Founded
26 Feb 2004

Address

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers LLC
2750 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
United States

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VCID: 19
    Profile

    Corporate information

    Official name
    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Limited Liability Company
    Also known as
    KPCB

    Registration country
    Investment activity status
    Active investor

    Company type

    Venture capital firm.

    Overview

    Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is a venture capital firm that was founded in 1972. It is based in Menlo Park, California, and it focuses on providing early-stage and growth-stage financing to technology and life sciences companies. KPCB has invested in a wide range of companies, including well-known brands such as Amazon, Google, and Twitter. KPCB is one of the largest and most successful venture capital firms in the world, and it has raised more than $10 billion in capital over the course of its history. The firm is known for its expertise in identifying and investing in high-potential companies, and it has a track record of helping its portfolio companies grow and succeed. In addition to providing financing, KPCB also offers a range of other services to its portfolio companies, including strategic advice, business development support, and access to its network of industry contacts. The firm is dedicated to helping its portfolio companies succeed, and it is committed to fostering innovation and growth in the technology and life sciences industries.

    Current employees

    Susan Biglieri
    Leigh Marie Braswell
    Responsibilities: Enterprise software, infrastructure, artificial intelligence.
    Annie Case
    Responsibilities: Consumer technology, digital health, enterprise software.
    Allie Cefalo
    Chi-Hua Chien
    Nadia Cochinwala
    Responsibilities: Enterprise software, consumer software, growth.
    Josh Coyne
    Responsibilities: Enterprise software, financial services.
    John Doerr
    [node:title] photo Nathan Gilliland
    [node:title] photo Emily Hanks

    Investment preferences

    Focus countries
    United States
    Investment focus themes
    Stage focus

    Selected investments

    Country Date Notes
    Imprint Payments Inc
    Provider of branded payments and rewards products.
    United States 10 Oct 2024
    14 Nov 2023
    16 Nov 2021
    Series C
    Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
    Codeium
    Code acceleration platform.
    United States 30 Aug 2024 Series C
    Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
    Ambience Healthcare Inc
    "AI operating system" for health care organisations.
    United States 6 Feb 2024 Series B
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    DUST Identity Inc
    Developer of technology which utilizes nanodiamonds to create an unclonable identity layer on any object.
    United States 6 Dec 2023 N/A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Inworld AI
    United States 4 Mar 2022
    8 Nov 2021
    23 Aug 2022
    Series A
    Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
    NFTfi
    Marketplace for cryptocurrency loans collateralised by NFTs.
    South Africa 1 Nov 2021 N/A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Rippling People Center Inc
    Employee management platform.
    16 May 2021 Series D
    Initial investment. Led the investment round. Active
    Stryder Corp
    Recruitment platform.
    United States 20 Oct 2020 Series D
    Round participant. Active
    Modern Healthcare Inc
    United States 16 Jan 2020 Series B
    Follow-on investment. Round participant. Active
    Skew Ltd
    United Kingdom 25 Sep 2019 Seed
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Applied Intuition
    Autonomous vehicle simulation.
    United States 12 Sep 2019 Series B
    Round participant. Active
    Esusu Financial Inc
    Financial technology platform helping individuals save money and build credit.
    United States 30 Aug 2019 Seed
    Round participant. Active
    Viva Republica Co Ltd
    Mobile payments platform.
    South Korea 8 Aug 2019 Series F
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    3-V Biosciences Inc
    Biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing novel therapeutics for the treatment of infectious diseases.
    United States 10 Jul 2019 Series B
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    S94 Inc
    Peer-to-peer mobile marketplace dedicated to streetwear.
    10 Apr 2019 Series A
    Initial investment. Round participant. Active
    Labelbox Inc
    Collaborative data training platform that creates and manages labeled data for machine learning applications.
    9 Apr 2019 Series A
    Round participant. Active

    DISCLAIMER: This chart is based on a limited amount of data and may change once additional information has been added. We are working hard to ensure the completeness of the data. If you want to assist us in our work, please contact us using this form.