kleiner perkins

Strategic vs. Traditional Investors: The Lowdown From a Venture Capital Vet

Paul H. Lee, Senior Vice President, Peacock Equity Fund — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:06:51 -0400

Every so often, I hear an early-stage venture capitalist warn a roomful of entrepreneurs about the pitfalls of taking money from strategic investors. There's too much influence involved or strings attached, or there are misaligned incentives. The end result is usually lower valuations in the next round, lower acquisition price, lower IPO range, etc.

Fisker, Kleiner Perkins Team Up for $39,000 Plug-in Hybrid Mystery Car

Ariel Schwartz — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:58:30 -0400

T. Boone Pickens, Kleiner Perkins Back Upstart U.S. Automaker V-Vehicle

Clay Dillow — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 14:13:55 -0400

VC powerhouse Kleiner Perkins and Texas oilman T. Boon Pickens, two outspoken advocates of green transit technology, have teamed up to provide V-Vehicle Company $100 million to bring a “high quality, environmentally friendly and fuel-efficient car” to market in the U.S. Though details on the product itself are vague, the company’s choice of the descriptor “fuel-efficient” suggest it will be a highly-economical internal-combustion automobile.

V-Vehicle: An Auto Start-Up From T. Boone Pickens and Kleiner Perkins

Ariel Schwartz — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:44:23 -0400

What do you get when you create a company backed by green venture capitalists Kleiner Perkins and former Texas oil magnate T. Boone Pickens? V-Vehicle Co., a mysterious new auto company that just emerged from stealth mode after four years in existence. Former Oracle Corp. executive Frank Varasano founded VVC and is its CEO.

Life Online Just Got a Little More Real

Francisco Dao — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:53:08 -0400