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Joubin Mirzadegan

Joubin Mirzadegan

Partner·Kleiner Perkins

San Francisco

Bio

Professional summary

Joubin Mirzadegan is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins. His official profile says he leads the portfolio operating team and has helped founders and teams build and scale go-to-market organizations since joining the firm in 2019. He is also CEO and co-founder of Roadrunner, described by Kleiner Perkins as the firm’s first incubation since Glean. Before Kleiner Perkins, he built substantial parts of the sales teams at Evident.io and Bracket Computing, both of which were later acquired. He also created and hosts Grit, a podcast focused on building and scaling major companies.

Investment focus

Stage, sector, and overall fit

Stage

Post-product-market-fit scalingEnterprise go-to-market support

Sector

Enterprise softwareGo-to-market infrastructureAI-native enterprise sales software

Thesis

Go-to-market strategy and scalingEnterprise sales organization designAI-native CPQ and revenue workflows

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

RoadrunnerEvident.ioBracket Computing

How to approach

Framing and angles for outreach

Pitch framing

Approach with a founder problem around scaling revenue, enterprise sales, GTM motion or AI-native tooling for complex commercial workflows. He is likely most relevant when a founder needs operational help turning technical product strength into a repeatable enterprise go-to-market engine.

Personalization hooks

  1. 1Reference his role leading Kleiner Perkins’ portfolio operating team.
  2. 2Mention Grit if your pitch involves lessons from scaling category-defining companies.
  3. 3For sales-tech or CPQ-adjacent products, connect the pitch to Roadrunner and AI-native enterprise quoting.

Recent signals

What the partner has said or done recently

  • Official Kleiner Perkins profile identifies him as CEO and co-founder of Roadrunner, the firm’s first incubation since Glean.

  • Roadrunner’s team page describes him as CEO and co-founder and notes his background building sales organizations through acquisitions.

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