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 Video

Captions

Series B in 2023
Captions is an AI-driven creative studio that specializes in developing a video creation and editing platform focused on enhancing the video production process. The platform offers a range of software solutions, including automatic subtitle generation, eye contact correction, language dubbing, and video clip extraction, which streamline content creation. Captions aims to make the process of adding captions to videos both easy and affordable, helping users elevate their storytelling. Additionally, the platform generates accurate, time-saving captions and provides essential data such as titles, descriptions, and hashtags for social media, thereby facilitating a more efficient and effective video production experience.

Synthesia

Series C in 2023
Synthesia Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in an artificial intelligence-driven video production platform. Founded in 2017, the company offers a service that transforms text into professional-quality videos featuring customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages. Its innovative video synthesis technology allows users to create high-end videos for various applications, including personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning, and marketing. By synchronizing lip movements with new dialogue tracks, the platform facilitates the translation of video content into different languages, thereby enhancing distribution channels. Users can quickly create, edit, and share studio-quality videos directly in their browser, utilizing fully cloneable AI video templates to streamline production and meet diverse content needs.

Vylo

Pre Seed Round in 2023
Vylo Sports is a software developer that specializes in creating an interactive platform for sports enthusiasts. The app serves as a comprehensive resource for sports-related content, providing news, insights, and analysis on sportsbook matchups, lines, and odds. It enables users to generate short videos and engage in social networking, allowing them to share their reactions and create content centered around sports news. By facilitating audio responses linked to specific articles, Vylo Sports fosters a dynamic community where users can connect and discuss the latest sports trends and developments.

Synthesia

Series B in 2021
Synthesia Ltd. is a London-based company that specializes in an artificial intelligence-driven video production platform. Founded in 2017, the company offers a service that transforms text into professional-quality videos featuring customizable avatars and voiceovers in over 140 languages. Its innovative video synthesis technology allows users to create high-end videos for various applications, including personalized advertising, corporate communications, e-learning, and marketing. By synchronizing lip movements with new dialogue tracks, the platform facilitates the translation of video content into different languages, thereby enhancing distribution channels. Users can quickly create, edit, and share studio-quality videos directly in their browser, utilizing fully cloneable AI video templates to streamline production and meet diverse content needs.

Cameo

Series C in 2021
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a diverse range of talent, including celebrities and influencers. The company aims to create authentic and personalized fan experiences by providing a platform where users can easily connect with their favorite personalities. Customers can browse through thousands of available talents and pay for customized video messages, allowing them to share unique experiences with friends and loved ones.

Loom

Series B in 2019
Loom, Inc. is a video messaging application development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform that enables users to record and share videos, capturing screen, voice, and face, which can be instantly shared via a link through email or messaging. This tool is widely utilized across various business functions, including engineering, sales, recruiting, marketing, and customer support, facilitating efficient communication within teams. Additionally, Loom addresses the challenges of photo and video management by providing a cloud-based solution that allows users to access and manage their media libraries seamlessly across devices, without consuming local storage space. The company, which was previously known as Opentest, Inc., has garnered support from investors, including YCombinator.

Cameo

Series B in 2019
Cameo is a marketplace that enables fans to book personalized video shoutouts from a diverse range of talent, including celebrities and influencers. The company aims to create authentic and personalized fan experiences by providing a platform where users can easily connect with their favorite personalities. Customers can browse through thousands of available talents and pay for customized video messages, allowing them to share unique experiences with friends and loved ones.

Loom

Series A in 2019
Loom, Inc. is a video messaging application development company based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2015. The company offers a platform that enables users to record and share videos, capturing screen, voice, and face, which can be instantly shared via a link through email or messaging. This tool is widely utilized across various business functions, including engineering, sales, recruiting, marketing, and customer support, facilitating efficient communication within teams. Additionally, Loom addresses the challenges of photo and video management by providing a cloud-based solution that allows users to access and manage their media libraries seamlessly across devices, without consuming local storage space. The company, which was previously known as Opentest, Inc., has garnered support from investors, including YCombinator.

