Thrilled to announce our new funds - $825M KP 21 and $1.2B Select III to back early stage and high inflection companies. As always post and deck Deeply thankful to our founders, team, and investors.
We are on the precipice of incredible technology shifts
Couldn’t be more excited to announce our new fund: Kleiner Perkins 18, with $600M for early stage venture investing. Looking forward to backing great entrepreneurs!
@kpcb
1/ The modern workplace is becoming increasingly distributed. People working across different time zones and the needs for richer communication (like video) are driving the need for better collaboration tools across the board.
We have two new funds ($1.8bn) and two new partners
@anniecase1
@josh_coyne
to start 22! It’s a special year as
@kleinerperkins
turns 50. Incredibly thankful to all the entrepreneurs who partnered with us and are boldly taking us all to a better future!
Psyched to finally get the signature Hooli Box 3. Thanks
@SiliconHBO
! Now just need to figure out how to connect it to the Cloud ...
#SiliconValleyHBO
Proud to partner with
@FreshEBT
and
@jimmychen
and build financial products for millions of low-income Americans and even the playing field. A great mission and a great business
AI will supercharge humans in all professions and unlock human creativity.
@gabepereyra
@winstonweinberg
and the
@harvey__ai
team are building the future of AI powered knowledge work.
In the past year, Harvey grew 10x in revenue, scaled their amazing team from 5 to over 50,
Product management is critical for every business in every industry. Thrilled to partner with the
@productboard
team to help companies build better products for their customers faster!
People counting appears simple, but is a sneakily difficult and incredibly impactful problem to solve.
@densityio
is powering the future of how we measure and manage physical space and go back to work safely. Thrilled to partner with
@andrewfarah
and team
Get your questions ready 💻! Kleiner Perkins partner
@ilyaf
will host a Session on Quora on Tuesday, May 7 at 10 am PT to talk leadership lessons, hiring eng & product teams at your startup, and investment trends to look out for.
The future is now. A glimpse into how we at
@kpcb
think, what we’re excited about, and most importantly our team. Check out our (abridged) fundraising deck for KP 18
The High Growth Handbook by
@eladgil
is a gem. Wish I had it years ago. Must read for any entrepreneur, founder, exec who are thinking about strategy, company and team building, and growth. Get it at
Building the identity later for all business is a big thing. One might even say it’s the holy grail. Couldn’t be more excited to partner with
@ripplingapp
@parkerconrad
@mamoonha
.
@ripplingapp
is the all-in-one benefits, identity, and end-point management solution helping businesses manage their HR back office and IT systems more effectively. We're excited to partner with Rippling on its Series A round! 🚀
2/ The overall space of collaboration tools is becoming deeper than just email + docs. Slack, Zoom, Dropbox Paper, Coda, Notion, Intercom, Productboard, Figma and others are redefining existing paradigms for collab and building new ones
Financial independence is core to adulting.
@joinfizz
is helping college students get on the right track with a fantastic suite of credit building products and an exceptional card offering. Thrilled to partner with
@justscottsmith
@CarloWillem
and the Fizz team to build a better
I couldn't be more excited to announce in
@TechCrunch
that
@joinfizz
has raised $14.4M in Seed Funding, led by Ilya Fushman
@ilyaf
at
@kleinerperkins
.
Thank you
@bayareawriter
for breaking the news.
In year one, we went from 0 to >300 campuses, and helped tens of thousands of
Technology is transforming how fans engage w their icons.
@Autograph
is a cornerstone platform to power these magical experiences on web3. Thrilled to partner w
@richr
@DillonRose24
@TomBrady
and the
@Autograph
team and co-lead their Ser B. LFG! 🚀
Companies and people need better tools to connect and form bonds in this new world Thrilled to partner with
@robertoortiz
@bignoggins
and the whole
@createonwelcome
team to create magical virtual events. They are an awesome team and hiring!
