Kleiner Perkins

Activity from announced rounds

Activity in this selectionUnited States · Oct 20, 2026 · Jul 23, 2026

Kleiner Perkins invests in technology companies from inception through IPO and beyond, combining early company formation with capital for later expansion.

The firm’s company-building work includes executive recruiting, business development and management systems. Its early work with Google included recruiting senior engineering and product leaders and introducing OKRs, giving a concrete example of how its role can extend beyond financing.

Its current AI thesis covers both foundational models and applications across industries. Kleiner’s investment in Anthropic reflects the former; its backing of enterprise products such as Rippling shows its interest in systems that become central to a customer’s operations.

Sources
Rounds participated in
6
Confirmed lead rounds
1
1 roles undisclosed
New companies
4
First participation on record · 2 follow-on
Funding in participating rounds
$2.9B
6 disclosed · full round size, not this investor’s share

By stage

Series C+5
Series B1

By primary sector

AI3
Cybersecurity1
Hardware1
Space tech1

By country

United States6

Rounds

6 in this selection
Modal Labs

Optimizes AI inference to reduce compute costs and response time

$750MSeries D
Participant
Armadin

Armadin develops AI agents that test attack paths across enterprise systems and show defenders how connected weaknesses could be exploited.

$255.5MSeries B
Participant
Profound

Profound helps marketing teams measure how brands appear in AI-generated search answers and turn those findings into content and campaign workflows.

$180MSeries D
Lead
Harvey

Provides legal infrastructure for law firms and in-house teams

$550MSeries H
Participant
Etched

Designs AI inference hardware systems combining specialized chips, racks and software.

$700MSeries D
Participant
K2 Space

Manufactures large, high-power satellites.

$500MSeries D
Role not disclosed