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 Publishing

Inkitt

Series B in 2021
Inkitt GmbH owns and operates an online community for writers and readers of stories. The company also publishes books based on crowd wisdom. It offers Inkitt, an online platform for authors to share, review, and promote their writings. The company provides its services for various categories, such as horror, fandoms, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, thriller, mystery, humor, action, adventure, children, drama, poetry, erotica, and more. It also operates an application for readers. Inkitt GmbH was formerly known as Inkitt UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Newsela

Series D in 2021
Newsela, Inc. is an instructional content platform that publishes daily news articles to support students in developing advanced literacy skills. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the platform offers a wide range of topics, including war and peace, science, health, and the arts, while providing content tailored to different reading levels. By featuring articles from reputable sources such as National Geographic, NASA, and the Washington Post, Newsela enhances engagement and learning for students and teachers alike. The platform also includes integrated formative assessments and analytics, helping educators track student progress and improve instruction. With a presence in over 90% of U.S. K-12 schools, Newsela has established itself as a vital resource for modern classrooms, facilitating non-fiction literacy and critical thinking across various subjects.

Inkitt

Series A in 2019
Inkitt GmbH owns and operates an online community for writers and readers of stories. The company also publishes books based on crowd wisdom. It offers Inkitt, an online platform for authors to share, review, and promote their writings. The company provides its services for various categories, such as horror, fandoms, fantasy, romance, sci-fi, thriller, mystery, humor, action, adventure, children, drama, poetry, erotica, and more. It also operates an application for readers. Inkitt GmbH was formerly known as Inkitt UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Berlin, Germany.

Bulletin

Series A in 2019
Bulletin, Inc. is a wholesale marketplace that connects individual designers and brands with retailers, facilitating the sale of a diverse range of products online, including home decor, kitchen items, bedding, furniture, lighting, jewelry, and cards. In addition to its online platform, Bulletin also provides shared storefronts and utilizes vacant commercial spaces to showcase and sell the works of emerging designers in person. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, Bulletin aims to create a community that supports premium brands while offering a unique shopping experience.

Daisie

Seed Round in 2019
Daisie is where people find their people, get inspired, and make real progress together. It's a new route into the creative world; through connections made organically and the natural development of skills. Our mission is to see Daisie creators grow in confidence, take up space in their chosen fields, and build lasting careers.

Bulletin

Seed Round in 2017
Bulletin, Inc. is a wholesale marketplace that connects individual designers and brands with retailers, facilitating the sale of a diverse range of products online, including home decor, kitchen items, bedding, furniture, lighting, jewelry, and cards. In addition to its online platform, Bulletin also provides shared storefronts and utilizes vacant commercial spaces to showcase and sell the works of emerging designers in person. Founded in 2015 and based in New York, Bulletin aims to create a community that supports premium brands while offering a unique shopping experience.

Newsela

Series B in 2015
Newsela, Inc. is an instructional content platform that publishes daily news articles to support students in developing advanced literacy skills. Founded in 2013 and based in New York, the platform offers a wide range of topics, including war and peace, science, health, and the arts, while providing content tailored to different reading levels. By featuring articles from reputable sources such as National Geographic, NASA, and the Washington Post, Newsela enhances engagement and learning for students and teachers alike. The platform also includes integrated formative assessments and analytics, helping educators track student progress and improve instruction. With a presence in over 90% of U.S. K-12 schools, Newsela has established itself as a vital resource for modern classrooms, facilitating non-fiction literacy and critical thinking across various subjects.

Flipboard

Series C in 2013
Flipboard, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile application allowing users to collect and share articles, videos, and photos from various sources, all presented in a digital magazine format. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Beijing, Flipboard enables users to aggregate web content based on their personal interests. The platform allows users to create personalized social magazines that can be shared and followed on social media, facilitating access to news and stories from around the world. Additionally, Flipboard provides custom branded layout solutions for publishers and offers native and display advertising services for advertisers, enhancing the user experience while supporting content creators.

