Jun 29, 2011 1:46 AM
The game is on for mobile payments. Square has announced that it has picked up $100 million in a third round of funding, which now values the dongle-based payment startup, founded by Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, at a cool $1 billion.
Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Google, Twitter, jack dorsey, kpcb, square
Feb 14, 2011 11:48 AM
Kleiner Perkins, which has backed some of the biggest names in tech, including Amazon (NSDQ: AMZN), AOL (NYSE: AOL), and Google (NSDQ: GOOG), but never put any money into Facebook, is trying to cover some lost ground. The venture capital firm is buying $38 million in Facebook stock at a…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Facebook, Zynga, kpcb
Jan 10, 2011 9:45 AM
Klout, a company that markets online influence measurement services, has raised $8.5 million as social media ad spending is expected to be in even greater demand. The round was led by the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Fund with participation from Greycroft Partners. A number of angel investors were also…
Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, bobby yazdani, ff asset management, greycroft partners, howard lindzon, klout, kpcb, paige craig, thomas mcinerney
Dec 15, 2010 3:28 PM
Twitter has raised a massive new round of funding led by new investor Kleiner Perkins, as it continues its speedy growth. Kara Swisher at AllThingsD puts the size of the investment, which Twitter isn’t disclosing right now, at $200 million. The valuation is a reported $3.7 billion, more than triple…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Twitter, kpcb
Nov 29, 2010 3:25 PM
Morgan Stanley tech analyst Mary Meeker is leaving her post as one of Wall Street’s top internet observers to join VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers as a partner. Known for her detailed slideshows at industry conferences, Meeker was also often sought out for her views on Google (NSDQ:…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Research & Metrics, Research, kpcb, mary meeker
Jul 20, 2010 11:59 PM
Fast-growing Jive Software, which provides social networking tools that companies use to communicate internally and to build online communities for their customers, has raised $30 million in a funding round from Sequoia Capital and Kleiner Perkins. CEO Tony Zingale says it’s the biggest joint investment for those two venture capital…
Posted In: Money, IPO, Social Media, Community, jive software, kpcb, sequoia capital
Jul 14, 2010 7:40 PM
Shopkick, which is behind a highly-anticipated mobile app that will send offers to shoppers when they are near a store, has raised $15 million in a second round led by Greylock Partners. Shopkick has already lined up several major retailers, including Best Buy and Macy’s, as partners for its app…
Posted In: Advertising, Local, Apps, E-Commerce, Mobile, Companies, LinkedIn, citi growth ventures & innovation group, greylock partners, kpcb, shopkick, sv angel
Jun 11, 2010 8:12 PM
The first big leadership change in Hulu’s young career: Eric Feng, the founding CTO and SVP of audience recruited by CEO Jason Kilar from Beijing to help create the video portal now known as Hulu, is leaving media for green tech. Feng will be a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Media & Publishing, TV, Social Media, Video, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, Companies, Disney, ABC, Hulu, NBC Universal, News Corp., Fox, eric feng, eugene wei, kpcb, rich tom, ting-hao yang
May 17, 2010 3:44 AM
Booyah, a startup battling rivals Gowalla and FourSquare in the very hot location-based mobile app market, has raised $20 million. Like Gowalla and FourSquare, Booyah’s app, MyTown, lets users check in at actual locations. They can also “buy” locations and charge rent when others visit. The company says in a…
Posted In: Advertising, Local, Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, accel partners, booyah, dag ventures, kpcb
Mar 31, 2010 2:00 PM
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the iPhone’s biggest and earliest supporters, is doubling the size of its iFund to $200 million. The specialized venture capital fund, which was founded two years ago with the launch of the original iPhone, will now make investments in start-ups based on Apple’s…
Nov 17, 2009 11:30 AM
What ... me worry about “scammy” ad accusations? Social gamer Zynga may be struggling with an image problem stemming from its offer-based in-game ads, but an SEC filing shows that the company just got a fresh influx of cash—$15.1 million in a third round of funding—so clearly, its investors don’t…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Companies, Adobe, Liberty Media, LinkedIn, TheStreet.com, Zynga, foundry group, kpcb, reid hoffman