Packagd

Seed Round in 2017
Packagd is a series of app that offers new mobile shopping experience. The app curates a wide array of unboxing and product review videos that creators have uploaded to YouTube and puts them together in a way that simulates the same type of live video programming pioneered by the likes of QVC in the ’80s. Packagd was founded by KPCB general partner Eric Feng, a serial entrepreneur who has also served as CTO of companies like Hulu and Flipboard.

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.

Flipagram

Series B in 2015
Flipagram, Inc. is a mobile application developer based in Rolling Hills Estates, California, specializing in creating short video stories that combine photos, videos, and music. The app is compatible with iPhone, Android, and Windows mobile devices, catering to a global audience with tens of millions of monthly users. As one of the fastest-growing apps in the world, Flipagram enables users to easily craft engaging content, enhancing their storytelling capabilities. The company operates as a subsidiary of Cheerful Inc. and, as of February 2017, is also a subsidiary of Beijing Byte Dance Telecommunications Co., Ltd.

Snap

Series D in 2014
Snap Inc. is a global camera company based in Santa Monica, California, founded in 2010. It is best known for its flagship product, Snapchat, a multimedia messaging application that allows users to send photos and videos that disappear after being viewed. The app has gained popularity, particularly among younger users, for its unique features, including filters, lenses, and Stories, as well as augmented reality experiences and gaming. In addition to Snapchat, Snap Inc. offers several other tools such as Snap Map for location sharing, Memories for saving and organizing Snaps, and the Discover platform for accessing content from publishers and creators. The company also produces Spectacles, sunglasses equipped with a built-in camera that enables users to capture content from a first-person perspective. Through its innovative approach to communication and technology, Snap Inc. continues to evolve and expand its offerings in the realms of social media and digital content creation.

3VR

Debt Financing in 2013
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

Dropcam

Series C in 2013
Dropcam is a provider of cloud-based Wi-Fi video monitoring services that enables users to stay connected with their homes, businesses, and pets from anywhere. The company offers Dropcam and Dropcam Pro cameras, which pair with a web-based platform to facilitate remote monitoring, recording, and playback of live video feeds. This service allows users to easily check in on their surroundings through smartphones, tablets, or computers, enhancing security and peace of mind. The combination of hardware and cloud services positions Dropcam as a leader in home monitoring solutions.

Wello

Seed Round in 2012
Wello is an online platform offering live fitness training over two-way video. It provides an affordable and easy way for its users to workout with a live fitness professional of their choice. Its first product called 1-on-1 personal training was launched in 2012. In 2013, Wello completed the program at Rock Health and became part of a prolific network of the best digital health companies in the country. It matches clients with the right Wello-vetted trainer and workout program for them, provides seamless scheduling and payment, and establishes the live video connection for the workout to take place. Wello was launched in 2011 by Stanford MBA students Ann Scott Plante and Leslie Silverglide. It is based in San Francisco, C.A.

Chill

Series A in 2012
Chill, a Los Angeles, CA-based social video discovery platform. Co-founded in early 2012 by Dan Gould and Brian Norgard, Chill is a platform for social video that helps premium content partners such as TMZ, Jimmy Kimmel Live and PUMA find and engage new audiences through social discovery. It has over 19 million registered users.

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.

Chill

Angel Round in 2011
Chill, a Los Angeles, CA-based social video discovery platform. Co-founded in early 2012 by Dan Gould and Brian Norgard, Chill is a platform for social video that helps premium content partners such as TMZ, Jimmy Kimmel Live and PUMA find and engage new audiences through social discovery. It has over 19 million registered users.

3VR

Series E in 2010
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

One True Media

Series B in 2009
One True Media, a business of SpotMixer, Inc., specializes in providing online editing and sharing tools that enable users to create video montages by combining photos, videos, music, and special effects. The platform aims to enhance the video editing experience by offering customizable options such as DVDs, online sharing capabilities, and photo book keepsakes. This allows users to easily build, tailor, or update their video montages, promoting a collaborative approach to video creation. In 2012, SpotMixer Inc. was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.

Mevio

Series C in 2008
MEVIO is the largest independent online video entertainment network delivering short form video to millions. MEVIO has hundreds of constantly rotating hosted shows delivering thousands of fresh episodes a month and currently has a library of over 250,000 episodes. Supporting their home page is MEVIO's four networks channeled to specific audiences; Men (meviomen.mevio.com), Women (meviowomen.mevio.com), Tech (meviotech.mevio.com), Music (meviomusic.mevio.com).