Flipboard

Series C in 2013
Flipboard, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile application allowing users to collect and share articles, videos, and photos from various sources, all presented in a digital magazine format. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Beijing, Flipboard enables users to aggregate web content based on their personal interests. The platform allows users to create personalized social magazines that can be shared and followed on social media, facilitating access to news and stories from around the world. Additionally, Flipboard provides custom branded layout solutions for publishers and offers native and display advertising services for advertisers, enhancing the user experience while supporting content creators.

Yapp

Seed Round in 2012
Yapp is the easiest and most affordable way to create mobile apps for events, conferences, meetings or groups. Our clients range from small local associations to large enterprises. With Yapp you can create an app in minutes and publish it instantly to iOS, Android and web. Engage your attendees, wow sponsors and save thousands of dollars!

Flipboard

Series B in 2011
Flipboard, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile application allowing users to collect and share articles, videos, and photos from various sources, all presented in a digital magazine format. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Beijing, Flipboard enables users to aggregate web content based on their personal interests. The platform allows users to create personalized social magazines that can be shared and followed on social media, facilitating access to news and stories from around the world. Additionally, Flipboard provides custom branded layout solutions for publishers and offers native and display advertising services for advertisers, enhancing the user experience while supporting content creators.

Callaway Digital Arts

Series A in 2010
Callaway Digital Arts (CDA) specializes in publishing premium lifestyle and children's applications for Apple's iPad, iPhone, and iPod products. The company combines the talents of storytellers and digital artists in its in-house studio to create high-quality applications that engage users of all ages. CDA's portfolio includes notable titles such as Martha Stewart Makes Cookies, Miss Spider's Tea Party, and Miss Spider's Bedtime Story, among others. The firm has received funding from prominent investors, enabling it to enhance its offerings in the digital application market.

Flipboard

Series A in 2010
Flipboard, Inc. is a company that develops a mobile application allowing users to collect and share articles, videos, and photos from various sources, all presented in a digital magazine format. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California, with additional offices in New York and Beijing, Flipboard enables users to aggregate web content based on their personal interests. The platform allows users to create personalized social magazines that can be shared and followed on social media, facilitating access to news and stories from around the world. Additionally, Flipboard provides custom branded layout solutions for publishers and offers native and display advertising services for advertisers, enhancing the user experience while supporting content creators.

ChineseAll Digital Publishing

Venture Round in 2007
Chinese Online (中文在线) is a company focused on digital publishing. It provides digital reading products to mobile phones, hand-held terminals, and the internet as well as other media. Chinese Online takes copyright organizations and authors as the genuine digital content source, and collaborates with them to manage the content. It also offers value-added services of digital content such as copyright derivatives and more. As a leading enterprise of digital publishing domestically, Chinese Online has established a complete media publishing model of unique content, variety in media and synchronized publishing.

Trumba

Series B in 2005
Trumba Corporation is a Seattle-based company specializing in event marketing technology that assists businesses and organizations in publishing, promoting, and communicating their events online. The company offers Trumba Connect, a web-hosted event publishing and promotion solution that facilitates two-way communication between published events and visitors' personal calendaring systems. This technology allows users to add events to their calendars, set reminders, and share events with others. Trumba provides a range of services, including event registration and social media integration, enabling customers to create online calendars and searchable directories to engage audiences effectively. The company's solutions are offered as Software-as-a-Service to various markets, including newspapers, corporations, health clubs, and educational institutions. Founded in 2003 and originally known as The Graw Group, Trumba Corporation rebranded in 2005 to reflect its focus on innovative event management solutions.

Trumba

Series A in 2004
Trumba Corporation is a Seattle-based company specializing in event marketing technology that assists businesses and organizations in publishing, promoting, and communicating their events online. The company offers Trumba Connect, a web-hosted event publishing and promotion solution that facilitates two-way communication between published events and visitors' personal calendaring systems. This technology allows users to add events to their calendars, set reminders, and share events with others. Trumba provides a range of services, including event registration and social media integration, enabling customers to create online calendars and searchable directories to engage audiences effectively. The company's solutions are offered as Software-as-a-Service to various markets, including newspapers, corporations, health clubs, and educational institutions. Founded in 2003 and originally known as The Graw Group, Trumba Corporation rebranded in 2005 to reflect its focus on innovative event management solutions.
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