Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm that partners with early-stage and growth-stage founders building technology companies. Kleiner Perkins's Twitter Score is 177 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of October 2026, ranking #2,859 (top 1%) among 493,607 tracked accounts.
Kleiner Perkins was co-founded by Eugene Kleiner, Thomas Perkins, Frank J. Caufield, and Brook Byers, and has operated for five decades as one of the most established venture capital firms in technology investing. The firm is registered as an exempt reporting adviser with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. By 2024, Kleiner Perkins had raised 21 venture capital funds and six growth funds, and in 2026 announced KP22, a $1 billion early-stage fund, alongside $2.5 billion in growth funds.
Kleiner Perkins describes its mission as being the first call for founders who want to make history, focusing on company building from the earliest stages. Its portfolio includes fintech and technology companies with crypto-adjacent exposure, among them Robinhood, partnered since 2018, Stripe, partnered since 2015, and Square, whose $100 million round the firm led in 2011. Kleiner Perkins has 306,204 followers as of October 2026 and has published 9,157 posts. Kleiner Perkins has been mentioned by 278 accounts, with 487 total mentions.
Kleiner Perkins's fund portfolio includes Skew, Square, Women Who Code, Bison Trails, Magic Leap, Duolingo, Veem and Coda Superhuman Docs.
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