Kleiner Perkins

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California, founded in 1972. The firm specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across a range of industries, including business products, consumer services, financial services, healthcare, information technology, and life sciences. Kleiner Perkins partners with entrepreneurs from the inception of their ideas through to their initial public offerings, aiming to maximize the potential of innovative concepts. The firm has a global investment focus, engaging with founders in the United States, Canada, the Middle East, the United Kingdom, and Mainland China. It is recognized for its strategic support of bold ideas and its commitment to fostering growth in various sectors.

Brook Byers

Co-Founder

Annie Case

Partner

Nadia Cochinwala

Investor

Kevin Compton

Partner

Josh Coyne

Partner

Joshua Coyne

Partner and Investor

John Doerr

Chairman and Partner

Ilya Fushman

Partner

Al Gore

Senior Partner

Wen Hsieh

Partner

Haomiao Huang

Investor

Floyd Kvamme

Partner Emeriti

Jerry Liang

Vice President

Bucky Moore

Partner

Aditya Naganath

Principal

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Colin Powell

Strategic Limited Partner

Ev Randle

Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

Beth Seidenberg

General Partner

James Tang

Vice President, China

Jimmy Wei

Venture Partner, China

Jason Zhao

Partner

Mamoon Hamid

Partner

Past deals in Real Time

Cartesia

Series A in 2025
Cartesia provides real-time multimodal intelligence for all devices. Its objective is to develop the next generation of AI: pervasive, interactive intelligence that operates everywhere.

Tecton

Series C in 2022
Tecton offers an enterprise-ready feature store that addresses the unique data requirements of machine learning. By providing a robust data platform, Tecton enables machine learning teams to efficiently build, serve, and scale features for production use. The platform allows users to construct features from various data sources, including batch, streaming, and real-time data, facilitating the sharing, reuse, and deployment of models. This capability empowers data scientists and organizations to automate decisions at high speed, enhance customer experiences, and transform business processes. Tecton's focus on optimizing the data layer for machine learning aims to help companies develop superior models more rapidly, driving significant business outcomes.

Materialize

Series C in 2021
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database platform designed to facilitate the management and analysis of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform enables users to create materialized views that provide low-latency results, even as the underlying data changes. This functionality allows developers and data scientists to easily ask complex questions, build intelligent applications, and develop internal tools and interactive dashboards. Materialize's approach focuses on simplifying the process of working with real-time data, ensuring that query results are continuously updated as new information becomes available.

Teleport

Series B in 2021
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.

Incorta

Series D in 2021
Incorta, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013. It offers a unified platform designed to tackle complex data analytics challenges for enterprises, enabling them to be more agile and competitive. The company's Direct Data Platform allows organizations to acquire, enrich, analyze, and act on their business data efficiently. This platform features a direct data mapping engine that enhances query performance, eliminates costly join operations, and significantly reduces the time needed to deploy new analytics applications. Incorta serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands and organizations, providing solutions for real-time operational analytics, embedded analytics, and comprehensive dashboards tailored for various business environments. The company is supported by several prominent venture capital firms and collaborates with customers ranging from Fortune 5 to Global 2000 companies.

Materialize

Series B in 2020
Materialize Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a streaming SQL database platform designed to facilitate the management and analysis of streaming data. Founded in 2019 and based in New York, the platform enables users to create materialized views that provide low-latency results, even as the underlying data changes. This functionality allows developers and data scientists to easily ask complex questions, build intelligent applications, and develop internal tools and interactive dashboards. Materialize's approach focuses on simplifying the process of working with real-time data, ensuring that query results are continuously updated as new information becomes available.

Teleport

Series A in 2019
Teleport is a software company that specializes in providing tools for deploying and managing applications across various cloud providers and on-premises infrastructure. Founded in 2015 and based in Oakland, California, with additional offices in Seattle and Toronto, Teleport focuses on modernizing identity, access, and policy management for both human and machine identities. Its platform enhances engineering velocity and improves the security of critical infrastructure by employing a unified approach to access management, zero-trust networking, and identity governance. Teleport's products include solutions for server access, Kubernetes access, application access, and cloud access, all designed to facilitate quick and secure resource access while meeting compliance requirements. The company's infrastructure identity platform aims to streamline operations and reduce the support burden typically associated with traditional software, particularly in restricted and regulated environments.

