
Investments
1983Portfolio Exits
448Funds
48Partners & Customers
4Service Providers
2About Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB) is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, CA that primarily focuses its global investments in practice areas including technology and life sciences.

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Latest Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers News
Jun 6, 2023
Lynne Chou O'Keefe is building a new house for health care, buttressed by not only the latest technology but a deep understanding of health care. Before launching Define Ventures five years ago, she helped shepherd telemedicine company Livongo and others as a partner in Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers' health care venture group, market products globally at Abbott Vascular and watch deals come together as an enterprise software VC at Apax Partners and investment banker in mergers and acquisition…
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Investments
1,983 Investments
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has made 1,983 investments. Their latest investment was in NewLimit as part of their Series A on May 5, 2023.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Investments Activity

Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
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5/16/2023 | Series A | NewLimit | $60M | Yes | Dimension, Elad Gil, Founders Fund, Fred Ehrsam, Garry Tan, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Undisclosed Investors | 5 |
2/6/2023 | Series A | Simple HealthKit | $8M | No | 9 | |
1/11/2023 | Pre-Seed | Vylo | $2M | Yes | 8808 Ventures, Brian Cornell, Curt Shi, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ryan Howard, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 1 |
12/20/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
12/20/2022 | Seed VC - II |
Date | 5/16/2023 | 2/6/2023 | 1/11/2023 | 12/20/2022 | 12/20/2022 |
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Round | Series A | Series A | Pre-Seed | Seed VC | Seed VC - II |
Company | NewLimit | Simple HealthKit | Vylo | ||
Amount | $60M | $8M | $2M | ||
New? | Yes | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | Dimension, Elad Gil, Founders Fund, Fred Ehrsam, Garry Tan, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and Undisclosed Investors | 8808 Ventures, Brian Cornell, Curt Shi, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Ryan Howard, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | |||
Sources | 5 | 9 | 1 |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Portfolio Exits
448 Portfolio Exits
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has 448 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Okay on May 31, 2023.
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 |
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5/31/2023 | Acquired | 3 | |||
5/24/2023 | Asset Sale | 5 | |||
5/9/2023 | Acquired | 9 | |||
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Acquisitions
3 Acquisitions
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers 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 |
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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 |
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Investment Stage | Other Venture Capital | Growth Equity | |
Companies | |||
Valuation | |||
Total Funding | $14.26M | ||
Note | Acq - Fin | ||
Sources | 1 |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Fund History
48 Fund Histories
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has 48 funds, including The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
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1/11/2022 | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II | $1,000M | 1 | ||
1/11/2022 | KP20 | $800M | 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 |
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Fund | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II | KP20 | The Kleiner Perkins Select Fund | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XIX | Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers XVIII |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $1,000M | $800M | $750M | ||
Sources | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Partners & Customers
4 Partners and customers
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has 4 strategic partners and customers. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers recently partnered with Apple on June 6, 2015.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
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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 . | 1 | |
3/26/2013 | Partner | ||||
8/28/2012 | Partner | ||||
12/31/2011 | Partner |
Date | 6/29/2015 | 3/26/2013 | 8/28/2012 | 12/31/2011 |
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Type | Partner | Partner | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | ||||
Country | 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 |
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Service Providers
2 Service Providers
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has 2 service provider relationships
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel | ||
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Provider Type | Counsel | |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Team
30 Team Members
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers has 30 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Brook Byers.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
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Brook Byers | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Name | Brook Byers | ||||
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Work History | |||||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | ||||
Status | Current |
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