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2106Portfolio Exits
479Funds
48Partners & Customers
10Service Providers
2About Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins serves as a venture capital firm with a focus on technology and life sciences sectors. The company invests in innovative and forward-thinking startups, offering financial support and strategic partnerships to help them grow. Kleiner Perkins primarily serves sectors such as software, biotechnology, healthcare, and internet technology. It was founded in 1972 and is based in Menlo Park, California.
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May 8, 2025 report
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Latest Kleiner Perkins News
Aug 18, 2025
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Kleiner Perkins Investments
2,106 Investments
Kleiner Perkins has made 2,106 investments. Their latest investment was in Convoke as part of their Seed VC on August 19, 2025.
Kleiner Perkins Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/19/2025 | Seed VC | Convoke | $8.6M | Yes | ACME, Audacious Capital, Comma Capital, Dimension Capital Management, Erik Torenberg, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lux Capital, Not Boring Capital, Qasar Younis, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
8/12/2025 | Series B | Profound | $35M | No | 2 | |
7/30/2025 | Series G | Motive | $150M | No | AllianceBernstein, and Undisclosed Investors | 5 |
7/29/2025 | Series C | |||||
7/15/2025 | Series D |
Date | 8/19/2025 | 8/12/2025 | 7/30/2025 | 7/29/2025 | 7/15/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC | Series B | Series G | Series C | Series D |
Company | Convoke | Profound | Motive | ||
Amount | $8.6M | $35M | $150M | ||
New? | Yes | No | No | ||
Co-Investors | ACME, Audacious Capital, Comma Capital, Dimension Capital Management, Erik Torenberg, Liquid 2 Ventures, Lux Capital, Not Boring Capital, Qasar Younis, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | AllianceBernstein, and Undisclosed Investors | |||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Kleiner Perkins Portfolio Exits
479 Portfolio Exits
Kleiner Perkins has 479 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Tecton on August 22, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/22/2025 | Acquired | 5 | |||
8/19/2025 | Acquired | 7 | |||
7/31/2025 | IPO | Public | 6 | ||
Date | 8/22/2025 | 8/19/2025 | 7/31/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | IPO | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | Public | ||||
Sources | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Kleiner Perkins Acquisitions
3 Acquisitions
Kleiner Perkins acquired 3 companies. Their latest acquisition was FriedolaTECH on November 28, 2012.
Date | Investment Stage | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Total Funding | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/28/2012 | Other Venture Capital | $14.26M | Acq - Fin | 1 | ||
3/16/2010 | ||||||
8/1/1992 | Growth Equity |
Date | 11/28/2012 | 3/16/2010 | 8/1/1992 |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | Growth Equity | |
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Total Funding | $14.26M | ||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 1 |
Kleiner Perkins Fund History
48 Fund Histories
Kleiner Perkins has 48 funds, including KP20.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1/11/2022 | KP20 | $800M | 1 | ||
1/11/2022 | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II | $1,000M | 1 | ||
4/20/2021 | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund | $750M | 1 | ||
3/5/2020 | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XIX | ||||
2/1/2019 | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XVIII |
Closing Date | 1/11/2022 | 1/11/2022 | 4/20/2021 | 3/5/2020 | 2/1/2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | KP20 | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XIX | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XVIII |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $800M | $1,000M | $750M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kleiner Perkins Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Kleiner Perkins has 10 strategic partners and customers. Kleiner Perkins recently partnered with Baker McKenzie on October 10, 2024.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
10/2/2024 | Vendor | United States | 1 | ||
12/19/2023 | Partner | United States | 2 | ||
6/29/2015 | Partner | United States | Amazon swells venturing top-table Amazon move to support nascent Alexa ecosystem echoes groups like Apple looking to kickstart its app store in partnership with venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , as well as Google Ventures setting up a Glass Collective with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz to invest in deals related to Google Glass . | 2 | |
3/26/2013 | Partner | ||||
8/28/2012 | Partner |
Date | 10/2/2024 | 12/19/2023 | 6/29/2015 | 3/26/2013 | 8/28/2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Vendor | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | United States | ||
News Snippet | Amazon swells venturing top-table Amazon move to support nascent Alexa ecosystem echoes groups like Apple looking to kickstart its app store in partnership with venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , as well as Google Ventures setting up a Glass Collective with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and venture firm Andreessen Horowitz to invest in deals related to Google Glass . | ||||
Sources | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Kleiner Perkins Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Kleiner Perkins has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Gunderson Dettmer | Counsel | General Counsel | |
Service Provider | Gunderson Dettmer | |
|---|---|---|
Associated Rounds | ||
Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Kleiner Perkins Team
35 Team Members
Kleiner Perkins has 35 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Brook Byers.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Brook Byers | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Brook Byers | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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