Incorta

Series C in 2019
Incorta, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013. It offers a unified platform designed to tackle complex data analytics challenges for enterprises, enabling them to be more agile and competitive. The company's Direct Data Platform allows organizations to acquire, enrich, analyze, and act on their business data efficiently. This platform features a direct data mapping engine that enhances query performance, eliminates costly join operations, and significantly reduces the time needed to deploy new analytics applications. Incorta serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands and organizations, providing solutions for real-time operational analytics, embedded analytics, and comprehensive dashboards tailored for various business environments. The company is supported by several prominent venture capital firms and collaborates with customers ranging from Fortune 5 to Global 2000 companies.

IRL

Series A in 2019
IRL is a social messaging application founded in 2019 and based in San Francisco, California. The platform facilitates event discovery and planning by allowing users to follow friends, join interest-based groups, and engage in conversations. Users can create groups centered around specific interests, enabling them to connect with like-minded individuals and strengthen existing friendships. The app simplifies event planning by allowing users to create and invite their groups to events, manage social calendars, and sync with friends. Additionally, the platform integrates local public events and allows users to follow sports teams, musicians, and venues. Features such as group chats, polls, and GIF sharing enhance user interaction, making it easier for individuals to organize and participate in social activities in real life.

Incorta

Series B in 2017
Incorta, Inc. is a data analytics company based in San Mateo, California, founded in 2013. It offers a unified platform designed to tackle complex data analytics challenges for enterprises, enabling them to be more agile and competitive. The company's Direct Data Platform allows organizations to acquire, enrich, analyze, and act on their business data efficiently. This platform features a direct data mapping engine that enhances query performance, eliminates costly join operations, and significantly reduces the time needed to deploy new analytics applications. Incorta serves a diverse range of clients, including notable brands and organizations, providing solutions for real-time operational analytics, embedded analytics, and comprehensive dashboards tailored for various business environments. The company is supported by several prominent venture capital firms and collaborates with customers ranging from Fortune 5 to Global 2000 companies.

Tribe

Seed Round in 2017
Tribe is a live multiplayer gaming platform. Tribe offers users a way to instantly hang live with up to 8 of friends at once. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

AppDynamics

Series F in 2015
AppDynamics offers an observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and optimize their digital performance in real time. The platform provides an integrated suite of tools that delivers insights into application, user, and business performance, allowing organizations to make informed decisions quickly. By focusing on user interactions, AppDynamics dynamically collects millions of performance data points across applications and infrastructure, identifying performance anomalies and enabling automatic fixes. This application intelligence not only enhances customer engagement but also improves overall operational efficiency. With flexible deployment options in both cloud and on-premise environments, AppDynamics equips businesses to navigate complex software ecosystems effectively and adaptively.

Chime

Seed Round in 2015
With Chime, you create video conversations, "Chimes", with friends, family, teams, and any small group that you care about. Everyone in a conversation ("Chime") can record to it throughout the day, creating one rich, intertwined group story that serves as both a way to communicate about what you're doing now and, afterward, as a memory.

AppDynamics

Series E in 2014
AppDynamics offers an observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and optimize their digital performance in real time. The platform provides an integrated suite of tools that delivers insights into application, user, and business performance, allowing organizations to make informed decisions quickly. By focusing on user interactions, AppDynamics dynamically collects millions of performance data points across applications and infrastructure, identifying performance anomalies and enabling automatic fixes. This application intelligence not only enhances customer engagement but also improves overall operational efficiency. With flexible deployment options in both cloud and on-premise environments, AppDynamics equips businesses to navigate complex software ecosystems effectively and adaptively.

