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Kleiner Perkins — 2019 Investments

19 investments dated 2019 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

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

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

Dust Identitydustidentity.cominJul 2019

Dust Identity develops physical identity solutions using diamond-based technology to authenticate and trace high-value products and components across supply chains.

Circular EconomyDeep TechDefense TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTNew MaterialsRetail TechNeedham, US

Ophir Gaathon(Founder)inDirk Englund(Founder)

Board seatIlya Fushman· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAngular VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsF-Prime CapitalGrit VenturesMotier Ventures+7 more

Modern Healthmodernhealth.comin𝕏Series A · Feb 2019

Modern Health provides mental health support solutions for employers with over 100 employees.

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-investors01 Advisors515 VenturesAfore CapitalBattery VenturesMerus CapitalMGV.VC+11 more

Tmunity Therapeuticstmunity.comOct 2019Acquired

Tmunity Therapeutics was a University of Pennsylvania spinout developing engineered T-cell therapies, including CAR-T and TCR-based treatments, for cancers.

BiotechPhiladelphia, US

Anne Chew(Director and President)

BoardKevin Mahoney(Director)

Board seatBeth Seidenberg· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzKhosla VenturesLAVLilly Asia VenturesMilitia Hill VenturesGilead Sciences

Betterworksbetterworks.cominMar 2019

Betterworks offers enterprise performance management and talent intelligence software that connects employee performance, skills, and potential data into a real-time view of the workforce.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMenlo Park, US

Kris Duggan(Founder)inDiwakar Nevatia(Founder)

Co-investorsBleu CapitalCorrelation VenturesEileses CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersInterlace VenturesPlug and Play Ventures+3 more

Bison Trailsbisontrails.co𝕏Series A · Nov 2019 · $26Macquired by Coinbase

Crypto & Web3Developer ToolsFintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Aaron Henshaw(Founder)Joseph Lallouz(Executive Officer, Director)Joe Lallouz(Founder)

BoardNicholas Chirls(Director)in

Co-investorsA.Capital VenturesBlockchain CoinvestorsCharge VCCollab+CurrencyConsenSys MeshF-Prime Capital+8 more

Datameerdatameer.comin𝕏Oct 2019 · $6M

Datameer offers a data analytics platform designed for data lakes, including a cloud-based product.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSSan Francisco, US

Kenneth Jakobsen(Executive Officer)inJon Oslowski(Executive Officer)inLinda Esperance(Executive Officer)inBen Fu(Executive Officer)inRalf Eiling(Executive Officer)inPeter Voss(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsCiti VenturesRedpoint VenturesTop Tier Capital Partners

evervaultevervault.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2019 · $3M

Evervault provides a payments security platform that enables businesses to tokenize card data, maintain PCI compliance, and manage payment processing without vendor lock-in through encrypted data handling and secure compute infrastructure.

CybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareFintechDublin

Shane Curran(Founder)in

BoardAri Helgason(Director)

Co-investorsFrontline VenturesIndex VenturesNext Play VenturesSequoia CapitalRibbit Capital

Gravitationalgravitational.com𝕏Nov 2019 · $25M

Teleport builds infrastructure identity software that manages identity, access, and policy for computing infrastructure, aiming to reduce standing credentials and privileges that create security risk.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareOakland, US

Co-investorsJames Beshara FundZillionize

Ionic Securityionicsecurity.comFeb 2019 · $40M

Atlanta, US

Adam Ghetti(Founder)Steve Abbott(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardTed Schlein(Director)Thomas E. Noonan(Director)Philip Dunkelberger(Director)

Co-investorsGray VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Icon VenturesSpider CapitalTen ElevenBallistic Ventures+3 more

Proxyproxy.comin𝕏Seed · Mar 2019 · $13.6Macquired by Oura

Proxy develops a digital wallet application for mobile devices and wearable rings that handles payments, identity verification, and authentication.

ConsumerHardwareSan Francisco, US

Denis Mars(CEO)inSimon Ratner(CTO)inHenrik Hussfelt(Dir Engineering)Kenny TuckerBen GumbinerLance Cohen(Dir Engineering)

Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesScale Venture PartnersY CombinatorZillionizeB37 VenturesCamden Partners+5 more

Proxyproxy.ingMar 2019 · $13.6M

The Proxy Company builds Proxy, a personal AI intelligence layer for macOS and iPhone that runs multiple AI agents, models a user's world through a "Life Map" graph, and connects to external tools and services.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerDeveloper ToolsBrooklyn, US

Co-investorsTwelve BelowCoatue ManagementScale Venture PartnersScript CapitalY Combinator

Shapeshape.xyzin𝕏Sep 2019 · $51M

Shape uses natural language processing to make data exploration and analytics more accessible by answering specific data questions without requiring traditional dashboard interfaces.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLondon, GB

Namit Chadha(Founder)in

Co-investorsY CombinatorC5 CapitalEBRDEPIC VENTURESHPE GrowthMoonfire Ventures+3 more

Shapeshape.comSep 2019 · $51M

Shape is a digital wellness media publication offering science-backed articles, product reviews, and expert advice on fitness, health, and wellness.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Co-investorsBeechwood CapitalC5 CapitalCue BallEPIC VENTURESExcel Venture ManagementHPE Growth+1 more

Sunfoldingsunfolding.cominSeries B · Oct 2019 · $32MDefunct

Hexxen is a full-service agency offering web design, full-stack development, SEO, and marketing services.

AdTechAdvanced ManufacturingClimate TechEnergyMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Leila Madrone(CEO)inGLEN DAVIS(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSAUL GRIFFITH(Director)

BoardVEERY MAXWELL(Director)BEN KORTLANG(Director)BRUCE SOHN(Director)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesHCVCY CombinatorAHOY CAPITALCity LightG2 Venture Partners+5 more

Weights & Biaseswandb.aiin𝕏May 2019Acquired

Weights & Biases is an AI developer platform that enables teams to build, train, and monitor AI agents, applications, and models with tools for experiment tracking, model management, and agent evaluation.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Shawn Lewis(Founder)inLukas Biewald(Founder)inChris Van Pelt(Founder)inMariah Nagy(Executive Officer)inYan-David Erlich(Executive Officer)inCameron Kinloch(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAIX VenturesBond Capital ManagementBrighter CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCoatue ManagementDiagram Capital+42 more

Willowillo.comSeed · Jun 2019 · $8M

Willo manufactures children's toothpaste products in various formulations (fluoride and fluoride-free options) marketed to families.

ConsumerDigital HealthHardwareHealthtech

Co-investorsMarram VenturesbyFoundersIncite.orgUnruly CapitalWave Ventures

Other

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

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