Kleiner Perkins

Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer goods. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, supporting them to maximize the potential of their ideas.
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Leigh Marie Braswell

Partner

Brook Byers

Partner

Annie Case

Partner

Nadia Cochinwala

Investor

Kevin Compton

Partner

Josh Coyne

Partner

Joshua Coyne

Partner

Monica Desai Weiss

Principal

John Doerr

Partner

Ilya Fushman

Partner

Al Gore

Senior Partner

Floyd Kvamme

Partner Emeriti

Bucky Moore

Partner

Aditya Naganath

Principal

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Colin Powell

Strategic Limited Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

Ev Randle

Partner

James Tang

Partner and Vice President, China

Jimmy Wei

Venture Partner, China

Jason Zhao

Partner, China

Past deals in Open Source

Chainguard

Series D in 2025
Chainguard specializes in enhancing software supply chain security. It offers hardened container images rebuilt continuously from source with built-in cryptographic signatures, SBOMs, and SLSA provenance. Additionally, Chainguard provides secure Java dependencies through its Chainguard Libraries. The company actively contributes to open-source projects, demonstrating its commitment to the community.

Nexthop AI

Series A in 2025
Nexthop AI develops AI infrastructure and custom networking solutions for large cloud operators, focusing on enhancing operational efficiency and connectivity within complex network environments. The company offers a range of services, including network automation, data management, and analytics, enabling clients to optimize their network performance and streamline their operations. Through its innovative solutions, Nexthop AI addresses the challenges faced by cloud operators, providing tools that facilitate seamless integration and scalability in dynamic computing environments. Additionally, Nexthop AI emphasizes compatibility with open-source network operating systems, allowing clients to leverage existing technologies while implementing advanced networking strategies.

Together AI

Series B in 2025
Together is a technology services platform that offers a decentralized cloud specifically for artificial intelligence development. The company focuses on constructing open-source generative AI models and infrastructure, providing tools and resources that enable developers and researchers to train, refine, and deploy these models efficiently. Together's platform emphasizes accessibility and user-friendliness, allowing organizations of various sizes to leverage and enhance AI capabilities. By contributing innovative open-source research, models, and datasets, Together plays a significant role in advancing the field of AI and fostering collaborative development efforts.

Together AI

Series A in 2024
Together is a technology services platform that offers a decentralized cloud specifically for artificial intelligence development. The company focuses on constructing open-source generative AI models and infrastructure, providing tools and resources that enable developers and researchers to train, refine, and deploy these models efficiently. Together's platform emphasizes accessibility and user-friendliness, allowing organizations of various sizes to leverage and enhance AI capabilities. By contributing innovative open-source research, models, and datasets, Together plays a significant role in advancing the field of AI and fostering collaborative development efforts.

Together AI

Series A in 2023
Together is a technology services platform that offers a decentralized cloud specifically for artificial intelligence development. The company focuses on constructing open-source generative AI models and infrastructure, providing tools and resources that enable developers and researchers to train, refine, and deploy these models efficiently. Together's platform emphasizes accessibility and user-friendliness, allowing organizations of various sizes to leverage and enhance AI capabilities. By contributing innovative open-source research, models, and datasets, Together plays a significant role in advancing the field of AI and fostering collaborative development efforts.

Open Raven

Series B in 2022
Open Raven, Inc. is a data security company that specializes in data protection through its innovative platform designed to assess and manage data risk for enterprises. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, California, Open Raven offers solutions that map data stores across cloud environments and corporate networks, enabling organizations to identify sensitive and exposed data. Its platform provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, alerting security teams to potential risks and unauthorized access. With features such as pre-built connectors and an open-source model, Open Raven aims to empower businesses to safeguard their data effectively and manage compliance incidents in modern cloud infrastructures.

Bun

Seed Round in 2022
Bun is an all-in-one JavaScript runtime designed for speed and efficiency in developing, testing, and bundling JavaScript and TypeScript projects. It features a built-in package manager, test runner, and bundler, making it a comprehensive toolkit for modern web development.

Prisma

Series B in 2022
Founded in 2016, Prisma develops open-source database tools to help app developers build scalable applications faster. Its flagship product, the Prisma Data Platform, aims to make advanced data infrastructure accessible to all application developers.

PlanetScale

Series C in 2021
PlanetScale designs and develops an online database platform that enables businesses to operationalize Vitess for protecting, accessing, and deriving insights from their data. It offers a Database-as-a-service platform, cluster manager software licenses, open-source Vitess support, training solutions, and PlanetScaleDB for vendor lock prevention, data locality, disaster recovery, MySQL compatibility, scaling, and control plane deployment.

