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Kleiner Perkins

SEC exempt reporting adviser (venture capital exemption).

HQ
CA

Limited data: profile built from SEC filings only.

01 · Says / Does

TagSaysDoesHistorically (to 2020)
StagesNot statedNot enough dated dealsGrowth, Series B, Series A
SectorsNot statedNot enough dated dealsEnterprise SaaS, Hardware, Healthtech, Biotech, Data analytics, Media
RegionsNot statedNot enough dated dealsCA

Says: what the firm's funds state. Does: from 0 dated deals in the last 24 months.

Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.

YearDealsTop sectors
19821Devtools, Gaming, Hardware
19831Cybersecurity, Hardware
19911Consumer, Fintech
19921Enterprise SaaS
19942Ecommerce, Hardware, Media
19962Cybersecurity, Ecommerce, Logistics
19973Cybersecurity, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS
19982Cybersecurity, Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS
199914Enterprise SaaS, Ecommerce, Hardware
200047Ecommerce, Enterprise SaaS, Fintech
200115Enterprise SaaS, Construction and proptech, Consumer
200212Hardware, Manufacturing, Cybersecurity
200318Hardware, Data analytics, Biotech
200432Hardware, Manufacturing, Biotech
200535Hardware, Manufacturing, Biotech
200645Media, Enterprise SaaS, Biotech
200745Hardware, Biotech, Manufacturing
200859Energy, Biotech, Climate hardware
200951Biotech, Healthtech, Medical devices
201061Biotech, Healthtech, Medical devices
2011101Ecommerce, Energy, Hardware
201294Healthtech, Biotech, Enterprise SaaS
201393Hardware, Enterprise SaaS, Biotech
201498Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, Biotech
201579Enterprise SaaS, Healthtech, Data analytics
201657Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, Healthtech
201749Enterprise SaaS, Data analytics, AI applications
201859Enterprise SaaS, Hardware, AI applications
201967Enterprise SaaS, Consumer, Media
202022Cybersecurity, Enterprise SaaS, AI applications

Stage mix over time

2010 Seed: 32010 Series A: 132010 Series B: 152010 Growth: 23102011 Seed: 52011 Series A: 212011 Series B: 252011 Growth: 40112012 Seed: 102012 Series A: 142012 Series B: 142012 Growth: 34122013 Seed: 142013 Series A: 162013 Series B: 132013 Growth: 35132014 Seed: 52014 Series A: 252014 Series B: 212014 Growth: 43142015 Seed: 42015 Series A: 162015 Series B: 152015 Growth: 40152016 Seed: 22016 Series A: 82016 Series B: 162016 Growth: 24162017 Seed: 72017 Series A: 82017 Series B: 132017 Growth: 19172018 Seed: 82018 Series A: 112018 Series B: 132018 Growth: 22182019 Pre-seed: 22019 Seed: 162019 Series A: 232019 Series B: 82019 Growth: 15192020 Seed: 12020 Series A: 42020 Series B: 82020 Growth: 820212223242526
  • Pre-seed
  • Seed
  • Series A
  • Series B
  • Growth
Share of rounds by stage, per year. Striped years have fewer than 3 rounds.Historical focus (through 2020), derived from historical deal data.
Rounds by stage and year
YearPre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
201003131523
201105212540
2012010141434
2013014161335
201405252143
201504161540
20160281624
20170781319
201808111322
201921623815
202001488
202100000
202200000
202300000
202400000
202500000
202600000

02 · Fund history

FundYearSizeStatus
Kleiner Perkins Flex I, LLC
2026$555M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Kleiner Perkins Select Fund IV, LLC
2026$1920M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Kleiner Perkins XXII, LLC
2026$995M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Kleiner Perkins Select Fund III, LLC
2024$1200M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Kleiner Perkins XXI, LLC
2024$825M (Form D)Open, writing first checks
Kleiner Perkins Select Fund II, LLC
approx. 2022$1000M (Form D)Late investment period
Kleiner Perkins XX, LLC
approx. 2022$800M to $818.94M (Form D and SEC adviser filing)Late investment period
Kleiner Perkins Select Fund, LLCapprox. 2021$750M (Form D)Follow-ons only

03 · People across funds

04 · Recent deals

No dated deals found yet.

05 · Latest from the firm

No news from the firm's website yet.

06 · Sources

  1. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/grit/

Fund dates and sizes are from SEC Form D filings.

Last verified: Oct 25, 2026