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 PaaS

Alkira

Series C in 2024
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

PermitFlow

Series A in 2024
PermitFlow is a technology company that specializes in streamlining the construction permitting process in the United States. Their platform is designed to simplify and expedite the application and management of construction permits for builders, contractors, architects, developers, and owners. PermitFlow's software handles various aspects of permit acquisition, including research, preparation, submission, and monitoring. The company aims to reduce the time required to obtain permits while standardizing municipalities' building permit submittal processes through a single platform. With nationwide coverage and local municipal expertise, PermitFlow supports permitting across multiple states, making it easier for builders to navigate complex regulatory environments.

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.

Stardust

Series A in 2021
Stardust is a software company that offers a platform for game developers to build and manage blockchain-enabled games and metaverse experiences. The platform provides a graphical development environment and APIs that allow Web3 features, including NFT integration, across multiple blockchains with only a few lines of code, enabling developers to ship blockchain-enabled games faster without being required to commit to a single blockchain. Stardust aims to simplify the process of bringing blockchain, finance, and social components into games by offering integrated tools for gameplay, player management, and cross-chain compatibility. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

Inngest

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Inngest is a developer platform focused on simplifying the creation of reliable event-driven workflows without the need for infrastructure management. It offers a robust workflow engine that enables users to design and implement complex, multi-step functions that coordinate various events within an organization's business operations. By facilitating the building and execution of intricate workflows in real time, Inngest empowers developers and operators to streamline processes and enhance operational efficiency. The platform aims to eliminate the complexities associated with traditional infrastructure, making it easier for teams to focus on their core development tasks.

Alkira

Series B in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

Alkira

Series A in 2020
Alkira, Inc. is a provider of a comprehensive networking platform designed for hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Established in 2018 and based in San Jose, California, Alkira offers its services through a pay-as-you-go model that enables customers to seamlessly connect local systems and cloud workloads to its Cloud Exchange Points (CXP). The Alkira Network Cloud facilitates the rapid deployment of multi-cloud network connectivity, integrated network and security services, and offers operational visibility and governance. Users can design their network across various users, sites, and clouds using an intuitive digital canvas, provisioning the network with just one click. Alkira’s solutions are utilized by major enterprises, system integrators, and managed service providers, enabling them to activate services on-demand and scale resources based on utilization.

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.

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.

Apcera

Series A in 2013
Apcera, Inc. is a cloud computing company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2012. The firm specializes in providing enterprises with a secure, policy-driven platform for managing both cloud-native applications and legacy systems. Apcera's enterprise-grade container management platform enables organizations to deploy, orchestrate, and govern a variety of workloads across on-premise and public cloud environments without the need for extensive refactoring. This flexibility allows development and DevOps teams to utilize modern tools while ensuring IT maintains control over the security and compliance of their infrastructure. Apcera aims to facilitate rapid innovation for companies by allowing them to move applications seamlessly between different infrastructures, thus enhancing operational efficiency and agility. As of October 2014, Apcera operates as a subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.

Apcera

Seed Round in 2012
Apcera, Inc. is a cloud computing company based in Mountain View, California, founded in 2012. The firm specializes in providing enterprises with a secure, policy-driven platform for managing both cloud-native applications and legacy systems. Apcera's enterprise-grade container management platform enables organizations to deploy, orchestrate, and govern a variety of workloads across on-premise and public cloud environments without the need for extensive refactoring. This flexibility allows development and DevOps teams to utilize modern tools while ensuring IT maintains control over the security and compliance of their infrastructure. Apcera aims to facilitate rapid innovation for companies by allowing them to move applications seamlessly between different infrastructures, thus enhancing operational efficiency and agility. As of October 2014, Apcera operates as a subsidiary of Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson.
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