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Kleiner Perkins — 2018 Investments

20 investments dated 2018 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

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+22 more

Kinsakinsahealth.comApr 2018 · $9.6M

Kinsa is an illness insights company that uses connected smart thermometers and other data sources to detect and track the spread of infectious illness in real time.

Digital HealthHealthtechIoTSan Francisco, US

Inder Singh(Founder)

BoardRICHARD LIM(Director)inEdo Segal(Director)Ted Shergalis(Director)

Board seatBeth Seidenberg· per SEC Form D

Co-investors37 AngelsAAF Management Ltd.Alumni VenturesZenStone Venture CapitalFirstMark CapitalFounder Collective+2 more

Pilotpilot.cominFeb 2018

Pilot provides bookkeeping and accounting services, modernizing financial operations for small businesses and startups.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jeff Arnold(Founder)inJessica McKellar(Founder)inWaseem Daher(Founder)in

BoardMark Goldberg(Director)inPat Grady(Director)inHans Robertson(Director)

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsIndex Ventures515 VenturesAkkadian VenturesAUTHENTIC VENTURESBezos ExpeditionsChemistry+11 more

Arcadiaarcadiagaming.ioSeries B · Aug 2018 · $25M

Advanced ManufacturingVernon, US

Robert Sayour(Executive Officer, Director)inKhan Chow(Executive Officer)inJames Schladen(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardGerard Munera(Director)

Co-investorsVelo PartnersBoxGroupMagnetar CapitalTiger Global Management

Finfin.aiin𝕏Mar 2018

Fin (formerly Intercom) is an AI-powered customer agent platform that handles customer service, sales, and ecommerce interactions for over 30,000 companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(Founder)inDes Traynor(Founder)inCiaran Lee(Founder)inDavid Barrett(Founder)inPaul Adams(Chief Product Officer)Archana Agrawal(President)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners137 Ventures500 GlobalAcross Capital PartnersAmplo VenturesChemistry+21 more

Intercomintercom.comMar 2018Acquired

Intercom is a customer communication platform that serves businesses through a partner network of agencies, resellers, and technology integrators offering referral commissions and AI-powered implementation services.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDublin, IE

Eoghan McCabe(Founder)Des Traynor(Founder)inCiaran Lee(Founder)David Barrett(Founder)Andrew G. Vajna(Founder)

Co-investors1435 Capital3Spoke Capital500 GlobalBessemer Venture PartnersChemistryCraft Ventures+14 more

MultiPlayermultiplayer.appin𝕏Aug 2018 · $27M

Multiplayer is a developer tool that runs locally alongside AI coding agents to automate the debugging loop—detecting, triaging, deduplicating, and fixing bugs across development, testing, QA, and production.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Steph Johnson(Co-Founder & CEO)inThomas Johnson(Co-Founder & CTO)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesBowery CapitalOkapi Venture CapitalAbstract VenturesAlchemist AcceleratorAndreessen Horowitz+11 more

NURXnurx.comin𝕏Series B · Jul 2018 · $36MAcquired

Nurx provides accessible and affordable medications and tests through a digital health platform designed for everyone.

Digital HealthDirect to ConsumerFemTechHealthtechWellness & FitnessNew York City, US

Edvard Engesaeth(Founder)inVarsha RaoinHans Gangeskar(CEO)Emily Le(Recruiting Coordinator)Lindsey Spice(Talent Acquisition Operations Manager)Tommy Koo(Product Designer)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesComcast VenturesDreamers VCFifty YearsForeground CapitalGarage Capital+16 more

Practice Fusionpracticefusion.comin𝕏Jan 2018

Practice Fusion provides a cloud-based electronic health record (EHR) platform for medical practices, with integrated medical billing, e-prescribing, and patient engagement tools.

Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ryan Howard(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardMark Goines(Director)Beth Seidenberg(Director)inMichael Harden(Director)Cora Tellez(Director)

Co-investorsBand of AngelsCanvas VenturesLongitude CapitalWestern Technology InvestmentArtis VenturesDeerfield Management Company+6 more

Prismaprisma.ioin𝕏May 2018 · $4.5M

Prisma builds an ORM and database tools for developers to simplify database workflows across application development, deployment, and scaling.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools

Aram Hardy(Founder)Johannes Schickling(Founder)Soren Bramer Schmidt(Founder)

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersHeavybitMango CapitalPreston-Werner VenturesAltimeter CapitalFathom+2 more

Prismaprismalife.comMay 2018 · $4.5M

PrismaLife is a German insurance company offering risk protection and retirement savings products with a focus on sustainable investing aligned with ESG criteria.

FintechImpact & Social GoodInsurTech

Co-investorsVENPACEAdara VenturesFathomFuture Energy VenturesInsight PartnersSE Ventures+1 more

Puppetpuppet.cominJun 2018 · $42M

Puppet provides infrastructure automation and configuration management tools that help government agencies enforce security compliance, automate system hardening, and maintain audit readiness across on-premises and cloud environments.

Cloud ComputingCybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareGovTechHealthtech

Luke Kanies(Founder)inYvonne Wassenaarin

Co-investorsCisco InvestmentsGV (Google Ventures)Linus VenturesMenlo VenturesBlackRockRadar Partners+2 more

Shape Securityshapesecurity.com𝕏Sep 2018 · $51M

Shape Security (now part of F5) provides bot defense that uses real-time behavioral analysis and platform-wide telemetry to distinguish humans, trusted AI agents, and malicious automation across web apps, mobile apps, and APIs.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareMenlo Park, US

Justin Call(Founder)Tamara MacDuff(Executive Officer)

BoardGaurav Garg(Director)Derek Smith(Founder)Ray Rothrock(Director)Ted Schlein(Director)

Co-investorsAllegisCyber CapitalBaseline VenturesC5 CapitalEPIC VENTURESFocus Opportunity FundGV (Google Ventures)+10 more

Springerspringer.comSep 2018 · $46M

Springer is an academic and scientific publisher with a portfolio of over 2,700 journals and more than 220,000 books, serving researchers, authors, readers, and academic institutions worldwide.

Media & Entertainment

Co-investorsB Capital GroupBlackstoneBreyer CapitalDawn CapitalFoxhavenGoodwater Capital+1 more

TheWaveVRthewavevr.cominApr 2018 · $6M

A VR platform for viewing, hosting, and socializing at music shows worldwide.

Co-investorsOutpost CapitalPresence CapitalGFR FundKPCB EdgeRothenberg VenturesRRE Ventures+1 more

Ubiquity6ubiquity6.cominMar 2018Acquired

Ubiquity6 develops multiplayer technology and infrastructure for shared, collaborative experiences.

Deep TechDeveloper ToolsGamingSocialSan Francisco, US

Anjney Midha(Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer)Ankit Kumar(Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardPhineas Barnes(Director)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesBenchmarkDentsu VenturesDisney AcceleratorFirst Round CapitalGradient Ventures+3 more

UiPathuipath.comin𝕏Mar 2018

UiPath provides enterprise automation software that uses AI agents and robots to automate business processes across departments like procurement, finance, and ERP systems.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareRoboticsSaaSNew York, US

Daniel Dines(Founder)inMarius Tirca(Co-founder & CTO)inMarius Tîrcă(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelAlkeon InnovationAmakorBVP InvestorsCapitalGCoatue Management+31 more

Vislyvisly.app𝕏Seed · Aug 2018acquired by Figma · Apr 2021

Visly is a design and development platform that enables teams to create apps, websites, and products by turning ideas into shipped software.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSDover, US

Emil Sjölander(Founder)inKarl Petersson(Founder)inEmil Sjoelander(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsMosaic VenturesY Combinator

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.