Ilya Fushman
InvestorPartner at Kleiner Perkins · Board director at Fauna Robotics · Board director at Counsel AI · Board director at Gather Wholesale Inc.
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $75M checks · typically $25M
About
Ilya Fushman leverages Dropbox product and growth leadership, including building Dropbox Business, to closely partner with select companies on go-to-market, packaging/pricing and product strategy for collaboration, infrastructure and developer tools.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Likely emails· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published
- i•••@kleinerperkins.comreveal100% confident
- i•••@kleinerperkins.comreveal90% confident
- i•••@kleinerperkins.comreveal80% confident
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSector Agnostic
Beyond investing
- Education
- Studied at Stanford (PhD, Applied Physics) Studied at Stanford (MS, Electrical Engineering) Studied at Caltech (BS, Physics)
From published sources — common ground for a warm intro.
Board director at Fauna Robotics
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Fauna Robotics's investors · 4
Co-founders at Fauna Robotics
JM
Joshua MerelExecutive Officer, Director
JM
Josh MerelFounder
Board director at Counsel AI
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Counsel AI's investors · 1
Co-founders at Counsel AI
WW
Winston WeinbergExecutive Officer, Director
GP
Gabriel PereyraExecutive Officer, Director
Board director at Gather Wholesale Inc.
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Gather Wholesale Inc.'s investors · 1
Co-founders at Gather Wholesale Inc.
TS
Tiger ShenExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Kleiner PerkinsPartnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Mind RoboticsBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- Saronic TechnologiesBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- HarmonicBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- MotiveBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- NewLimitBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- ProfoundBoard Directorcurrent2025 — present
- HarveyMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AutographBoard Directorcurrent2022 — present
- Inkitt | We are hiring!Board Directorcurrent2019 — present
- Infinitus Systems, Inc.Board Directorcurrent2019 — present
- RipplingBoard Observercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- STORDBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
- PlastiqBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
- productboardBoard Directorcurrent2018 — present
- LoomBoard Director2019 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- Nova CreditInvestor2016 — 2018
- Culture AmpBoard Director2016 — 2018
- IntercomBoard Observer2015 — 2018
- OptimizelyBoard Director2015 — 2018
- SlackBoard Observer2015 — 2018
- KeepTruckinBoard Director2015 — 2018
- Index VenturesGeneral Partner2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxHead of Product, Dropbox and Dropbox for Business2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxHead of Corporate and Business Development2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Snip.itAdvisor2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- SeatMe, Inc.Member, Board of Directors2011
- Storify.comMember, Board of Directors2011
- UltoraMember, Board of Directors2011
- Khosla VenturesPrincipal2010 — 2011Menlo Park, CA
- Solar JunctionDirector of Device Design and Data Management2008 — 2010
- Stanford UniversityPhD Applied Physics2003 — 2008
- Stanford UniversityM.S. Electrical Engineering2007 — 2008
- Cvitae.orgCo-Founder2005 — 2008
- US Department of DefenseNDSEG Fellow2004 — 2007
- California Institute of TechnologyD. S. Kothari Prize in Physics2002 — 2003
- California Institute of TechnologyB.S. Physics1999 — 2003
Skills & more
Matlab6C1Labview1Python3German1Semiconductor Manufacturing2Optics4Mathematical Modeling3Russian1Foreign Languages1Electron Beam Lithography1Data Warehousing1
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PhotovoltaicsRenewable EnergySemiconductorsSolarEnergyEngineeringR&DVenture CapitalProduct DevelopmentStart-upsEntrepreneurshipStrategic PlanningFrom Ilya's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Culture AmpBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Jun 2017 · $20M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Other disclosed investments
Led
NewLimit
Sources: curated public sources · SEC Form D filings · the firm's website.
Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins
Network8
Alex MooreScout
Investment Team at 8VC
Annie CaseScout
Advisor at KPCB
Beth SeidenbergScout
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Bing GordonScout
Advisor at KPCB
Brent HillScout
Managing Partner at Origin Ventures
Brook ByersScout
Founder, Kleiner Perkins
Charlie CheeverScout
Angel
David HartwigScout
Operating Partner at Sapphire Ventures
Investors connected to Ilya in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ilya Fushman?
- Ilya Fushman leverages Dropbox product and growth leadership, including building Dropbox Business, to closely partner with select companies on go-to-market, packaging/pricing and product strategy for collaboration, infrastructure and developer tools.
- Where does Ilya Fushman work?
- Ilya Fushman is Partner at Kleiner Perkins and Board director at Fauna Robotics and Board director at Counsel AI and Board director at Gather Wholesale Inc..
- What does Ilya Fushman invest in?
- Ilya Fushman invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Ilya Fushman write?
- Ilya Fushman typically writes checks of $500K – $75M.
- What boards does Ilya Fushman sit on?
- Ilya Fushman holds tracked board seats at Culture Amp, Culture Amp, Dust Identity, Harvey, Infinitus, Motive, NewLimit, Opentest, Profound, Rippling.
- What companies has Ilya Fushman invested in?
- Investments tracked here include NewLimit, Intercom, Loom, Slack.
- Where did Ilya Fushman go to school?
- Ilya Fushman studied at Stanford University (PhD,MS, Applied Physics); Caltech (B.S., Physics); Stuyvesant H.S..
- Does Ilya Fushman lead rounds?
- Yes — Ilya Fushman has led 1 tracked investment.
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Shared employers
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