Health VenturesDomain AssociatesJohnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC

Zai Labzailaboratory.comin𝕏NASDAQ: ZLAB

Zai Lab is a global biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing therapies in oncology, immunology, neuroscience, and infectious disease, with operations in China and the United States.

BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices

Samantha (Ying) Du(Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson of the Board of Directors)inYajing Chen(Chief Financial Officer)inRafael G. Amado(President, Head of Global Research and Development)inF. Ty Edmondson(Chief Legal Officer)inJosh Smiley(President and Chief Operating Officer)Samantha Du(Founder)

Co-investorsQiming Venture PartnersVivo CapitalYuanBio Venture CapitalAdvantech CapitalHongShan Capital GroupSequoia Capital

ASAPPasapp.comin𝕏Mar 2026✓ verified

ASAPP develops AI software for customer service and contact center operations, including generative AI agents and a customer experience platform.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSNew York, US

Gustavo Sapoznik(Founder)inPriya Vijayarajendran(Chief Executive Officer)inJo-Anne Sinclair(Executive Officer)inKatie Stein(Chief Executive Officer)in

BoardJames Montgomery(Director)in

Board seatJohn Doerr· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArmada Investment AGCollective LiquidityEmergence Capital PartnersJC2 VenturesMarch Capital PartnersReshape+4 more

Modern Healthmodernhealth.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2019✓ verified

Modern Health operates a mental wellness benefits platform that combines clinical assessments, stress management support, behavioral health coaches, and licensed therapists.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechMental HealthSan Francisco, US

Alyson Watson(CEO)inErica Johnson(Founder)Alyson Friedensohn(Executive Officer, Director)inAlyson (Friedensohn) Watson(Founder)inErica (Johnson) JersinNate Norton(DevOps Engineer)

Board seatMamoon Hamid· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBattery VenturesFounders Fund01 Advisors515 VenturesAfore CapitalMerus Capital+11 more

Motivegomotive.comin𝕏Jul 2025 · $150M✓ verified

Motive provides connectivity and automation software for the physical economy, including AI-powered dashcams, omnicams, and telematics solutions for fleet management and logistics operations.

AI & Machine LearningIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSDover, US

Shoaib Makani(Founder)inObaid Khan(Founder)inAdam Block(Executive Officer)inShulamite White(Executive Officer)Amish Babu(Executive Officer)inHemant Banavar(Executive Officer)in

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsArmory Square VenturesBosch VenturesBow CapitalChemistryCollective LiquidityConductive Ventures+16 more

Stordstord.coin𝕏Series A · May 2026 · $12M✓ verified

Stord operates a connected platform for supply chain orchestration, letting brands manage, scale, and optimize logistics and warehousing from a single system rather than stitching together separate 3PLs and software.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSAtlanta, US

Sean Henry(Founder)inJacob Boudreau(Founder)inJacob Boudrea(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJohn Lagomarsino(Director)Scott Dorfman(Director)

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D

Co-investors137 VenturesArcher Capital GroupArcher Venture CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBond Capital Management+18 more

Watershedwatershed.cominFeb 2024 · $100M✓ verified

Watershed builds a sustainability AI platform that combines climate science and emissions data with AI to help companies measure, report, and reduce their environmental impact.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Taylor Francis(Founder)inAvi Itskovich(Founder)inChristian Anderson(Founder)in

BoardPatrick Grady(Director)

Board seatJohn Doerr· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalGreenoaksAglae VenturesDesigner FundEnergize CapitalLowercarbon Capital+15 more

Zumperzumper.com𝕏Series B · Jan 2022 · $23M✓ verified

Zumper is a digital marketplace connecting renters with rental listings and property managers with quality tenants across the U.S. and Canada.

MarketplacesPropTechSan Francisco, US

Russell Middleton(Founder)inTaylor Glass-Moore(Founder)Anthemos Georgiades(Founder)inMark Davis(Executive Officer)inVishal Makhijani(Executive Officer)Brian Coyne(Executive Officer)

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsGoodwater CapitalHeadlineAVIV GroupBreyer CapitalDawn CapitalGreycroft+6 more

Affectivaaffectiva.comin𝕏Mar 2016✓ verified

Smart Eye develops AI-based eye tracking and automotive-grade Driver Monitoring and Interior Sensing systems, along with Human Insight AI research instruments used across automotive, aviation, behavioral science and other fields.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMarketing TechMobility & TransportationWaltham, US

Rana el Kaliouby(Co-founder)inRosalind Picard(Co-founder)inMartin Krantz(Founder)Mats Krantz(Co-founder)Nicholas Langeveld(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJeff Krentz(Director)

Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersMotley Fool VenturesThe E14 FundHorizons VenturesTrend Forward Capital

Applied Computeappliedcompute.comin𝕏Apr 2026 · $80M✓ verified

Applied Compute builds proprietary AI agents trained on enterprise-specific workflows and data that continuously improve through real-world usage.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Yash Patil(CEO)inRhythm Garg(Founder)inLinden Li(Founder)in

Co-investorsNeoAbstract VenturesConversion CapitalLux CapitalNeoScribble Ventures+9 more

Avoavonow.comSeed · Sep 2021✓ verifiedDefunct

Avo operates a virtual marketplace embedded in residential and office buildings, delivering groceries, goods, and services to tenants by partnering with building operators to acquire their tenants as customers.