Athens Research

Seed Round in 2021
Athens Research operates a private and extensible knowledge graph designed for research and notetaking. It is developed as an open-source alternative to Roam Research, emphasizing community-driven contributions. The platform allows users to organize, connect, and access information efficiently, fostering collaboration and enhancing productivity in research activities. By providing a flexible and user-friendly environment, Athens Research supports individuals and teams in managing their knowledge more effectively.

Prisma

Series A in 2020
Founded in 2016, Prisma develops open-source database tools to help app developers build scalable applications faster. Its flagship product, the Prisma Data Platform, aims to make advanced data infrastructure accessible to all application developers.

Open Raven

Series A in 2020
Open Raven, Inc. is a data security company that specializes in data protection through its innovative platform designed to assess and manage data risk for enterprises. Founded in 2019 and based in Los Angeles, California, Open Raven offers solutions that map data stores across cloud environments and corporate networks, enabling organizations to identify sensitive and exposed data. Its platform provides visibility and control to prevent data breaches, alerting security teams to potential risks and unauthorized access. With features such as pre-built connectors and an open-source model, Open Raven aims to empower businesses to safeguard their data effectively and manage compliance incidents in modern cloud infrastructures.

CodeSandbox

Seed Round in 2019
CodeSandbox offers an online code editor and collaborative development environment for web applications. It enables developers to express and validate ideas with code and reduces the time needed to set up development environments and tooling, allowing projects to be started immediately. The service supports sharing and collaboration on code, is used by millions of developers monthly, and is adopted by organizations including Shopify, Atlassian, and Stripe. It also hosts thousands of open source projects such as React, Vue, and Babel, and has hosted millions of apps since launch.

Prisma

Seed Round in 2018
Founded in 2016, Prisma develops open-source database tools to help app developers build scalable applications faster. Its flagship product, the Prisma Data Platform, aims to make advanced data infrastructure accessible to all application developers.

CoreOS

Series B in 2016
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

AT&T CyberSecurity

Series E in 2015
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a suite of products encompassing cyber strategy and risk, identity and fraud management, network and endpoint security, as well as threat detection and response. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management for managed security service providers (MSSPs), and the AlienVault USM platform, which aids in threat detection, incident response, and compliance management. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity features the Open Threat Exchange, fostering collaboration among security professionals by sharing actionable threat intelligence. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including education, healthcare, finance, and retail, ensuring that organizations can effectively manage their security needs without excessive complexity or costs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity operates as a subsidiary of AT&T Communications, LLC. The company also has offices in Ireland, Spain, Australia, and Texas.

CoreOS

Series A in 2015
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

CoreOS

Series A in 2014
CoreOS, Inc. is a technology company that specializes in open source projects for Linux containers and Internet security software solutions. Founded in 2012 and based in San Francisco, with additional offices in New York City and a development hub in Berlin, CoreOS is recognized for its contributions to the Kubernetes community. The company offers Tectonic, an enterprise-ready platform that enhances Kubernetes with features for secure container orchestration, and Quay, a private image registry for building, storing, and distributing containers. CoreOS also provides CoreUpdate, a tool for managing application updates, and maintains various open source projects, including CoreOS Linux, etcd, and rkt. These solutions address key challenges related to downtime, security, and resilience, enabling organizations to run their applications reliably in diverse environments. In 2018, CoreOS became a subsidiary of Red Hat, further bolstering its position in the cloud infrastructure landscape.

AT&T CyberSecurity

Series D in 2013
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a suite of products encompassing cyber strategy and risk, identity and fraud management, network and endpoint security, as well as threat detection and response. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management for managed security service providers (MSSPs), and the AlienVault USM platform, which aids in threat detection, incident response, and compliance management. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity features the Open Threat Exchange, fostering collaboration among security professionals by sharing actionable threat intelligence. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including education, healthcare, finance, and retail, ensuring that organizations can effectively manage their security needs without excessive complexity or costs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity operates as a subsidiary of AT&T Communications, LLC. The company also has offices in Ireland, Spain, Australia, and Texas.

D2iQ

Seed Round in 2013
D2iQ develops a datacenter operating system (DCOS) that spans various machines in a datacenter or cloud. It organizes infrastructure, provides scalable application deployment, and supports big data infrastructure on shared resources. D2iQ offers products like Mesosphere DCOS, Infinity, and Conductor, along with architectural consulting services.

