Kleiner Perkins

Founded in 1972, Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm based in Menlo Park, California. It specializes in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies across various sectors including technology, healthcare, life sciences, and consumer goods. The firm partners with founders from inception to IPO, supporting them to maximize the potential of their ideas.

Leigh Marie Braswell

Partner

Annie Case

Partner

Josh Coyne

Partner

Joshua Coyne

Partner

Monica Desai Weiss

Principal

John Doerr

Partner

Ilya Fushman

Partner

Mamoon Hamid

Partner

Randy Komisar

Partner

Joe Lacob

Partner

Bucky Moore

Partner

Aditya Naganath

Principal

Lucas Oliveira

Investor

Colin Powell

Strategic Limited Partner

Everett Randle

Partner

James Tang

Vice President, China

Jimmy Wei

Venture Partner, China

Jason Zhao

Partner

Past deals in Defence

CesiumAstro

Series B in 2024
CesiumAstro designs and manufactures advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other airborne platforms. Its products include multi-beam active phased array systems, software-defined radios, single-board computers, and Ka-Band active phased array antennas. CesiumAstro's solutions enable connectivity between various mobile devices in space environments.

Second Front Systems

Series A in 2022
Second Front Systems develops software that facilitates government access to innovative commercial technologies for national security missions. Its flagship product, Atlas Fulcrum, enables identification, assessment, and secure deployment of these technologies. The company also offers program management services and High Technology Council, an enterprise consortium fostering collaboration between market players.

SpinLaunch

Series B in 2022
SpinLaunch Inc. is a spaceflight technology development company based in Long Beach, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in creating an innovative launch system that utilizes a large mass accelerator, or centrifuge, to propel payloads into space without the use of chemical propellants. This kinetic space launch system is designed to enable on-demand launches of small satellites under various weather conditions. By spinning the payload in a vacuum to minimize friction, SpinLaunch aims to achieve speeds of approximately 3,000 miles per hour, allowing objects to be launched directly into space or providing initial thrust for further ascent with supplemental rockets. Through this approach, SpinLaunch seeks to offer a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to traditional space launch methods.

General Radar

Series A in 2022
General Radar develops high-resolution 3D radar systems for autonomous and defense applications and specializes in phased-array millimeter-wave radars for autonomous vehicles. The company designs and commercializes advanced radar platforms, including electronically scanned AESA radars with digital beamforming and high-performance computing, aimed at scalable, reliable, and affordable multi-mission sensing. Based in Mountain View, California, General Radar provides radar technology that enables innovative applications across commercial and defense sectors.

CesiumAstro

Series B in 2022
CesiumAstro designs and manufactures advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other airborne platforms. Its products include multi-beam active phased array systems, software-defined radios, single-board computers, and Ka-Band active phased array antennas. CesiumAstro's solutions enable connectivity between various mobile devices in space environments.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Post in 2021
IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. is a network security company that develops solutions to combat cyber threats in real time. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with additional offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Singapore; and London, the company offers a range of products, including IronDefense, a network traffic analysis platform that enables scalable behavioral analysis and packet-level cyber hunting to identify advanced threats. Additionally, IronNet provides IronDome, a collective defense solution that enhances visibility of potential threat campaigns across industry peers. The company employs a team of former NSA cybersecurity operators, leveraging their expertise to tackle complex cyber challenges. IronNet's services extend to real-time threat assessment, behavioral modeling, big data analytics, consulting, and training programs, catering to various sectors such as energy, financial services, healthcare, defense, and the public sector. Established in 2014, IronNet is dedicated to transforming network security through innovative collective defense strategies.

Second Front Systems

Funding Round in 2021
Second Front Systems develops software that facilitates government access to innovative commercial technologies for national security missions. Its flagship product, Atlas Fulcrum, enables identification, assessment, and secure deployment of these technologies. The company also offers program management services and High Technology Council, an enterprise consortium fostering collaboration between market players.

Second Front Systems

Seed Round in 2020
Second Front Systems develops software that facilitates government access to innovative commercial technologies for national security missions. Its flagship product, Atlas Fulcrum, enables identification, assessment, and secure deployment of these technologies. The company also offers program management services and High Technology Council, an enterprise consortium fostering collaboration between market players.

SpinLaunch

Venture Round in 2020
SpinLaunch Inc. is a spaceflight technology development company based in Long Beach, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in creating an innovative launch system that utilizes a large mass accelerator, or centrifuge, to propel payloads into space without the use of chemical propellants. This kinetic space launch system is designed to enable on-demand launches of small satellites under various weather conditions. By spinning the payload in a vacuum to minimize friction, SpinLaunch aims to achieve speeds of approximately 3,000 miles per hour, allowing objects to be launched directly into space or providing initial thrust for further ascent with supplemental rockets. Through this approach, SpinLaunch seeks to offer a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to traditional space launch methods.

CesiumAstro

Series A in 2019
CesiumAstro designs and manufactures advanced communication systems for satellites, UAVs, launch vehicles, and other airborne platforms. Its products include multi-beam active phased array systems, software-defined radios, single-board computers, and Ka-Band active phased array antennas. CesiumAstro's solutions enable connectivity between various mobile devices in space environments.

