We’ve been writing a lot of posts about our speakers at GamesBeat 2012. But here’s a summary of why we think this is the must-attend game conference for you.
We’re gathering the industry’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, investors, journalists, …
Crossing over from an existing market to an emerging one is what our GameBeat 2012 conference is all about. We're seeing this trend play out in every segment of games.
We’re a few weeks away from MobileBeat 2012, VentureBeat’s annual mobile conference, where we’ve lined up some of the biggest names in the industry to chat about this year’s theme, “Design is the new battleground.”
We’ve snagged Matt Murphy, partner …
A month after Kleiner Perkins partner Ellen Pao filed a lawsuit for gender discrimination and retaliation related to sexual harassment claims, the big-time venture capital firm is responding. KPCB is denying “each and every material allegation” of Pao’s allegations including …
Major VC firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers has brought on Square product lead Megan Quinn as a partner today, just a week after partner Ellen Pao sued the company for gender discrimination.
Quinn has spent the last year with …
Every day, 46 million mobile applications are downloaded from Apple’s App Store, according to Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers partner Mary Meeker.
Meeker spoke today about the ways Silicon Valley is changing almost everything we use in a staggering way …
Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers managing partner John Doerr responded to partner Ellen Pao’s lawsuit against the company, involving sexual harassment and retaliation.
“The last several days have been a difficult time for me and my partners at Kleiner Perkins …
Of all the eye-opening stats that analyst and VC Mary Meeker dropped today with her annual Internet Trends report, one of the scariest for marketers and publishers was just how poorly mobile usage is being monetized.
In a world that …
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Mary Meeker, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield Byers, has released her latest compilation of eye-popping data concerning trends on the web and in mobile. Meeker’s analysis and data points are well-known for giving a comprehensive overview of what’s happening …
Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers, one of Silicon Valley’s most storied venture capital firms, has closed its fifteenth investment fund.
The company announced today that it has raised $525 million for KPCB 15, which will invest in “early-stage digital consumer …
Gen110, a company that provides distributed energy so people can cut the cord from an utility, has raised an undisclosed investment from Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers.
Homeowners who qualify are given power generating equipment that goes on their roofs. …
Micropayments startup Gumroad, a three-person team, has just sealed a $7 million funding deal.
The round is led by Kleiner Perkins with partner Mike Abbott joining Gumroad’s board. CrunchFund and Raymond Tonsing are in the round as well.
This comes …
We’ve unveiled our first speakers and other details for our fourth annual game conference, GamesBeat 2012. Our roster of speakers includes Will Wright, creator of blockbuster video games from Sim City to The Sims and Spore. Wright is now the …
If your company is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and you want to meet with Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers on Thursday, this is your last chance to sign up.
We’ll be heading down to the KPCB Menlo …
Elance, a freelance marketplace that connects clients and freelancers, announced Tuesday it has raised $16 million in funding. Stripes Group led the funding, with participation from New Enterprise Associates and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
“Elance has experienced tremendous growth …
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Game fundings destroyed the record book for fundings this year as 145 companies raised more than $1.540 billion in 2011, not counting initial public offerings.
In 2011, games took center stage. Game investment changed fundamentally during the year, as investors …
SuVolta, a chip startup that says it can cut power consumption by 50 to 90 percent when coupled with other techniques for lowering voltage, said today it has raises $17.6 million in a new round of funding.
The company’s technology …
While it’s been talked about for some time, Klout today finally confirmed that it raised a “strong” third round of funding — though it won’t say how much.
Klout CEO Joe Fernandez confirmed the funding with All Things D, and …
Jawbone, the maker of Bluetooth headsets for cell phones and other cool hardware, announced today that it has raised $40 million.
That amount is one of the biggest raised by a mobile hardware company, but San Francisco-based Jawbone has always …
eRecyclingCorps, a company that rewards customers for recycling cell phones and e-waste, announced Tuesday that it received $35 million from Kleiner Perkins’ Green Growth Fund. The round was led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
In order to keep as …
