Kleiner Perkins
Kleiner Perkins partners with visionary founders to build transformative companies that change how the world works. The fund emphasizes team building, network facilitation, and business development support beyond capital deployment.
Check Size$500K – $25M
StagesEarly, Growth, Late
LocationUS
Data quality88verified
Investment thesis
Kleiner Perkins partners with visionary founders to build transformative companies that change how the world works. The fund emphasizes team building, network facilitation, and business development support beyond capital deployment.
90 confidence · stated by fund
Partners
JD
John Doerr
General Partner
BG
Bing Gordon
General Partner
JC
Josh Coyne
Partner
MH
Mamoon Hamid
Partner
What sets Kleiner Perkins apart
- Deep executive recruitment and team-building support beyond capital
- Board representation and strategic business development facilitation
- Historical concentration of mega-winners with 10x+ returns
- Partner continuity with founders through IPO and growth phases
Recent investments
Alkira
Investment profile
- Stages
- Early, Growth, Late
- Sectors
- SaaS, Marketplace, AI, Fintech, Consumer, Biotech, Gaming, Autonomous Vehicles
- Cold inbound
- Warm intro preferred
Frequently asked questions
- What does Kleiner Perkins invest in?
- Kleiner Perkins is a early, growth, late stage SaaS, Marketplace, AI, Fintech, Consumer, Biotech, Gaming, Autonomous Vehicles investor, typically writing $500K – $25M checks, primarily investing in US. Their thesis: Kleiner Perkins partners with visionary founders to build transformative companies that change how the world works. The fund emphasizes team building, network facilitation, and business development support beyond capital deployment.
- What check size does Kleiner Perkins write?
- Kleiner Perkins typically writes $500K – $25M checks at the Early, Growth, Late stage in SaaS, Marketplace, AI, Fintech, Consumer, Biotech, Gaming, Autonomous Vehicles.
- Is Kleiner Perkins actively deploying capital?
- Kleiner Perkins is actively deploying capital. What we observed: Active portfolio coverage with recent acquisition announcements (Alkira) and ongoing investment narrative updates across multiple sectors including AI.
- What makes Kleiner Perkins different from other funds?
- Kleiner Perkins stands out on 4 points: Deep executive recruitment and team-building support beyond capital; Board representation and strategic business development facilitation; Historical concentration of mega-winners with 10x+ returns; Partner continuity with founders through IPO and growth phases.
- What has Kleiner Perkins invested in recently?
- Recent investments DryPowder has tracked from Kleiner Perkins include Alkira.
- What other funds are similar to Kleiner Perkins?
- Funds with overlapping stage and sector focus include Dentsu Ventures, NextGen Venture Partners, General Catalyst. See the full list below, or use DryPowder's AI fund matching to rank all tracked funds by fit with your specific startup.
- How do I reach out to Kleiner Perkins?
- Kleiner Perkins doesn't generally take cold inbound — a warm introduction from a founder or investor they already know is the reliable path in. Use DryPowder's AI fund matching to see how your startup aligns with Kleiner Perkins's thesis and focus areas (SaaS, Marketplace, AI, Fintech, Consumer, Biotech, Gaming, Autonomous Vehicles) — it returns a fit score and specific talking points for your outreach.