SpinLaunch

Series A in 2018
SpinLaunch Inc. is a spaceflight technology development company based in Long Beach, California, founded in 2014. The company specializes in creating an innovative launch system that utilizes a large mass accelerator, or centrifuge, to propel payloads into space without the use of chemical propellants. This kinetic space launch system is designed to enable on-demand launches of small satellites under various weather conditions. By spinning the payload in a vacuum to minimize friction, SpinLaunch aims to achieve speeds of approximately 3,000 miles per hour, allowing objects to be launched directly into space or providing initial thrust for further ascent with supplemental rockets. Through this approach, SpinLaunch seeks to offer a more cost-effective and sustainable alternative to traditional space launch methods.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Series B in 2018
IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. is a network security company that develops solutions to combat cyber threats in real time. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with additional offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Singapore; and London, the company offers a range of products, including IronDefense, a network traffic analysis platform that enables scalable behavioral analysis and packet-level cyber hunting to identify advanced threats. Additionally, IronNet provides IronDome, a collective defense solution that enhances visibility of potential threat campaigns across industry peers. The company employs a team of former NSA cybersecurity operators, leveraging their expertise to tackle complex cyber challenges. IronNet's services extend to real-time threat assessment, behavioral modeling, big data analytics, consulting, and training programs, catering to various sectors such as energy, financial services, healthcare, defense, and the public sector. Established in 2014, IronNet is dedicated to transforming network security through innovative collective defense strategies.

General Radar

Seed Round in 2016
General Radar develops high-resolution 3D radar systems for autonomous and defense applications and specializes in phased-array millimeter-wave radars for autonomous vehicles. The company designs and commercializes advanced radar platforms, including electronically scanned AESA radars with digital beamforming and high-performance computing, aimed at scalable, reliable, and affordable multi-mission sensing. Based in Mountain View, California, General Radar provides radar technology that enables innovative applications across commercial and defense sectors.

IronNet Cybersecurity

Series A in 2015
IronNet Cybersecurity Inc. is a network security company that develops solutions to combat cyber threats in real time. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, with additional offices in Raleigh, North Carolina; Singapore; and London, the company offers a range of products, including IronDefense, a network traffic analysis platform that enables scalable behavioral analysis and packet-level cyber hunting to identify advanced threats. Additionally, IronNet provides IronDome, a collective defense solution that enhances visibility of potential threat campaigns across industry peers. The company employs a team of former NSA cybersecurity operators, leveraging their expertise to tackle complex cyber challenges. IronNet's services extend to real-time threat assessment, behavioral modeling, big data analytics, consulting, and training programs, catering to various sectors such as energy, financial services, healthcare, defense, and the public sector. Established in 2014, IronNet is dedicated to transforming network security through innovative collective defense strategies.

AOptix

Series F in 2015
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

Amprius Technologies

Series C in 2014
Amprius Technologies designs and manufactures lithium-ion batteries that use silicon anodes to deliver higher energy density for mobility applications. The company develops, produces, and markets lithium-ion cells for aviation, electric vehicles, and light electric vehicles, as well as related aerospace and consumer electronics markets. Its silicon-anode technology enables dramatic improvements in energy density and specific energy over conventional cells, supporting longer range and lighter, more powerful batteries for drones, unmanned aerial systems, EVs, and other mobility platforms. Based in California, Amprius Technologies focuses on high-energy-density storage solutions for current and emerging applications in aviation and transportation.

AOptix

Series E in 2012
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

Amprius Technologies

Series B in 2011
Amprius Technologies designs and manufactures lithium-ion batteries that use silicon anodes to deliver higher energy density for mobility applications. The company develops, produces, and markets lithium-ion cells for aviation, electric vehicles, and light electric vehicles, as well as related aerospace and consumer electronics markets. Its silicon-anode technology enables dramatic improvements in energy density and specific energy over conventional cells, supporting longer range and lighter, more powerful batteries for drones, unmanned aerial systems, EVs, and other mobility platforms. Based in California, Amprius Technologies focuses on high-energy-density storage solutions for current and emerging applications in aviation and transportation.

AOptix

Series D in 2009
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

AOptix

Venture Round in 2008
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

AOptix

Series B in 2005
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

AOptix

Series B in 2002
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.

AOptix

Series A in 2000
AOptix Technologies, Inc. specializes in free space optical communications and iris biometric identification solutions for both government and commercial sectors. The company develops advanced biometric iris recognition systems and high-capacity laser communication technologies. AOptix's products serve a variety of applications, including border security, national ID initiatives, aviation security, access control, and law enforcement. Additionally, its technologies are utilized in defense operations, providing network-centric capabilities for ground and air nodes. In the commercial realm, AOptix offers solutions for outdoor sporting events, wireless ad-hoc networks, and the transmission of uncompressed HD video, ensuring reliable bandwidth and carrier-grade availability across diverse telecommunications needs.
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