ConsumerE-commerceMarketplacesPropTechTel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Dekel Valtzer(CEO)inIdan Hershko(Founder)inNir Smadar(CTO)

Co-investorsInsight PartnersY CombinatorBoxGroupJLL SparkNoro-Moseley PartnersAlleyCorp+13 more

Axiomatic_AIaxiomatic-ai.comin✓ verified

Axiomatic AI makes Lemma, an AI co-explorer for scientific and engineering work that helps users validate, derive, and analyze equations and reasoning across mathematics, physics, and engineering with reproducible Python-based modeling.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsPropagator VenturesTwo Small Fish VenturesG Vision CapitalThe Engine Ventures

Beam Benefitsbeambenefits.comin𝕏✓ verified

Beam Benefits is a digitally-native employee benefits company offering dental, vision, life, and supplemental health insurance through an online platform with personalized rewards and AI-powered underwriting.

FintechHealthtechHR TechInsurTechMadison, US

Alex Frommeyer(Founder)inAlex Curry(Founder)inDan Dykes(Founder)in

Co-investorsDrive CapitalMercato PartnersAlumni VenturesBlue Ivy VenturesLewis & Clark VenturesGeorgian

Brexbrex.comin𝕏Series C · Jan 2026✓ verifiedacquired by Capital One · Jan 2026 · $5.2B

Brex provides financial services and software for companies, including corporate cards and expense management tools.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Henrique Dubugras(CEO)inPedro Franceschi(Founder)inYutong PeiinGraham Kaemmer(Engineer)Anu Hariharan(Board Member)inAlex Pareto(Engineering)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorDST GlobalRibbit CapitalTiger Global Management137 Ventures1435 Capital+66 more

CodeCrafterscodecrafters.ioin𝕏Seed✓ verified

CodeCrafters builds educational products for engineers to learn programming skills through hands-on, project-based challenges.

ConsumerDeveloper ToolsEdTechHR TechSan Francisco, US

Sarup Banskota(Founder)inPaul Kuruvilla(Founder)inVencyr Amores(Hiring Manager)

Co-investorsCapitalXY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBase Case CapitalClerkyInuka Capital+1 more

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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

Arcade SoftwareAuxogynBaron App, Inc.Counsel AIElcelyx TherapeuticsFLX BioFuture Research, Inc.Gather Wholesale Inc.Hixme Insurance SolutionsMakerLoopOctave Bioscience IncOpentestPeople Center, Inc.ShypStryderWave AccountingZume Pizza@Home Network41st ParameterAcceptAdKnowledgeAlifAll Blue LabsAltoWebAmbienceAppliedAquion Energy IncARMO BioSciencesArresto BiosciencesArsenalBio

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Exits · 162

50 IPOs · 112 acquisitions · showing 56

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Fund performance · per public LP disclosures · 8

as of Jun 2016
FundVintageCommittedNet IRRTVPIDPI
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers X-A, L P Venturc CapitalLPs: The Regents of the University of California2000——17.50x0.59x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers X-A, L.P.LPs: The Regents of the University of California2000—-17.5%0.59x0.00x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers IX-ALPs: The Regents of the University of California1999—-23.3%0.40x0.00x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VIIILPs: The Regents of the University of California1996—2.9%17.00x16.50x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VlllLPs: The Regents of the University of California1996—2.9%17.00x16.50x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VILPs: The Regents of the University of California1994—121.7%32.51x32.20x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VIILPs: The Regents of the University of California1994—121.7%32.51x32.20x
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VLPs: The Regents of the University of California1992—39.0%3.33x3.28x

Source: public limited-partner disclosures (CalPERS, CalSTRS). Net IRR / TVPI / DPI as reported by the limited partner; a fund's early-year IRR is an interim estimate (J-curve).

IPO stake values · per SEC filings · 3

Value of this firm's stake in each portfolio company at its IPO price, from the prospectus principal-stockholder table.

CompanyOwnedIPO priceAt IPOStake value
Beyond Meat11.8%$160.00Aug 2019$1.1B
Ambiq8.7%$78.00Jun 2026$162.4M
Atara Biotherapeutics7.8%$52.00Jul 2015$113.2M

Source: SEC S-1 / 424B prospectus filings. Stake value = shares beneficially owned × the initial public offering price, as disclosed — a market value at IPO, not a return multiple (the firm's original cost is not disclosed).

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Kleiner Perkins has 880 tracked investments, 162 of which have exited, including 111 dated in the last 24 months.
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Kleiner Perkins invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What is Kleiner Perkins's typical check size?
Kleiner Perkins typically writes checks of $500K – $15M.
What sectors does Kleiner Perkins focus on?
Kleiner Perkins focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Gaming, Hardware, Healthtech, LegalTech, Medical Devices, Robotics, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
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$500K – $50M
Bond Capital Management

Bond is a venture capital fund spun out from Kleiner Perkins that combines Mary Meeker's famous multi-hundred-page "Trends" reports with late-stage investing, positioning itself as both a macro research house and capital provider for category-defining Internet and software businesses. The fund operates with a small, senior-heavy partnership that blends operators and growth investors, focusing on companies that have already proven product-market fit and helping them architect global expansion and IPO readiness.

$100K – $25M
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Firms observed investing alongside Kleiner Perkins, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with Kleiner Perkins's recorded portfolio.

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