Apr 13, 2009 8:15 AM
Web navigator tool company Cooliris has raised $15 million in a second-round funding. Returning backer Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was joined by DAG Ventures, The Westly Group and the T-Mobile Venture Fund. The Palo Alto, Calif., company has timed the announcement to the unveiling of a new browser app,…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Technologies / Formats, Browsers, cooliris, dag ventures, kpcb, t-mobile venture fund, the westly group
Jan 7, 2009 3:01 AM
JP Morgan may be forecasting slower growth for online video ads, but it looks like VCs are still feeling good about the format. One True Media, the California-based firm behind the self-serve SpotMixer video ad platform, has picked up $9 million in a second round of funding. DAG Ventures led…
Posted In: Advertising, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Technologies / Formats, Broadband, dag ventures, kpcb, ntt finance, one true media
Dec 17, 2008 11:03 AM
Chegg.com, an online rental service for textbooks, has picked up $25 million in a third round of funding. Kleiner, Perkins Caufield & Byers and Foundation Capital led the round, along with participation from existing investors Gabriel Venture Partners and Primera Capital. The Santa Clara-based startup was founded in 2005, and…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, Books, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, chegg, foundation capital, gabriel venture partners, kpcb, primera capital
Oct 14, 2008 2:49 PM
Stealth start-up Booyah, a web and mobile content company founded by three gaming vets, has raised roughly $4.5 million from VC firm Kleiner Perkins, according to PEHub. One clue about what binds the two together: the company is advertising for a “senior iPhone engineer” and an “iPhone engineer” and says…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, booyah, kpcb
Sep 3, 2008 5:53 PM
Earlier this year, Apple (NSDQ: AAPL) surprised us all when Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers announced it would support the iPhone by creating a standalone $100 million iFund focused on making investments in companies building iPhone applications. Six months later, KPCB has written five checks, and the iPhone has turned…
Posted In: Mobile, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Companies, Apple, kpcb, matt murphy
Jul 23, 2008 1:00 AM
Just when Fortune did a long story on Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers not investing in the Internet and Web 2.0 world anymore, the venerable venture firm unleashes a major one: San Francisco-based Zynga, which makes casual games for social network has received a big $29 million second round, led…
Posted In: Entertainment, Games, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Companies, Adobe, Liberty Media, LinkedIn, TheStreet.com, Zynga, avalon ventures, foundry group, institutional venture partners, kpcb, union square ventures
Jul 9, 2008 7:00 AM
Mevio, the early commercial entrant into the podcasting game then known as PodShow, has raised a big, $15 million third round led by Crosslink Capital, with past backers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Sequoia Capital, Sherpalo Ventures and DAG Ventures. It now is mainly focused on distributing video. The company…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, Video, crosslink capital, dag ventures, kpcb, mevio, sequoia capital, sherpalo ventures
Apr 14, 2008 6:22 PM
RGB Networks, a provider of video processing technology for MSOs, has raised $20 million led by Institutional Venture Partners, along with previous backers Accel Partners, Comcast (NSDQ: CMCSA) Interactive Capital, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Focus Ventures. The raise values the Sunnyvale, CA-based company at $200 million, which, the…
Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, Cable & Telecom, Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, accel partners, comcast interactive capital, focus ventures, institutional venture partners, kpcb, rgb networks
Mar 31, 2008 12:25 PM
Vivaty, a start-up focused on 3D chat rooms, has raised funding from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Buyers and Mohr Davidow, according to the NYT. The Menlo Park, CA-based company, slated to launch in limited beta this week, will offer its services on Facebook, allowing users to turn their profile into…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Venture Capital, Social Media, kpcb, mohr davidow ventures, vivaty
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