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Mary Meeker is Good for KP, But Is KP Good for Mary Meeker?Yesterday morning, Internet analyst Mary Meeker told colleagues at Morgan Stanley’s Monday meeting that after two decades with the bank, she had decided to leave New York for Silicon Valley and become a venture capitalist at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Given Meeker’s reputation for brilliantly capturing where the Web is headed, the announcement couldn’t come at a better time for Kleiner Perkins. The firm has been working tirelessly to heighten its credibility in the social media world, after missing occasions to back Twitter, Facebook, Groupon, and LinkedIn, among others. Last month, most notably, the firm captured the world’s attention when it announced the formation of sFund, a $250 million fund created to invest in social Web companies. The question isn’t whether Kleiner Perkins will benefit from this marriage; it is what gains Meeker will see.
- OPower Inks $50 Million From Accel, Kleiner Perkins
Energy efficiency software company OPower has raised a $50 million financing round co-led by Accel Partners and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. The round included participation from existing shareholder New Enterprise Associates. The new financing will help the Arlington, Va.-based company expand its development efforts. OPower’s technology is designed to help electric and gas utilities improve energy efficiency. The company’s software platform uses data analytics to evaluate a household’s energy usage and applies behavioral science techniques to help utility customers save energy.
- Meeker Jumps Ship to Kleiner Perkins
This morning's big news is a departure. Mary Meeker, the so-called "Queen of the Net," is leaving Morgan Stanley http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101129005426/en/ADDING-MULTIMEDIA-Leading-Technology-Research-Analyst-Mary to join Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Meeker will join Kleiner Perkins' digital practice, where she will be a partner. She will invest in start-up technology companies and help current KPCB-backed companies grow, according to the Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704584804575644432471857778.html?mod=googlenews_wsj “Mary was an early supporter of some of the biggest technology investment winners of the past 20 years,” said John Doerr, a Kleiner Perkins partner, in a statement. “Her advice and support are already highly sought after by entrepreneurs and in this new role, she will be able to spend even more time providing more direct assistance.”
- Best of peHUB - October
The top 10 posts on peHUB.com in the month of October, as judged by the editors of VCJ
Catering to CustomizationAt least 16 startups focused on delivering custom products to consumers have raised more than $240 million
Cleantech Crystal BallIt has been a long time coming, but 2011 is looking like a pivotal year for cleantech IPOs. Which startups are best-positioned to capitalize, but haven’t yet filed an S-1? Here are VCJ’s top picks.
- peHUB Second Opinion 10.27
Google may be buying one of the biggest buildings in Manhattan http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/google_big_buy_LnX2C7z2P4xYYFjlDNk96L First Jonathan Miller http://kara.allthingsd.com/20090327/jon-miller-to-news-corp-as-digital-head/ now Ross Levinsohn http://techcrunch.com/2010/10/27/yahoo-hires-ross-levinsohn-to-run-americas-business/ So much for ComVentures, er Velocity Interactive Group -- I mean Fuse http://paidcontent.org/article/419-velocity-launches-digital-media-fund-for-best-buy/ The sFund was the just the tip of the iceberg, reports Dan Primack; Kleiner Perkins is raising $1.4 billion http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2010/10/27/kleiner-perkins-raising-more-than-1-billion/ Silicon Valley is showing the first year-over-year employment gains since 2008 http://it-jobs.fins.com/Articles/SB128820295651251301/Silicon-Valley-Shows-First-Year-Over-Year-Employment-Gain-in-Two-Years Fifty-seven things http://betashop.com/post/1417413108/57-things-ive-learned-founding-3-tech-companies that Fabulis http://fabulis.com/ founder Jason Goldberg has learned by starting three companies. AIG unveils a succession plan http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/a-i-g-sets-possible-c-e-o-backup-plan/ two days after disclosing http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/25/a-i-g-s-chief-is-diagnosed-with-cancer/ that CEO Robert Benmosche has cancer. Peter Henning on the hurdles to suing outside advisers for fraud http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/10/27/the-hurdles-to-suing-outside-advisers-for-fraud/ Dogs looking depressed in their Halloween costumes http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/10/dog_halloween_parade.html#photo=1x67315