CrowdOptic

Venture Round in 2013
CrowdOptic specializes in interactive live stream technology that leverages real-time sensor data from electronic devices. By utilizing its patented algorithms, the company identifies and tracks device focus and groups of users with shared attention. Its technology includes features like sensor data smoothing, EXIF data mining, and focal analytics, making it applicable across various mobile applications and technology environments. This versatility enhances capabilities in broadcasting, security, social media sharing, and advertising. Additionally, CrowdOptic offers solutions tailored for medical device training, integrating video from medical devices with pan-tilt-zoom camera feeds. This system, supported by a dedicated cloud server and web interface, enables physician educators to conduct collaborative remote training globally, enhancing medical training accessibility and effectiveness.

AppDynamics

Series D in 2013
AppDynamics offers an observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and optimize their digital performance in real time. The platform provides an integrated suite of tools that delivers insights into application, user, and business performance, allowing organizations to make informed decisions quickly. By focusing on user interactions, AppDynamics dynamically collects millions of performance data points across applications and infrastructure, identifying performance anomalies and enabling automatic fixes. This application intelligence not only enhances customer engagement but also improves overall operational efficiency. With flexible deployment options in both cloud and on-premise environments, AppDynamics equips businesses to navigate complex software ecosystems effectively and adaptively.

Awarepoint

Venture Round in 2012
Awarepoint Corporation, established in 2002 and based in San Diego, California, specializes in providing cloud-based real-time locating systems (RTLS) tailored for the healthcare sector and other industries such as manufacturing and retail. The company's solutions enhance operational efficiency by enabling organizations to track assets and streamline workflows, thus addressing critical challenges in asset management, compliance, and patient throughput. Awarepoint integrates software, technology, and managed services into a cohesive platform, allowing healthcare providers to optimize their existing IT investments. Additionally, the company offers a Temperature Monitoring System that helps medical facilities comply with guidelines for vaccine storage. As a leader in workflow automation and tracking solutions, Awarepoint supports healthcare professionals in achieving improved clinical and financial outcomes.

Airtime

Series B in 2012
At Airtime, we’re changing the way people interact online, making the internet a more welcoming and truly social place. Social networks have the power to bring people together, but they have often proven to do the opposite. In a world of social platforms that filter and curate our lives, social media has made us antisocial. That’s why we created Airtime. It’s a new kind of social space. No matter what you’re into—lofi hip hop, airbrush makeup, or improv comedy—drop in any time. There’s a room for you on Airtime that’s always open, live, and ready to welcome you in. Our company was founded by Sean Parker and is backed by Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, and a host of other incredible partners. We have a world-class leadership team and over 100 wonderful employees in three offices across the country. We're working hard to create the most welcoming online live social space out there, not only in our product but also in our organization.

41st Parameter

Series D in 2012
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.

vline

Seed Round in 2012
vLine provides a WebRTC video chat platform that allows SaaS-based companies to integrate customized video chat features into their websites. The company specializes in cloud infrastructure for WebRTC applications, enabling web and mobile developers to incorporate high-quality video conferencing capabilities without the need for Flash or plug-ins. vLine offers essential tools and cloud services that facilitate real-time communication, making it easier for developers to add live video functionalities directly into their browsers.

AppDynamics

Series C in 2012
AppDynamics offers an observability platform that enables businesses to monitor and optimize their digital performance in real time. The platform provides an integrated suite of tools that delivers insights into application, user, and business performance, allowing organizations to make informed decisions quickly. By focusing on user interactions, AppDynamics dynamically collects millions of performance data points across applications and infrastructure, identifying performance anomalies and enabling automatic fixes. This application intelligence not only enhances customer engagement but also improves overall operational efficiency. With flexible deployment options in both cloud and on-premise environments, AppDynamics equips businesses to navigate complex software ecosystems effectively and adaptively.

Waze

Series C in 2011
Waze is a social traffic and navigation application that leverages a large community of drivers to share real-time road information. By keeping the app open while driving, users contribute valuable data passively, enhancing the overall traffic intelligence for the community. Additionally, users can actively report incidents such as accidents, police traps, and other hazards, providing alerts to fellow drivers and improving safety on the roads. Waze offers live maps, real-time traffic updates, and turn-by-turn navigation, all aimed at optimizing the commuting experience for its users.