AT&T CyberSecurity

Series C in 2012
AT&T Cybersecurity specializes in providing comprehensive security solutions tailored for mid-market enterprises facing modern security threats. The company offers a suite of products encompassing cyber strategy and risk, identity and fraud management, network and endpoint security, as well as threat detection and response. Key offerings include managed threat detection, unified security management for managed security service providers (MSSPs), and the AlienVault USM platform, which aids in threat detection, incident response, and compliance management. Additionally, AT&T Cybersecurity features the Open Threat Exchange, fostering collaboration among security professionals by sharing actionable threat intelligence. The company serves a diverse range of sectors, including education, healthcare, finance, and retail, ensuring that organizations can effectively manage their security needs without excessive complexity or costs. Founded in 2007 and headquartered in San Mateo, California, AT&T Cybersecurity operates as a subsidiary of AT&T Communications, LLC. The company also has offices in Ireland, Spain, Australia, and Texas.

SpikeSource

Series C in 2008
SpikeSource is a software certification company specializing in open source solutions. It provides a comprehensive platform that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to assemble, test, package, certify, and update a variety of software solutions, including open source, proprietary, and hybrid applications. The company emphasizes ensuring interoperability, scalability, and performance for its clients. In addition to its certification services, SpikeSource offers an on-demand service tailored for ISVs, independent developers, and IT departments. The company has established a partnership with Intel, where it manages the certification process for applications featured in the Intel Business Exchange.

XenSource

Series C in 2006
XenSource, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in open-source hypervisor technology, notably its flagship product, Xen 3.0, which offers essential features for servers in enterprise environments. Additionally, XenSource provides the Xen Optimiser, a software management solution for multi-server virtualization infrastructure, and a subscription-based support service for its products. These offerings are designed to help organizations enhance server utilization, consolidate resources, and improve data center efficiency, ultimately aiming to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

SpikeSource

Series B in 2006
SpikeSource is a software certification company specializing in open source solutions. It provides a comprehensive platform that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to assemble, test, package, certify, and update a variety of software solutions, including open source, proprietary, and hybrid applications. The company emphasizes ensuring interoperability, scalability, and performance for its clients. In addition to its certification services, SpikeSource offers an on-demand service tailored for ISVs, independent developers, and IT departments. The company has established a partnership with Intel, where it manages the certification process for applications featured in the Intel Business Exchange.

XenSource

Series B in 2005
XenSource, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in open-source hypervisor technology, notably its flagship product, Xen 3.0, which offers essential features for servers in enterprise environments. Additionally, XenSource provides the Xen Optimiser, a software management solution for multi-server virtualization infrastructure, and a subscription-based support service for its products. These offerings are designed to help organizations enhance server utilization, consolidate resources, and improve data center efficiency, ultimately aiming to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

SpikeSource

Series A in 2005
SpikeSource is a software certification company specializing in open source solutions. It provides a comprehensive platform that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to assemble, test, package, certify, and update a variety of software solutions, including open source, proprietary, and hybrid applications. The company emphasizes ensuring interoperability, scalability, and performance for its clients. In addition to its certification services, SpikeSource offers an on-demand service tailored for ISVs, independent developers, and IT departments. The company has established a partnership with Intel, where it manages the certification process for applications featured in the Intel Business Exchange.

XenSource

Series A in 2005
XenSource, Inc. is a developer of enterprise-grade virtualization solutions, founded in 2004 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The company specializes in open-source hypervisor technology, notably its flagship product, Xen 3.0, which offers essential features for servers in enterprise environments. Additionally, XenSource provides the Xen Optimiser, a software management solution for multi-server virtualization infrastructure, and a subscription-based support service for its products. These offerings are designed to help organizations enhance server utilization, consolidate resources, and improve data center efficiency, ultimately aiming to reduce server infrastructure complexity and total cost of ownership. In 2007, XenSource was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc.

Linuxcare

Series C in 2000
Linuxcare is a company that specializes in providing professional, technical support, education, and product certification services for Linux and related open-source software technologies. Founded in 1998 and based in San Francisco, California, Linuxcare primarily targets large businesses, focusing its sales and marketing efforts on original equipment manufacturers, software vendors, Global 1000 companies, and internet infrastructure providers. The company supports 21 distributions of Linux and has established a customer base that includes notable names such as Dell, Hewlett-Packard, and Motorola. Linuxcare aims to enhance customer services and facilitate the adoption of Linux solutions in various business environments.

Sun Microsystems

Seed Round in 1982
Sun Microsystems is a multinational company that specializes in computer hardware, software, and information technology services. It is known for its strong advocacy of open systems and UNIX, along with being a significant contributor to open source software. The company offers a diverse range of scalable servers, including those based on SPARC64, UltraSPARC, AMD Opteron, and Intel Xeon microprocessors, catering to various needs from entry-level servers to high-performance computing systems. In 2009, Sun Microsystems was acquired by Oracle Corporation, marking a significant shift in its operational structure and market strategy.
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