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Kleiner Perkins — 2023 Investments

13 investments dated 2023 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Retymretym.cominMay 2023

Retym develops DSP (digital signal processing) and ADC/DAC technologies for AI infrastructure and cloud connectivity, with expertise in analog design, error correction, and optical communications.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeep TechSilicon Valley, US

Sachin Gandhi(Founder)inDr Roni El-Bahar(Co-Founder, CTO)Craig Lang(Executive Officer)Roni El-Bahar(Founder)

BoardNavin Chaddha(Director)in

Board seatMamoon Hamid· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsMayfield FundFidelity InvestmentsSpark Capital

Blue Labsbluelabs.krSep 2023 · $25M

BlueLabs produces water purification filters and eco-friendly water treatment materials from recycled oyster shells, addressing water contamination and circular economy challenges.

Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodWellness & FitnessSeocho, KR

정상호 (Sang-ho Jung)

Co-investorsTechstarsBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesHustle FundPear VC+1 more

Blue Labswithbluelabs.aiSep 2023 · $25M

Blue Labs develops Blue-JST, a dual reward mechanism designed to balance relationships and utility, focused on building emotional intelligence into AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech

Co-investorsGS FuturesTranspose Platform ManagementBasis Set VenturesCaffeinated CapitalDay One VenturesHustle Fund+2 more

Bunbun.shin𝕏Seed · Jun 2023Acquired

Bun is a JavaScript and TypeScript toolkit that includes a runtime, bundler, test runner, and package manager designed to be compatible with Node.js projects.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Jarred Sumner(Founder)inAshcon Partovi(Product)Conner Phillippi(Head of Operations)Eugene Robertson(Recruiter)

Co-investorsY CombinatorAndreessen HorowitzKhosla Ventures

Captionscaptions.aiin𝕏Jun 2023

Captions is an AI video editor that automatically transforms raw footage into fully edited videos with cuts, overlays, captions, and music.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentNew York City, US

Gaurav Misra(Founder)inDwight Churchill(Founder)inGaurav Misra Dwight Churchill(Founder)

Co-investorsChapter OneSequoia CapitalSV AngelAndreessen HorowitzChapter One VenturesIndex Ventures

Decentdecent.xyzin𝕏Seed · Jan 2023 · $3.5Macquired by MoonPay

Decent provides a crypto trade-routing API that aggregates across 200+ blockchains to execute token swaps and convert any token back to fiat.

Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechNew York City, US

Charlie Durbin(Founder)inAlexander Carlson(Founder)inWill Collier(Founder)inWill Kantaros(Founder)inNick Soman(Founder)Richard Luck(Founder)

Co-investorsArchetypeBitDAOCircle VenturesMantle NetworkSoma CapitalY Combinator+12 more

Jemijemi.app𝕏Seed · Nov 2023Acquired

Jemi was a no-code website and store builder that let creators launch branded online shops and sell merch and experiences.

ConsumerMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSocialSan Francisco, US

Annie Hwang(Founder)inJason Cui(Founder)in

Co-investorsEast West Ventures EWVY CombinatorGeneral CatalystHOF CapitalLiquid VenturesRodaro Group+1 more

Kate Therapeuticskatetherapeutics.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2023 · $51M

BiotechSan Diego, US

Kevin Forrest, Ph.D.(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardClare Ozawa, Ph.D.(Director)Beth Seidenberg, M.D.(Director)

Co-investorsOUP (Osage University Partners)Westlake Village BioPartnersVersant Ventures

Mayhem Studiosmayhem-studios.cominSeries A · Apr 2023 · $20M

Mayhem Studios creates story-driven games that focus on narrative-rich experiences and world-building.

Creator EconomyGamingMedia & Entertainment

Co-investorsGaingelsLumikaiBase PartnersHashed EmergentSequoia CapitalSteadview Capital

Pair Teampairteam.comin𝕏Seed · Oct 2023 · $9M

Pair Team develops an AI-enabled care coordination platform that connects people with healthcare providers and programs to deliver proactive, personalized care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Neil Batlivala(Founder)inCassie Choi(Founder)inCassandra Choi(Executive Officer, Director)inAndres Calabrese(Engineer)Lucas Cook(Software Engineer)Lori Sparks(Recruiting)

Co-investorsAugment VenturesCraft VenturesCREATE HEALTH VENTURESGaingelsHead & Heart CapitalHeadwater Ventures+18 more

Quest Portalquestportal.com𝕏Seed · Oct 2023 · $8M

Quest Portal is a virtual tabletop (VTT) platform for playing tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) on desktop and mobile, offering an AI assistant, character sheets, battlemaps, ambient music, and backdrops.

AI & Machine LearningGamingSaaSReykjavík, IS

Beatrice Slprandi(Director)Gudmundur Gunnlaugsson(Executive Officer)Gunnar Holmsteinn Gudmundsson(Executive Officer, Director)Steinn Runarsson Steinsen(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsBrunnur Ventures GPMoonfire VenturesTodd and Rahul’s Angel Fund

SureInsurein.deinAug 2023

SureIn is a Berlin-based insurance technology startup building a risk and insurance management platform for small and medium-sized businesses.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSBerlin, DE

David Schara ✌(Founder)in

Co-investorsSequoia CapitalPact VCAtlanticGaingelsneoteq venturesPact+3 more

Together AItogether.aiin𝕏Nov 2023 · $102.5M

Together AI builds a full-stack platform for production AI systems, serving teams that need to deploy and scale machine learning models reliably.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSan Francisco, US

Vipul Ved Prakash(Founder)inCe Zhang(Founder)inChris Ré(Founder)Tri Dao(Founder)inPercy Liang(Founder)inVipul Prakash(Founder)

Co-investors137 VenturesA.Capital VenturesAlumni VenturesBrave CapitalBrilliant Phoenix CapitalCambium Capital+40 more

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.