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Could VCs Make More Money From Groupon Than Google? - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
blogs.wsj.com &bull Jun 3, 2011The $12.5 million investments that Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital each made in Google Inc. in 1999 are two of the greatest venture-capital bets in history-by IPO day in 2004 they were each worth more than $2 billion. Peter Barris, a managing general partner at… Full Story »
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China's Venture Capitalists Go Luxury Shopping - China Real Time Report - WSJ
blogs.wsj.com &bull Mar 30, 2011Chinese venture capitalists continue to pump cash into online purveyors of high-end merchandise, cosmetics and lingerie that China's newly wealthy crave. Last week, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers China announced a $20 million investment in the Shenzhen, China-based high-end, online… Full Story »
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Confirmed: Kleiner Perkins Hires Meg Whitman As Strategic Adviser - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
blogs.wsj.com &bull Mar 30, 2011Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers confirmed late Tuesday that Meg Whitman, former eBay CEO and California gubernatorial candidate, has joined the firm as a part-time strategic adviser. Whitman, who becomes the latest high-profile addition to the Silicon Valley firm, will… Full Story »
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The Daily Start-Up: China's Rich Flocking To Online Shopping - Venture Capital Dispatch - WSJ
blogs.wsj.com &bull Mar 25, 2011China-based VCs are continuing to pump cash into online purveyors of high-end merchandise, cosmetics and lingerie that China's newly wealthy crave. Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and Sequoia Capital are among the firms targeting the luxury online-shopping market, boosted by… Full Story »