Wish I could go back in time and be a
@kp_fellows
fellow. The program is remarkable and continues to get better. Excited to welcome the 2019 fellows to the
@kleinerperkins
family
#meetthefellows
Long term, we can transform the world through education and technology. But this won’t happen if we don’t band together and effect change NOW by giving and in our every day actions as individuals, as a firm, and in partnership with our companies.
Supply chain integrity is becoming critical in globally distributed manufacturing. Excited to back
@DUSTidentity
and bring some quantum physics into commercialization!
Thank you for such an in-depth and thoughtful piece
@mariogabriele
. Couldn’t be more proud of our team and honored to partner with amazing entrepreneurs who took a bet on us. The future is bright and there’s still lots to build 🚀
.
@payplastiq
is transforming business payments. Here’s why this is important and why we’re so excited to partner with
@eliotbuchanan
and the team: cc
@kpcb
You could hear a pin drop in this room as
@ilyaf
shared with class 23 why culture is hard to scale and his new role at Kleiner Perkins.
#KauffmanFellows
“Now is the time for Loom”! Couldn’t be more excited for the
@useloom
team
@yoyo_thomas
@vhmth
and thrilled to be working with
@andrew__reed
and this amazing syndicate. The future of work is going to be a whole lot more fun and personal!
Earlier today, we at Loom announced the close of a $130 million Series C financing led by
@a16z
! With participation from
@ICONIQGrowth
, alongside our existing investors –
@kleinerperkins
,
@sequoia
, Coatue, and
@gcvp
.
Naturally have a loom for ya'll :)
I’m excited to share that I’m joining
@KleinerPerkins
as a Partner to invest in the next generation of history-making founders, esp. those working on infrastructure & ML applications. I’ve long admired KP's investing strategy & portfolio, and am thrilled to be part of the team!
1/6
📣 A year in the making, we're excited to announce the beta of Loom for Teams! Join the likes of
@HubSpot
+
@Frontify
who are bringing their teams together in Loom. Request access today 👇🏻
2/4
@yoyo_thomas
@vhmth
and
@_shahedk
founded Loom with a simple idea and a big vision. They put me through the wringer on a whiteboard and it took a lot of donuts for us to lead their Series A when Loom was just getting going.
Thousands of teams rely on
@productboard
to build the right products faster and delight their customers.
@hpalan
@danhejl
and the Productboard team are building the leading product management platform. Congratulations on the Ser D and onwards 🚀!
I am thrilled and humbled to announce that
@productboard
has raised $125M in Series D funding led by Dragoneer, co-led by Tiger Global. Read more about our vision and plans:
Thank you to all our customers, investors, and partners!!! ❤️
The
@kp_fellows
program is such a gem. Couldn’t be more excited to back the next generation of entrepreneurs and operators and excited to announce our funding program for fellows!
Kleiner Perkins is committed to developing a diverse group of next-gen tech talent across
#eng
,
#design
, and
#product
. We’re honored to be recognized as a leader on
@VaultCareer
’s
#bestinternships
list and will offer $100k in Seed funding for Fellows!
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A decade ago I made my first ever venture investment in
@KwameKvamme
’s first ever company with
@jed3
. Wished we had
@GetPathlight
since. Thrilled to partner up again and build a platform that helps companies harness the creativity of their people teams
We're excited to *officially* launch Loom for iOS.
☁️ Save to the cloud, send with a link
🎥 Record your screen to easily document bugs
📚 Access your video library from anywhere
Download:
Cameo is building technology which will enable talent to have a personal relationship with all of their fans. With this $100M in new funding we have rocket fuel to power the Connection Economy forward globally. LFG 🚀
The smartest companies will leverage AI to build better experiences for their customers. Excited for consumers and businesses alike and thrilled to partner with
@getlabelbox
to make this a reality with
@buckymoore
@kpcb
@firstround
Gradient …
@JoshConstine
@dinobecirovic
@rabois
Maybe "large fragmented industry with a decent bit of margin where some actors can be eliminated and NPS is a differentiator and ..." ?