RGB Networks

Series D in 2008
RGB Networks, Inc. specializes in network video processing solutions, offering a range of products designed to enhance video delivery and monetization for service providers. The company's video intelligence architecture (VIA) includes various solutions such as broadcast network processors for managing video content, dynamic bandwidth managers for personalized video services, and modular media converters for efficient data transfer. Additionally, RGB's offerings encompass IPTV solutions for internet protocol-based video services, simulcast edge processors for digital decoding applications, and scalable modulators for digital QAM modulation. These technologies enable multiple system operators and video service providers to efficiently implement and manage switched digital networks, facilitating the delivery of live and on-demand video across multiple platforms.

Akimbo

Series D in 2008
Akimbo is a white label video solution. It includes an advertising system and "supports multiple business models including ad-supported, transactional, subscription, download-to-own, download-to-burn, pay-per-minute, gift cards and account credits."

3VR

Series C in 2006
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

RGB Networks

Series C in 2006
RGB Networks, Inc. specializes in network video processing solutions, offering a range of products designed to enhance video delivery and monetization for service providers. The company's video intelligence architecture (VIA) includes various solutions such as broadcast network processors for managing video content, dynamic bandwidth managers for personalized video services, and modular media converters for efficient data transfer. Additionally, RGB's offerings encompass IPTV solutions for internet protocol-based video services, simulcast edge processors for digital decoding applications, and scalable modulators for digital QAM modulation. These technologies enable multiple system operators and video service providers to efficiently implement and manage switched digital networks, facilitating the delivery of live and on-demand video across multiple platforms.

One True Media

Series A in 2006
One True Media, a business of SpotMixer, Inc., specializes in providing online editing and sharing tools that enable users to create video montages by combining photos, videos, music, and special effects. The platform aims to enhance the video editing experience by offering customizable options such as DVDs, online sharing capabilities, and photo book keepsakes. This allows users to easily build, tailor, or update their video montages, promoting a collaborative approach to video creation. In 2012, SpotMixer Inc. was acquired by The Walt Disney Company.

3VR

Series B in 2006
3VR, Inc. develops a video intelligence platform specializing in the storage, management, and analysis of enterprise videos to enhance security and operational efficiency. The platform enables organizations to monitor threats in real-time, helping to reduce losses and improve customer experiences. 3VR offers a range of products, including hybrid network video recorders, video management software, and a comprehensive suite of video analytics. Additionally, the company provides technical support and training services. Its online community, CrimeDex, facilitates information sharing among professionals in fraud prevention and law enforcement. 3VR serves a diverse array of industries, including banking, retail, government, healthcare, and hospitality, and sells its products through resellers. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, 3VR operates as a subsidiary of Identiv, Inc.

Mevio

Series A in 2005
MEVIO is the largest independent online video entertainment network delivering short form video to millions. MEVIO has hundreds of constantly rotating hosted shows delivering thousands of fresh episodes a month and currently has a library of over 250,000 episodes. Supporting their home page is MEVIO's four networks channeled to specific audiences; Men (meviomen.mevio.com), Women (meviowomen.mevio.com), Tech (meviotech.mevio.com), Music (meviomusic.mevio.com).

RGB Networks

Series B in 2005
RGB Networks, Inc. specializes in network video processing solutions, offering a range of products designed to enhance video delivery and monetization for service providers. The company's video intelligence architecture (VIA) includes various solutions such as broadcast network processors for managing video content, dynamic bandwidth managers for personalized video services, and modular media converters for efficient data transfer. Additionally, RGB's offerings encompass IPTV solutions for internet protocol-based video services, simulcast edge processors for digital decoding applications, and scalable modulators for digital QAM modulation. These technologies enable multiple system operators and video service providers to efficiently implement and manage switched digital networks, facilitating the delivery of live and on-demand video across multiple platforms.

Akimbo

Series B in 2004
Akimbo is a white label video solution. It includes an advertising system and "supports multiple business models including ad-supported, transactional, subscription, download-to-own, download-to-burn, pay-per-minute, gift cards and account credits."
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