Kleiner Perkins portfolio in San Francisco

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Upwork· San Francisco, California, United States
Upwork is the world’s work marketplace that connects businesses with independent talent from across the globe. We serve everyone from one-person startups to large, Fortune 100 enterprises with a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways that unlock their potential. Our talent community on Upwork encompasses more than 10,000 skills in categories including website & app development, creative & design, customer support, finance & accounting, consulting, and operations.
- Post-IPO debt
- 179.4k employees
- Founded 2015
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DoorDash· San Francisco, California, United States
At DoorDash, our mission to empower local economies shapes how our team members move quickly and always learn and reiterate to support merchants, Dashers and the communities we serve. We are a technology and logistics company that started with door-to-door delivery, and we are looking for team members who can help us go from a company that is known for delivering food to a company that people turn to for any and all goods. DoorDash is growing rapidly and changing constantly, which gives our team members the opportunity to share their unique perspectives, solve new challenges, and own their careers. Our leaders seek the truth and welcome big, hairy, audacious questions. We are grounded in our company values, and we make intentional decisions that are both logical and display empathy for our range of users—from Dashers to Merchants to Customers.
- Post-IPO debt
- 83.2k employees
- Founded 2013
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Instacart· San Francisco, California, United States
Instacart is a leading grocery technology company that partners with more than 2,200 retail banners – representing nearly 100,000 stores – to transform how people shop for the groceries they need from the retailers they trust, while creating flexible earning opportunities for shoppers. Through the Instacart Marketplace, Instacart Enterprise platform, and Instacart Ads ecosystem, the company powers ecommerce, fulfillment, in-store technology, AI offerings, and advertising for partners. With Instacart Health, the company is providing tools to increase nutrition security, make healthy choices easier for consumers, and expand the role that food can play in improving health outcomes. For more information, visit www.instacart.com/company.
- Private equity
- 25.3k employees
- Founded 2012
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Databricks· San Francisco, California, United States
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 20,000 organizations worldwide — including adidas, AT&T, Bayer, Block, Mastercard, Rivian, Unilever, and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on Databricks to build and scale data and AI apps, analytics and agents. Headquartered in San Francisco with 30+ offices around the globe, Databricks offers a unified Data Intelligence Platform that includes Agent Bricks, Lakeflow, Lakehouse, Lakebase and Unity Catalog. ---Databricks applicantsPlease apply through our official Careers page at databricks.com/company/careers. All official communication from Databricks will come from email addresses ending with @databricks.com or @goodtime.io (our meeting tool).
- Private equity
- 14.2k employees
- Founded 2013
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Handshake· San Francisco, California, United States
Handshake is the career network for the AI economy. 20 million knowledge workers, 1,600 educational institutions, 1 million employers (including 100% of the Fortune 500), and every foundational AI lab trust Handshake to power career discovery, hiring, and upskilling, from freelance AI training gigs to first internships to full-time careers and beyond.
- Series unknown
- 11.9k employees
- Founded 2014

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Gusto· San Francisco, California, United States
Gusto has been growing the small business economy with technology and heart for more than a decade. Launched in 2012 as ZenPayroll, today Gusto serves more than 500,000 businesses nationwide. Each year we process tens of billions of dollars of payroll and provide employee benefits—like health insurance and 401(k) accounts—while helping companies create incredible work places.Through one refreshingly easy, integrated platform, we automate and simplify your payroll, benefits, and HR, all while providing expert support. You and your employees will get the peace of mind you need to do your best work.We offer:▪️ Automated Tax Filing▪️ Comprehensive HR & Benefits▪️ Contractor Support▪️ Integrations & Employee Self-Service▪️ And so much moreWe started Gusto with a simple belief: small businesses are the backbone of the American economy. And they deserve a partner that is committed to making their life better.
- Secondary
- 10.9k employees
- Founded 2011
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Plaid· San Francisco, California, United States
Plaid is a data network that powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. Plaid works with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers more than 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Headquartered in San Francisco, the company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey.
- Secondary
- 10.3k employees
- Founded 2013
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Docusign· San Francisco, California, United States
Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.8 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people’s lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign IAM, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).
- Post-IPO debt
- 8.5k employees
- Founded 2003
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Brex· San Francisco, California, United States
Brex is the intelligent finance platform built for speed and control, empowering founders and finance teams to spend smarter and move faster globally with intuitive corporate cards, banking, expenses, and travel. Over 35,000 companies run on Brex, including DoorDash, ServiceTitan, Wiz, and Five Guys. Brex LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Capital One, N.A.
- Debt
- 7.8k employees
- Founded 2017
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Rippling· San Francisco, California, United States
Rippling is a workforce management system that eliminates the friction from running a business. Today, most companies struggle with everything from routine tasks, like running payroll, to cross-functional planning, like aligning on headcount. That’s because all their data related to people, processes, and systems is scattered in a hundred places. Rippling has every application you need to run your business—from applicant tracking and payroll to IT and expenses—in one place. But unlike other systems, Rippling sits on top of a unified platform. Data flows dynamically between Rippling’s applications, giving every team a shared source of truth, the power to automate processes, and access to the insights they need. This allows your business to execute better, faster.Based in San Francisco, CA, Rippling has raised $1.2B from the world’s top investors—including Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, Sequoia, Greenoaks, and Bedrock.Get help: rippling.com/contactLicensing details: https://app.rippling.com/licensing
- Series G
- 7.8k employees
- Founded 2016

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Kleiner Perkins portfolio companies in San Francisco

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