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 176 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #3,367 (top 1%) among 389,587 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 271,651 followers as of July 2026 and has published 9,092 posts. Kleiner Perkins has been mentioned by 236 accounts, with 412 total mentions.
Kleiner Perkins's fund portfolio includes Skew, Square, Figma, Lit Protocol, NewLimit and Allium.
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The accounts that follow Kleiner Perkins include 914 founders, 166 angel investors, 157 influencers and 273 VCs. Among them are Chris Dixon, Anthony Pompliano, Kyle Samani, Joseph Lubin, David Sacks and Garry Tan.