John Doerr
Partner at Kleiner Perkins
Menlo Park, CA
Writes $100K – $25M checks · typically $10M
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About
John Doerr joined Kleiner Perkins in 1980 after selling chips at Intel and went on to back Google, Amazon, Netscape, and Sun Microsystems. He brought Andy Grove's OKR goal-setting system to Google and turned it into the management bestseller Measure What Matters. Now the firm's chairman, he devotes much of his time to climate technology and funded Stanford's school of sustainability.
John Doerr @johndoerr
6/ What was once an opportunity is now an imperative. The moment, once again, is now.
Apr 20, 2026 · ♥ 13 · ⇄ 1
John Doerr @johndoerr
5/ That’s why, alongside my letter, we’ve updated the Speed & Scale Tracker, with new data from Climate TRACE and sharper metrics. It shows what we need to build, with price targets and deadlines that square with a habitable planet.
Apr 20, 2026 · ♥ 12 · ⇄ 1
John Doerr @johndoerr
4/ But excitement isn't enough. The gap between where we are and where we need to be demands something more: relentless building, at scale, right now.
Apr 20, 2026 · ♥ 5
Invests in
CleantechClimate Tech
Beyond investing
- Charities
- Works with social entrepreneurs tackling systemic issues in climate, public health, and education.
- More
- Wrote the bestselling book Measure What Matters. Co-authored Speed and Scale: An Action Plan for Solving Our Climate Crisis Now. Was a pioneer of Silicon Valley's cleantech movement, investing in zero-emissions technologies since 2006.
From John's own website — common ground for a warm intro.
Deals · 9
ASAPPBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed May 2026 · $24.1M raise
Watershed TechnologyBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Jan 2026 · $14.5M raise
Cardinal AnalytxBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Dec 2022 · $11.2M raise
RenmatixBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Apr 2020 · $48.6M raise
AmyrisBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Feb 2016 · $20M raise
TradesyBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Sep 2015
Coursera (Exit)Board seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Sep 2015 · $62.6M raise
ShypBoard seat
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Apr 2015 · $50.7M raise
Commonwealth Fusion SystemsQuoted
via Kleiner Perkins · filed Nov 2021
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Books by John Doerr
Podcasts & interviews
featuring John DoerrJohn Doerr & Ryan Panchadsaram of Kleiner Perkins + VC Sunday School: cap table management | E1379 - YouTube
This Week in Startups
Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr and Congressman Ro Khanna | Full Interview | Code 2022 - YouTube
Recode
WHCC18 Interview Zone with John Doerr, Kleiner Perkins - YouTube
The Healthcare Innovation Company (thINc)
Kleiner Perkins Chairman John Doerr Surveys the Tech Landscape - YouTube
Bloomberg Technology
Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins
Network3
Investors connected to John in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.