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About
Co-founder of Kleiner Perkins who, along with Brook Byers, backed John Doerr's early ventures and helped establish the firm in 1980.
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at United States Military Academy (1962) Studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, 1968) Studied at Harvard University
- Boards
- He was a director of Refugees International. He was a board member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He served as chairman of the Child Abuse Prevention Society of San Francisco. He served on the board of the San Francisco Film Festival Society. He was a director of The U.S. Russia Investment Fund.
- Charities
- He was an active community philanthropist supporting various San Francisco causes.
- Communities
- He was an advisor to the European venture capital fund HealthCap. He worked with Boz Scaggs and investor Warren Hellman to help preserve the Great American Music Hall when it was struggling financially.
- Hobbies
- He was a former owner of Boz Scaggs' San Francisco music club, Slim's.
- Family
- He was survived by his son, Frank R. Caufield, and daughter, Kirsten Caufield.
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 1
StriimBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Mar 2016 · $30.4M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Board seats
AOLCaremarkMegabiosQuantum CorporationQuickturn CorporationSybaseTime WarnerVeriFoneWyse Technology
Investor
AltoWebDogsterEdgeioKids Online AmericaOctopart
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Frank Caufield?
- Co-founder of Kleiner Perkins who, along with Brook Byers, backed John Doerr's early ventures and helped establish the firm in 1980.
- What boards does Frank Caufield sit on?
- Frank Caufield holds tracked board seats at AOL, Caremark, Megabios, Quantum Corporation, Quickturn Corporation, Striim, Sybase, Time Warner, VeriFone, Wyse Technology.
- What companies has Frank Caufield invested in?
- Investments tracked here include AltoWeb, Dogster, Edgeio, Kids Online America, Octopart, Striim.
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