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Every published round Kleiner Perkins took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nexthop AI | Series B | Mar 2026 | $500m | Participant | invezz.com | |
| Granola | Series C | Mar 2026 | $125m | Participant | shopifreaks.com, granola.ai |
Companies Kleiner Perkins has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granola | AI note-taking company | Mar 2026, Series C | 1 | 0 |
| Nexthop AI | Mar 2026, Series B | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Kleiner Perkins, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Kleiner Perkins has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Kleiner Perkins did.
Stories naming Kleiner Perkins. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Motive, the fleet software firm once called KeepTruckin, took in over $1.3 billion from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund and scrapped its IPO filing, staying private; a General Catalyst executive joins its board.
AI notepad maker Granola announced a $125 million Series C at a $1.5 billion valuation, led by Index Ventures with Kleiner Perkins and returning backers, alongside new features for sharing meeting context.
Also shopifreaks.com
Nexthop AI, which builds networking gear for AI data centres, has banked $500 million in a Lightspeed-led round valuing it at $4.2 billion, and showed off three new switches.
Crunchbase's 2026 forecast lists fifteen late-stage companies it deems probable or very likely IPO candidates, profiling each with past raises, valuations and secondary sales; Australia's Canva makes the list.
Weekly roundup covering several startup acquisitions, a clutch of venture rounds across AI and other sectors, a Clay employee share sale, and Marathon Venture Capital's new fund close.
Atlassian is buying video messaging company Loom for US$975 million, giving its venture backers an exit, in a week when a Confluence security flaw was exploited by a nation-state actor.
Agtech firm Farmers Business Network hands its top job to Temasek executive John Vaske in April, while co-founder and longtime chief Amol Deshpande departs to weigh new ventures.
A New Zealand venture firm has launched a crypto and web3-focused fund led by a newly hired general partner, with a first close planned for June, while its existing fund continues raising toward a final close.
Sydney-based NFT gaming firm Immutable has secured $200 million in new backing spearheaded by Singapore's Temasek, valuing the company at $2.5 billion; Tencent, Mirae Asset, ParaFi Capital and Declaration Partners also joined.
Also cryptobriefing.com·checkcryptonews.com·TechCrunch Australia