Monica Desai Weiss
InvestorPrincipal at Kleiner Perkins
San Francisco, California
Writes $2M – $50M checks · typically $25M
About
Team member joined to Kleiner Perkins 18 fund alongside the primary partners.
Experience
- Manifest OSStrategic Advisor to the CEOcurrent2026 — present
- Self-employedInvestor, Advisor & Writercurrent2023 — present
- Kleiner PerkinsInvestor2018 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- BlockchainOperations & Strategy2017 — 2018Greater New York City Area
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2015 — 2017Greater Boston Area
- Quartet HealthBusiness Strategy & Operations Intern2016Greater New York City Area
- Segovia CorporationStrategy & Operations Intern2015New York, NY
- J.P. MorganCredit Trader2011 — 2015New York, NY
- J.P. MorganSales and Trading Summer Analyst2010New York, NY
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Mathematics
- Cornell UniversityBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
- Stuyvesant High School
Skills & more
Strategy9Valuation16Financial Modeling8Financial Analysis11Investment Banking4Trading2Data Analysis7Coaching & Mentoring4Business Development6Business Strategy3Microsoft Excel4
Languages Spanish
- Series 7 — FINRA
- Series 63 — FINRA
From Monica's professional profile.
Colleagues at Kleiner Perkins
Network4
Annie Case
Advisor at KPCB
Beth Seidenberg
Founding Managing Director at Westlake Village BioPartners
Bing Gordon
Advisor at KPCB
Brook Byers
Founder, Kleiner Perkins
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Monica Desai Weiss work?
- Monica Desai Weiss is Principal at Kleiner Perkins.
- What check size does Monica Desai Weiss write?
- Monica Desai Weiss typically writes checks of $2M – $50M.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
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Also attended Cornell University703
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America
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Also attended Stuyvesant High School68
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Shared employers
Also worked at Manifest OS3
Also worked at Kleiner Perkins134
John DoerrChairman of Kleiner PerkinsMary MeekerFounder & General Partner at BONDAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsAlex TranInvestment Team at General CatalystJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Blockchain21
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Also worked at Harvard Business School218
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