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Kleiner Perkins — 2017 Investments

20 investments dated 2017 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

Breathe Technologiesbreathetechnologies.comMar 2017 · $15M

BiotechIrvine, US

John Miclot(Executive Officer, Director)Lawrence Mastrovich(Executive Officer, Director)Samir Ahmad(Executive Officer)inGary Berman(Executive Officer)

BoardTed Huber(Director)

Board seatBeth Seidenberg· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsDag Ventures

Culture Ampcultureamp.comin𝕏May 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Culture Amp builds a platform for employee surveys and feedback management that helps organizations improve workplace culture and employee experience.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US

Didier Elzinga(Founder)inDouglas English(Founder)Doug English(Founder)Jon Williams(Founder)Rod Hamilton(Founder)

BoardKevin Diestel(Director)in

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D · $20M raise · filed Jun 2017

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesFelicis VenturesIndex VenturesSapphire VenturesGeneration Investment ManagementGlobal Founders Capital+3 more

Epiodyneepiodyne.cominOct 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Epiodyne develops small-molecule opioids designed to optimize therapeutic outcomes, with initial focus on safer pain relief and improved opioid use disorder treatment with reduced addiction and respiratory depression risk.

BiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Brian Shoichet(Founder)Douglas Crawford, Ph.D.(CEO)Don Gehlert, Ph.D.(Head of Biology)in

BoardDouglas Crawford(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board seatBrook Byers· per SEC Form D · $10.1M raise · filed Nov 2017

Co-investorsMenlo VenturesMission Bay CapitalMission Biocapital

BorderX Labborderxlab.cominDec 2017 · $20M

BorderX Lab operates a cross-border e-commerce platform (branded Beyond/别样) that connects shoppers, primarily in China, with authentic products from US and European retailers and brands.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesSunnyvale, US

Xuehua Shen(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chengdu Huang(Director)Eric Feng(Director)

BoardHan Shen(Director)in

Co-investorsiFly.vcWelight Capital

Bulletinbulletin.coin𝕏Seed · May 2017 · $2.2MAcquired

Bulletin operates a marketplace that connects independent brands with retail buyers, enabling them to discover products, conduct transactions, and expand their businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketplacesNew York City, US

Alana Branston(CEO)inAli Kriegsman(COO)in

Co-investorsAfore CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalHalogen Ventures Management Company LlcNotation CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen Ventures+10 more

CoverWalletcoverwallet.comSep 2017acquired by Aon

An insurance brokerage offering personalized policy solutions for small businesses across multiple sectors including healthcare providers, attorneys, dentists, and nonprofits.

InsurTechNew York, US

Inaki Berenguer(Founder)inInaki Berenguer Rashmi Melgiri(Founder)Rashag Jhunjhunwala(Founder)

BoardCharles Moldow(Director)inJohn Buttrick(Director)

Co-investorsDeviation CapitalFoundation CapitalFounder CollectiveKibo VenturesR136 VenturesSiesta Ventures+6 more

Farmers Business Networkfbn.comin𝕏Dec 2017

Farmers Business Network (FBN) operates an agriculture marketplace where farmers buy inputs and supplies directly from manufacturers, access financing and grain marketing programs, and use data insights drawn from a network of over 100,000 member farms.

AgTechB2B MarketplacesFintechFoodTechSan Mateo, US

Amol Deshpande(Founder)inCharles Baron(Founder)inDiego Lopez Casanello(Executive Officer, Director)inGuillaume Luebke(Executive Officer)in

BoardLorenzo Gonzalez(Director)John Vaske(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investors3Spoke CapitalAcre Venture PartnersBow CapitalColle Capital PartnersDBL PartnersFuture Communities Capital+5 more

Incortaincorta.comSep 2017 · $15M

Incorta provides a data and analytics platform that unifies structured and unstructured data from complex enterprise systems such as ERPs in real time, using its Direct Data Mapping technology to query billions of rows without traditional data pipelines.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareRedwood Shores, US

Osama Elkady(Founder)inKlaus Fabian(Co-founder)inHichem Sellami(Founder)Harpreet Singh(Founder)Mark Oleniuk(Founder)Matthew Halliday(Founder)

PartnerTheodore Schlein· led

Co-investorsGV (Google Ventures)M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Titanium VenturesWipro VenturesNational Grid Partners

InsideSalesinsidesales.comin𝕏Jan 2017Acquired

InsideSales offers the Revenue Acceleration Cloud, a platform providing data, insights, and tools for enterprise revenue and sales teams to drive growth.

AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechProvo, US

DAVID ELKINGTON(Executive Officer, Director)KEN KROGUE(Executive Officer, Director)inKen Krogue(Founder)inDavid Elkington(Founder)inJOSHUA JAMES(Director)

BoardDAFINA TONCHEVA(Director)in

Co-investorsEPIC VENTURESHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)Ireland Strategic Investment FundQuestMark PartnersM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Polaris Capital Group+3 more

Jetti Resourcesjettiresources.cominAug 2017

Jetti Resources is a technology company that enables increased copper production from existing mines by extracting copper from low-grade ores previously considered uneconomical to process.

