Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a prominent American venture capital firm founded in 1972 and headquartered in Menlo Park, California. The firm specializes in early-stage, growth, and incubation investments across various industries, including healthcare, consumer products, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and life sciences. Kleiner Perkins focuses on partnering with innovative founders, supporting them from the inception of their ideas through to initial public offerings. The firm is known for its commitment to investing in a wide range of sectors, such as information technology, financial services, and cybersecurity, while maintaining a global investment approach that includes markets in North America, the Middle East, and Mainland China. As a Registered Investment Adviser, Kleiner Perkins aims to maximize the potential of the companies it invests in, fostering bold ideas that have the capacity to create significant impact across industries and continents.

Annie Case

Partner

Cindy Cheng

Partner

Cindy Cheng

Associate

Nadia Cochinwala

Investor

Josh Coyne

Partner

Joshua Coyne

Partner and Investor

John Doerr

Partner and Chairman

Juliet Flint

Partner

Ilya Fushman

Partner

John Gage

Partner

Mamoon Hamid

Partner and Investor

Wen Hsieh

Partner

Haomiao Huang

Investor

E. Floyd Kvamme

Partner

Floyd Kvamme

Partner Emeriti

Bucky Moore

Partner and Investor

Aditya Naganath

Principal

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Tom Perkins

Partner and Co-Founder

Ev Randle

Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

Ted Schlein

General Partner

Beth Seidenberg

General Partner

James Tang

Partner and Vice President, China

Jimmy Wei

Venture Partner, China

Monica Desai

Principal

Nikki Zhang

Director, China

Jason Zhao

Partner, China

Past deals in Image Recognition

Viz

Series D in 2022
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Viz

Series C in 2021
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Labelbox

Series C in 2021
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Ripcord

Series B in 2020
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Labelbox

Series B in 2020
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Viz

Series B in 2019
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Labelbox

Series A in 2019
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

AEye

Series B in 2018
AEye, Inc. specializes in developing vision hardware, software, and algorithms tailored for autonomous vehicles. The company is known for its innovative iDAR platform, which integrates LiDAR, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enhance perception and motion planning for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. AEye's product offerings include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 Robotic Perception System and AE200, which are designed to meet the demands of the mobility market with modular and high-performance features. Since its inception in 2013 and a name change in 2016, AEye has established itself as a leader in intelligent sensing technology, securing investment from prestigious firms such as Kleiner Perkins and Intel Capital. The company is headquartered in Dublin, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Labelbox

Seed Round in 2018
Labelbox, Inc. is an artificial intelligence-based platform designed for companies to outsource data labeling, primarily for machine learning applications. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Labelbox enables organizations to import datasets, create and manage labeling tasks, and collaborate effectively with internal or external labeling teams. The platform serves as a central hub for data science teams, streamlining the process of creating and managing training data. By improving data input and management, Labelbox enhances the quality of training data, which in turn contributes to the development of more accurate machine-learning models.

Viz

Series A in 2018
Viz.ai, Inc. specializes in healthcare imaging software designed to enhance stroke care through the use of artificial intelligence. The company's flagship technology synchronizes treatment by reducing delays in patient care, enabling rapid identification of large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes using advanced deep learning algorithms. Key offerings include Viz LVO, which alerts on-call stroke teams based on CT angiogram images, and Viz CTP, which analyzes CT perfusion images and generates critical parametric data. Additionally, Viz HUB facilitates communication among clinical teams to coordinate care efficiently, while Viz VIEW allows healthcare professionals to view imaging data on mobile devices. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company aims to transform healthcare delivery by improving the speed and accessibility of treatment for stroke patients.

Capture Technologies

Seed Round in 2018
Capture Technologies is a technology and social media company. Our mission is to bring an absolutely new and unique experience to how people interact with each other. We are closely working with AI, thereby using the most advanced technology to help us bring our mission to life. Capture app will erase the boundary between real-time communication and artificial intelligence.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

Ripcord

Series B in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

AEye

Series A in 2017
AEye, Inc. specializes in developing vision hardware, software, and algorithms tailored for autonomous vehicles. The company is known for its innovative iDAR platform, which integrates LiDAR, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enhance perception and motion planning for advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous vehicles. AEye's product offerings include the 4Sight A and 4Sight M sensors, as well as the AE100 Robotic Perception System and AE200, which are designed to meet the demands of the mobility market with modular and high-performance features. Since its inception in 2013 and a name change in 2016, AEye has established itself as a leader in intelligent sensing technology, securing investment from prestigious firms such as Kleiner Perkins and Intel Capital. The company is headquartered in Dublin, California, within the San Francisco Bay Area.

Ripcord

Series A in 2017
Ripcord, Inc., a robotic digitization company, develops automation software for robotic digitization. It offers Canopy, a solution that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture, enrich, and organize its customers’ important content; and enables enterprises to streamline their business processes. Ripcord, Inc. was formerly known as Ripcord Digital, Inc. and changed its name to Ripcord, Inc. in June 2017. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

CrowdOptic

Venture Round in 2013
CrowdOptic uses real-time sensor data from electronic devices and its own patented CrowdOptic algorithms to identify and track where devices are aimed (focus) and to identify groups of people with the same focus (clusters). CrowdOptic technology, which includes sensor data smoothing, EXIF data mining and focal analytics, is instantly deployable in a range of mobile applications and technology environments to enhance broadcasting, security, social media sharing and advertising.

Stipple

Series A in 2012
Stipple is an internet technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in enhancing the visual web by transforming digital images into interactive experiences. Its innovative marketing technology stack detects and identifies content within images, allowing advertisers and publishers to incorporate interactive and curated content seamlessly. Stipple's platform enables native advertising solutions and fosters organic connections to commerce, thereby driving discovery, engagement, and customer loyalty. The technology offers unique image analytics and advertising capabilities without the need for widgets or embed codes, making it scalable across the web. Stipple is backed by prominent investors, including Floodgate and Kleiner Perkins.

Huaban.com

Series A in 2011
Huaban.com (花瓣) is a photo sharing social network site based on interest. The website provides users with a simple collection tool, which can help users to reorganize and collect their favorite pictures. Huaban.com reorganizes interesting things from links, collection, arrangement, and sharing by the mode of "drawing board". The drawing sheet intuitively shows every user's characteristic, taste, and attitude to life, which is convenient to interact with other users.

Stipple

Seed Round in 2010
Stipple is an internet technology company based in San Francisco that specializes in enhancing the visual web by transforming digital images into interactive experiences. Its innovative marketing technology stack detects and identifies content within images, allowing advertisers and publishers to incorporate interactive and curated content seamlessly. Stipple's platform enables native advertising solutions and fosters organic connections to commerce, thereby driving discovery, engagement, and customer loyalty. The technology offers unique image analytics and advertising capabilities without the need for widgets or embed codes, making it scalable across the web. Stipple is backed by prominent investors, including Floodgate and Kleiner Perkins.

Pictos Technologies

Series B in 2002
Pictos Technologies offers digital imaging solutions that combine integrated semiconductors, embedded software, and network services software.
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