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John Doerr

John Doerr

Chairman·Kleiner Perkins

Menlo Park, CA

Bio

Professional summary

John Doerr is Chairman of Kleiner Perkins. His official profile describes him as an engineer, venture capitalist, and author of Measure What Matters and Speed & Scale. Kleiner Perkins says he has served entrepreneurs for more than 40 years and has backed companies across enterprise, consumer, healthcare, hardtech, and climate. His listed investments include Google, Amazon, Intuit, DoorDash, Slack, OpenEvidence, Bloom Energy, QuantumScape, Watershed, and many other public or acquired companies. The firm also describes him as a pioneer of Silicon Valley’s cleantech movement who has invested in zero-emissions technologies since 2006.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

EarlyGrowth

Sector

EnterpriseConsumerHealthcare AIClimate and zero-emissions technologyHardtech

Thesis

Bold teams building disruptive companiesZero-emissions and climate technologiesEnterprise, consumer, healthcare, and hardtech companies

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

GoogleAmazonIntuitDoorDashSlackSun MicrosystemsCompaq Computer CorporationNetscapeTwitterUberZyngaBloom EnergyQuantumScapeWatershedOpenEvidence

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Pitch a category-defining company with the ambition to become a generational platform, and connect the story to bold teams, measurable execution, climate impact, healthcare AI, or enterprise-scale transformation.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference his authorship of Measure What Matters and the operating discipline of OKRs.
  2. 2For climate companies, connect to his long-running commitment to zero-emissions technologies.
  3. 3For healthcare AI companies, reference OpenEvidence as a current listed portfolio company.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Kleiner Perkins lists OpenEvidence as a 2025 healthcare AI investment associated with John Doerr.

  • Kleiner Perkins published a 2025 perspective announcing its co-lead of OpenEvidence’s Series B.

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • Kleiner PerkinsChairmanOver 40 years - Present

Skills

Venture capitalCompany buildingEnterprise technology investingConsumer technology investingClimate technologyHealthcare AIOKRsBoard leadership

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