Awarepoint

Series F in 2011
Awarepoint Corporation, established in 2002 and based in San Diego, California, specializes in providing cloud-based real-time locating systems (RTLS) tailored for the healthcare sector and other industries such as manufacturing and retail. The company's solutions enhance operational efficiency by enabling organizations to track assets and streamline workflows, thus addressing critical challenges in asset management, compliance, and patient throughput. Awarepoint integrates software, technology, and managed services into a cohesive platform, allowing healthcare providers to optimize their existing IT investments. Additionally, the company offers a Temperature Monitoring System that helps medical facilities comply with guidelines for vaccine storage. As a leader in workflow automation and tracking solutions, Awarepoint supports healthcare professionals in achieving improved clinical and financial outcomes.

OSIsoft

Private Equity Round in 2011
OSIsoft is a manufacturer of application software for real-time data infrastructure solutions. It delivers the PI System, the industry-standard in enterprise infrastructure, for management of real-time data and events. With installations in 107 countries spanning the globe, the OSIsoft PI System is used in manufacturing, energy, utilities, life sciences, data centers, facilities, and the process industries. This global installed base relies upon the OSIsoft PI System to safeguard data and deliver enterprise-wide visibility into operational, manufacturing, and business data. The PI System enables users to manage assets, mitigate risks, comply with regulations, improve processes, drive innovation, make business decisions in real-time, and to identify competitive business and market opportunities. It was founded in 1980 and is based in San Leandro, California.

X (formerly Twitter)

Series F in 2010
X, formerly Twitter, is a global social networking platform that allows its users to send and read 280-character messages. It enables registered users to read and post their tweets through the web, short message service (SMS), and mobile applications. As a global real-time communications platform, X has more than 400 million monthly visitors and 255 million monthly active users around the world. X’s active group of registered members includes World leaders, major athletes, star performers, news organizations, and entertainment outlets. It is currently available in more than 35 languages.

Waze

Series A in 2008
Waze is a social traffic and navigation application that leverages a large community of drivers to share real-time road information. By keeping the app open while driving, users contribute valuable data passively, enhancing the overall traffic intelligence for the community. Additionally, users can actively report incidents such as accidents, police traps, and other hazards, providing alerts to fellow drivers and improving safety on the roads. Waze offers live maps, real-time traffic updates, and turn-by-turn navigation, all aimed at optimizing the commuting experience for its users.

41st Parameter

Series C in 2007
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.

KnowNow

Venture Round in 2006
KnowNow delivers RSS services to large companies. KnowNow's live information management solutions are designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for companies around the world.

41st Parameter

Series B in 2006
41st Parameter specializes in providing solutions for detecting and preventing fraud across various channels, catering to well-known brands in multiple industries. The company’s technology is utilized by leading financial institutions, e-commerce platforms, and travel service providers to combat cybercrime threats such as card-not-present fraud, phishing, and account compromise. Founded in 2004, 41st Parameter focuses on making fraud detection more efficient and effective, ultimately reducing costs and potential losses for its clients. In addition to its fraud detection solutions, the company offers consulting, education, project management, and implementation services, supporting sectors including e-commerce, travel, digital rights management, and social networking. Through its advanced device identification and risk management capabilities, 41st Parameter positions itself as a key player in the fight against internet fraud.

Virsa Systems

Series A in 2004
Virsa Systems Inc. is the developer of the only real-time, 24/7, security and controls compliance software for SAP systems. Purpose-built to maintain continuous compliance with stringent regulatory mandates such as Sarbanes-Oxley, Virsa's solutions automate risk assessment, eliminate false positives and deliver real-time simulation and remediation capabilities. By offering the world's largest library of built-in, best practice rules on segregation of duties, Virsa delivers accelerated implementation and faster remediation with the lowest cost of implementation. The acknowledged market leader, Virsa has the sector's largest installed base of enterprise customers and the preferred solutions for security, controls and corporate governance.

KnowNow

Series C in 2003
KnowNow delivers RSS services to large companies. KnowNow's live information management solutions are designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for companies around the world.

KnowNow

Series B in 2001
KnowNow delivers RSS services to large companies. KnowNow's live information management solutions are designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for companies around the world.

KnowNow

Series A in 2000
KnowNow delivers RSS services to large companies. KnowNow's live information management solutions are designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for companies around the world.
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