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John Doerr

Venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins; early board member of Amazon and Google.

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Dates
1951 –
Also known as
L. John Doerr
Over time
  1. Life 1951 –
  2. worked at Kleiner Perkins (General Partner) 1980 –

John Doerr is a general partner of Kleiner Perkins. He joined Amazon’s board when the firm invested in 1996 and Google’s board when it co-led Google’s 1999 round, one of the people who link the two companies’ early years.

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board member of

  • Amazon Jun 1996 Primary record 1

    Director from June 1996.

  • Google May 1999 Primary record 2
  • Google Jun 1999 Primary record 3

    Director from June 1999.

Timeline 5 dates
  1. 1951 – John Doerr
  2. 1980 – John Doerr worked at Kleiner Perkins
  3. Jun 1996 John Doerr board member of Amazon
  4. May 1999 John Doerr board member of Google
  5. Jun 1999 John Doerr board member of Google
Proof 3 sources
  1. Amazon.com, Inc. registration statement (Form S-1/A), 14 May 1997, Amazon, 14 May 1997. Primary record
    Mr. Doerr has been a general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a venture capital firm, since September 1980.
    Mr. Doerr has been a director of the Company since June 1996.
  2. Google Inc. registration statement (Form S-1), 29 April 2004, Google, 29 Apr 2004. Primary record
    L. John Doerr has served as a member of our board of directors since May 1999.
  3. Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding, Google, 7 Jun 1999. Primary record
    Google also announced that Michael Moritz, general partner of Sequoia Capital, and John Doerr, general partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Buyers, have joined its board of directors.
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