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  • Industry vet says valuations require honest projections
    Mark Boslet- 20 April 2015

    Pitch Johnson talks about the state of venture in the United States and Russia

  • Murphy to leave Kleiner Perkins
    Alastair Goldfisher- 7 April 2015

    Matt Murphy plans to resign as partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, the WSJ reported on Monday.

  • For women in VC, let’s stop citing the 4 percent--VCJ Editor's letter
    Alastair Goldfisher- 28 March 2015

    Ellen Pao case is shining a spotlight about diversity at venture firms, but let’s get the facts straight.

  • Jury clears Kleiner Perkins of gender bias, judge rejects one verdict--Reuters
    Reuters News- 27 March 2015

    A California jury ruled Friday to clear venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination in a lawsuit brought by a former woman partner, but the judge ordered jurors to resume deliberations on a claim of retaliation, Reuters reported.

  • KPCB leads Series B round for DoorDash
    Iris Dorbian- 27 March 2015

    On-demand delivery company DoorDash has secured $40 million in Series B funding, it was announced in a blog post. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from return backers Sequoia Capital, Khosla Ventures and Charles River Ventures. In conjunction with the funding, John Doerr of KPCB has been added to the company's board. To read more about the funding, visit here http://blog.doordash.com/post/114687483313/doordash-raises-40m-led-by-kleiner-perkins

  • Editor's letter: For women in VC, let’s stop citing the 4 percent
    Alastair Goldfisher- 26 March 2015

    Ellen Pao case is shining a spotlight about diversity at venture firms, but let’s get the facts straight

  • KPCB leads Series C round for Ayasdi
    Iris Dorbian- 25 March 2015

    Menlo Park, California-based Ayasdi, a provider of machine intelligence software, has secured $55 million in Series C funding. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers led the round with participation from Institutional Venture Partners, Khosla Ventures, FLOODGATE, Citi Ventures, Centerview Capital Technology and Draper Nexus.

  • Kleiner run 'like a boys club,' Pao attorney tells jurors: Reuters
    sarahmcbride- 25 March 2015

    Venture firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers was run "like a boys club," a lawyer for one of its former partners who is suing the firm for sex discrimination told jury members on Tuesday.

  • peHUB Second Opinion
    Iris Dorbian- 24 March 2015

    In Second Opinion, Google hires Ruth Morat of Morgan Stanley as its new finance chief, President Obama recruits Twitter vet Jason Goldman as the White House's first chief digital officer and the "X-Files" returns to Fox after 13 years.

  • peHUB First Read
    Iris Dorbian- 23 March 2015

    First Read stars your week with Twitter being the latest tech company to be sued for gender discrimination, ChemChina plans on buying a controlling stake in Pirelli for $7.7 billion and Singaporeans mourn longtime leader Lee Kuan Yew.