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Kevin Compton joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 1990. Since joining KPCB, Kevin's investments have focused on enterprise software and the telecommunications industry. Kevin currently serves on the Board of Directors of two public companies, Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) and VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN).Kevin also serves on several private company boards, including KnowNow, Intersperse, Kodiak Networks, and XenSource.
Other investments he has led for the partnership include Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL), Cable Services Group (NASDAQ:CSGS), Global Village (NASDAQ:GVIL), Mobile Telecommunications Corporation (SkyTel) (NASDAQ:MTEL), ONI Systems (NASDAQ:ONIS), Volterra (NASDAQ:VLTR), and Active Software, acquired by WebMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM).
Prior to joining KPCB, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Network Systems Team at Businessland (now Siemens). While in this role, the company's sales increased from under $70 million to over $1.4 billion, and the company was recognized as the number one supplier in worldwide Local Area Networks for three straight years.
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Palo Alto, California, United States, North America
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Jobs history
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DataTrails
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Kevin Compton is the Partner at Kleiner Perkins, based in United States, North America. With a background in Financial Services, Kevin Compton has a rich history of leadership and innovation. Explore their detailed professional journey, key connections, and contributions to the industry on our platform.
Investment portfolio
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Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Money Raised |
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Dec 16, 2008 | Wealthfront | Angel Round - Wealthfront | 3.0M |
Dec 01, 2012 | HOVER | Seed Round - HOVER | 3.1M |
Sep 21, 2022 | DataTrails | Series A - DataTrails | 7.5M |
Partner investment
3
Annouced Date | Organization Name | Funding Round | Investor Name | Money Raised |
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Dec 01, 2000 | KnowNow | Series A - KnowNow | Kleiner Perkins | 8.0M |
Oct 01, 2001 | KnowNow | Series B - KnowNow | Kleiner Perkins | 15.0M |
Sep 19, 2019 | Automattic | Series D - Automattic | Radar Partners | 300.0M |
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