5/ thrilled to partner with the
@useloom
team to make it easier for people around the world to work together. With 1.1M users and 18k orgs and some new products to boot, off to a great start!
When rockstar founders keep telling you how much they love one of their investors, you know it's time to bring them back. Welcome back to the team, Ev! 👨🎤🚀
Thrilled to announce I’m (re)joining Kleiner Perkins as a Partner to help lead our inflection/growth-stage investing strategy. I have an immense amount of respect for this team’s approach to & track record in backing history-making founders, and I’m stoked to be back on team KP!
This week
@mamoonha
and
@ilyaf
of
@kleinerperkins
joined me on Turpentine VC and we had a great conversation:
We dig into:
➔ The craftsman approach to venture
➔ How building a firm is like the NBA draft
➔ Strategies on fund size, partner construction, and firm-building
➔
Congratulations
@SlackHQ
🎉💸🏅
And thank you! 🙏🏼👊🏼
Communication is fundamental to human beings. Yet it's rare that a company changes how we connect and work together, much less how we delight one another.
Congratulations
@seanhenryatl
and
@GetSTORD
! Thrilled to be part of the journey as you transform one of the biggest and most impactful industry sectors and excited to welcome
@foundersfund
to the team.
Excited to share that has raised a $31M Series B led by
@foundersfund
to further our mission of building the modern, cloud-based supply chain for brands of all sizes.
More on our mission below:
Great team, great product, and great syndicate on a journey to simplify communication and make it more personal. Thrilled for this milestone for
@yoyo_thomas
@vhmth
and the entire
@loom
team. They’re hiring
With productboard, entire product organizations can now prioritize and plan out of the same workspace. Take a walk through our latest features (and others coming soon!) that will help your teams make products that matter, together.
Today, we announced $120M in additional Series D financing led by Franklin Templeton (
@FTI_US
). We’re thrilled to have the support of this world-class partner as we build the future of Cloud Supply Chain
Thank you,
@isctatlor1091
, for sharing our story
Delicious 🍔 🌭🍗 without 🐮 🐷 🐔 !?! Congratulations on the IPO
@BeyondMeat
!!! Just getting started on making the world better and tastier proud to be investors here
@kleinerperkins
Today, we’re excited to announce that has raised a $65M Series C round led by
@bondcap
. This new funding will propel our expansion as we build the first end-to-end Cloud Supply Chain.
At
@loom
, we’ve believed video needed to be fast, intuitive, and 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸. Today, our principles now include automatic and magical.
We're launching Loom AI, transcripts & CC in 50+ languages, Google Workspace integration, and new desktop app.
Large parts of healthcare still run on phone calls and fax machines. Thrilled to back
@jain_ankit
and the
@InfinitusAI
team and looking forward to a future of no phone calls in healthcare. Digitizing phone calls is just the start!
Today, we are also announcing our $21.4M Series Seed and Series A rounds of financing led by
@kleinerperkins
and Coatue with
@ilyaf
and
@yanda
joining our board.
The
@BookCameo
data is incredible:
- Weekly bookings have grown to 70,000 from 9,000 in early January
- Forecasting $100 million in bookings in 2020
- Will hit 1 million bookings this week
People still ask me if this will become a big business. It's already huge.
4/ Loom has tapped into a new format around asynchronous video collaboration that can be inherently more rich and diverse and can be leveraged for a broader set of use cases than just synchronous meetings.
Real go to market requires some real grit. Check out the launch of our new podcast with the one and only
@Joubinmir
and a great first episode with
@SlackHQ
’s Bob Frati
Our own
@Joubinmir
interviews
@SlackHQ
’s Bob Frati about growth levers and competition in a new podcast, Go to Market Grit. The podcast explores how GTM leaders operate, think and deploy grit to build teams that make history.