CleantechNew Materials

Michael Outwin(Executive Officer, Director)Andrew Perlman(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardKenneth Pickering(Director)Michael Pucker(Director)in

Co-investorsBMW i VenturesCongruent VenturesDns CapitalManhattan West

Lookerlooker.com𝕏Mar 2017 · $48Macquired by Google

Looker is an AI-powered business intelligence platform that combines conversational analytics, semantic modeling, and Google Cloud integration to transform raw data into governed, actionable insights for enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSanta Cruz, US

Lloyd Tabb(Founder)Frank Bien(Executive Officer, Director)Joseph Moran(Executive Officer)Ben Porterfield(Founder)

BoardWilliam Trenchard(Director)inTomasz Tunguz(Director)in

Co-investorsCapitalGFirst Round CapitalFounders Circle CapitalIrregular ExpressionsIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Premji Invest+8 more

Neosyncneosync.devin𝕏Seed · Jun 2017Acquired

Neosync is an open-source platform for generating anonymized or synthetic versions of data and distributing them across development and testing environments.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Evis Drenova(Founder)inKathryn Rumrill(Executive Officer, Director)Nick Zelei(CTO)

BoardLawrence C. Best(Director)Sacha Lainovic(Director)Jan Pensaert(Director)

Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersFelicis VenturesY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzCalm VenturesDot Slash Capital+6 more

Segmentsegment.com𝕏Seed · Nov 2017acquired by Twilio

Segment is a customer data platform that collects, unifies, and activates first-party customer data from multiple touchpoints, enabling businesses to create unified customer profiles and orchestrate personalized experiences across 750+ integrations and destinations.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ilya Volodarsky(Founder)inCalvin French-Owen(CTO)Peter Reinhardt(CEO)inIan Taylor(Cofounder)inJenn Garrett(Executive Officer)Andrew Beaird(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsAccelConvergeFounders Circle CapitalGreycroftGV (Google Ventures)Headline+13 more

Thrive Globalthriveglobal.comin𝕏Nov 2017

Thrive Global provides a Microsoft Teams integration that embeds wellbeing tools, stress-reduction features, and science-backed habit-building microsteps directly into employee workflows.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechHR TechSaaSWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Arianna Huffington(Founder)inDan Katz(Executive Officer)in

BoardFred Harman(Director)Taylor Greene(Director)Mark Bertolini(Director)Abigail Levy(Director)

Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAurumBlack Jays VenturesBuiltUp VenturesCanvas VenturesFemale Founders+8 more

TiGenixtakeda.com𝕏Nov 2017Acquired

Takeda is a global pharmaceutical company that develops medicines and treatments for patients, focused on advancing science, technology, and partnerships to create new standards of care.

BiotechHealthtechTokyo, JP

Claudia D'Augusta(Executive Officer)inEduardo Bravo Fernandez de Araoz(Executive Officer, Director)Marie Paule Richard(Executive Officer)inWilfried Dalemans(Executive Officer)

BoardJune Almenoff(Director)Russell Greig(Director)

Co-investorsRho VenturesYsios CapitalBrightlands Venture PartnersKreos Capital

UNTUCKituntuckit.comin𝕏Jun 2017

UNTUCKit designs and sells casual dress shirts engineered to be worn untucked, with a tailored length and fit for a range of body shapes and sizes.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceNew York, US

Aaron Sanandres(Founder)inChris Riccobono(Founder)in

BoardMood Rowghani(Director)

Co-investorsBond Capital Management

uShipuship.comin𝕏Feb 2017

uShip is an online shipping marketplace that connects shippers with thousands of professional and independent carriers to transport large items including vehicles, furniture, freight, and equipment.

B2B MarketplacesLogistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesAustin, US

Matthew D. Chasen(Director)inMike Williams(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMichael Linse(Director)inRobert Kagle(Director)Jim Martell(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsDag VenturesRealization Capital PartnersSilverton PartnersLinse Capital

Voodoo Manufacturingvoodoomfg.cominSeed · May 2017Defunct

Voodoo Manufacturing operates a high-volume 3D printing factory producing plastic parts at scale, alongside offering 3D design services including CAD design to convert concepts into manufacturable files.

Advanced ManufacturingHardwareRoboticsNew York City, US

Max Friefeld(CEO)inJon Miller Schwartz(CPO)inPatrick Deem(CFO / Head of Business Development)inOliver Ortlieb(Founder)inJonathan Schwartz(Founder)

Co-investorsGaingelsWestern Technology InvestmentY Combinator645 VenturesGeneral CatalystKPCB Edge+2 more

Other

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

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Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.