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Kleiner Perkins brings on COOThe Silicon Valley-based venture firm has hired the former CEO of enterprise software company Movaris to bulk up the firm’s supply of financial and operational expertise.
- Kleiner Perkins invests in hybrid cars
Fisker Automotive has raised $65m from the Qatar Investment Authority, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Palo Alto Investors. The capital will support the development of the company’s four-door, plug-in hybrid sports car.
- Kleiner Perkins, IVP lead $29m social gaming financing
The Silicon Valley-based venture firms have signed on to lead a funding round for Zynga. Recent Kleiner Perkins hire and founding employee of gaming company Electronic Arts, Bing Gordon, will join Zynga’s board.
- Gene-mapper raises $100m from venture heavyweights
Pacific Biosciences has lured the backing of an eclectic consortium of investors including Kleiner Perkins, Ontario Teachers’ and fixed income hedge fund Deerfield.
- Kleiner Perkins hires Sun Microsystems chief researcher
John Gage will join a former colleague Bill Joy as partner at the renowned Silicon Valley venture firm, after spending approximately 25 years at global software, systems, services, and microelectronics company Sun Microsystems.
- JLA, RBC to manage $150m BlackBerry venture fund
Research in Motion, RBC and Thomson Reuters have an answer to the recently launched $100m iFund, managed by Kleiner Perkins. The Blackberry fund will be taking an opportunistic approach.
- NVCA backs non-profit education venture fund
The US venture capital association has teamed with a non-profit founded by Kleiner Perkins partners to invest between $10 million and $20 million in bettering the US education system’s quality of human capital.
- Kleiner Perkins hires video game pioneer
The chief creative officer of Electronic Arts, Bing Gordon, will join the Silicon Valley firm that helped launch the gaming company 25 years ago.
- Kleiner Perkins to deploy $1.2bn
The renowned Silicon Valley venture capital firm is planning to capitalise on 'disruptive innovation' to solve crucial challenges in energy, healthcare and communications.
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