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Kleiner Perkins

Silicon Valley venture capital firm.

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Also known as
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, KPCB
Over time
  1. people who worked here John Doerr (General Partner) 1980 –
Kleiner Perkins holds

Kleiner Perkins was Amazon’s first venture investor, in June 1996, and co-led Google’s $25 million round in June 1999. Its partner John Doerr joined both boards.

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people who worked here

invested in

  • Amazon Jun 1996 Series A preferred stock, $8M Primary record 2

    569,396 Series A preferred shares at $14.05, about $8.0 million, through two Kleiner Perkins funds.

  • Google Jun 1999 co-led a $25 million round with Sequoia Capital Primary record 3

owns a stake in

  • Google 30 Jun 2004 8.7%, 21,043,711 shares, as of 30 Jun 2004 Primary record 1

    Before the 2004 IPO; percent of Class B common stock.

Timeline 4 dates
  1. 1980 – John Doerr worked at Kleiner Perkins
  2. Jun 1996 Kleiner Perkins invested in Amazon
  3. Jun 1999 Kleiner Perkins invested in Google
  4. 30 Jun 2004 Kleiner Perkins owns a stake in Google
Proof 3 sources
  1. Google Inc. IPO prospectus (Form 424B4), 19 August 2004, Google, 19 Aug 2004. Primary record
    Applicable percentage ownership is based on 12,359,204 shares of Class A common stock and 241,956,117 shares of Class B common stock outstanding at June 30, 2004
  2. 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.
    555,161 and 14,235 shares of Series A Preferred Stock at $14.05 per share to Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers VIII and KPCB Information Sciences Zaibatsu Fund II, respectively
  3. Google Receives $25 Million in Equity Funding, Google, 7 Jun 1999. Primary record
    today announced it has completed a $25 million round of equity funding led by Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
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