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Bucky Moore

Investor

Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Writes $500K – $75M checks

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About

Bucky Moore is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he invests in software and infrastructure companies at the early stage. He has backed and serves or has served on the boards of companies including Netlify, Materialize, Labelbox, Teleport, Rudderstack, Open Raven, Prisma, Calixa, and Codesandbox. Before moving into venture capital in 2014, he worked on Cisco's Corporate Development team handling M&A, investments, and partnerships for its Data Center and Cloud business units, and he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Southern California.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingConsumerCrypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkGamingHealthtechLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Experience

  1. LightspeedPartnercurrent2025 β€” present
  2. AnderaInvestorcurrent2026 β€” present
  3. Temporal TechnologiesInvestorcurrent2026 β€” present
  4. InferactInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  5. ReactorInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  6. RaindropInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  7. Unconventional AIInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  8. SphinxInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  9. ArenaInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  10. Nexthop AIInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  11. TraversalInvestorcurrent2025 β€” present
  12. CartesiaInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  13. BrowserbaseInvestorcurrent2024 β€” present
  14. Together AIInvestorcurrent2023 β€” present
  15. AlliumInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  16. ModalInvestorcurrent2022 β€” present
  17. PlanetScaleInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  18. WindsurfInvestorcurrent2021 β€” present
  19. MaterializeInvestorcurrent2020 β€” present
  20. TeleportInvestorcurrent2019 β€” presentSan Francisco Bay Area

Skills & more

InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Venture CapitalEnterprise SoftwareGo-to-market StrategyStrategyStart-ups

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Investments

Board seats

CalixaCodesandboxLabelboxMaterializeNetlifyOpen RavenPrismaRudderstackTeleport

Investor

LabelboxMaterializeNetlifyTectonTeleport

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Colleagues at Lightspeed Venture Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bucky Moore?
Bucky Moore is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he invests in software and infrastructure companies at the early stage. He has backed and serves or has served on the boards of companies including Netlify, Materialize, Labelbox, Teleport, Rudderstack, Open Raven, Prisma, Calixa, and Codesandbox. Before moving into venture capital in 2014, he worked on Cisco's Corporate Development team handling M&A, investments, and partnerships for its Data Center and Cloud business units, and he earned a B.S. in Business Administration and Finance from the University of Southern California.
Where does Bucky Moore work?
Bucky Moore is Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.
What does Bucky Moore invest in?
Bucky Moore invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cloud Computing, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Developer Tools, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Future of Work, Gaming, Healthtech, Logistics & Supply Chain, SaaS.
What check size does Bucky Moore write?
Bucky Moore typically writes checks of $500K – $75M.
What boards does Bucky Moore sit on?
Bucky Moore holds tracked board seats at Calixa, Codesandbox, Labelbox, Materialize, Netlify, Open Raven, Prisma, Rudderstack, Teleport.
What companies has Bucky Moore invested in?
Investments tracked here include Labelbox, Materialize, Netlify, Tecton, Teleport.
Where did Bucky Moore go to school?
Bucky Moore studied at University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (BS), Business Administration).

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