Greentech
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers are actively investing in Greentech innovation and entrepreneurs. Scientists agree the number one trend on the planet is urbanization, as four billion people move from rural to urban living in the next 50 years: they all want need clean water, clean power and clean transportation. At the same time we face climate crisis. Atmospheric CO2 levels are at an all-time high, with accelerating growth. We are addicted to increasingly expensive oil. Scientific breakthroughs in biology and materials technology mean there’s never been a better time to start and grow a great green venture. Greentech could be the largest economic opportunity of the 21st century. It is an unprecedented challenge that demands great innovation, speed and scale.
KPCB has announced an historic alliance with Generation Investment Management and its chairman Al Gore who has become a KPCB Partner. The combined network, expertise, vision and global reach of Gore, Generation and KPCB will help our entrepreneurs change the world.
KPCB Partners working on Greentech include John Denniston, John Doerr, Juliet Flint, Wen Hsieh, Bill Joy, Randy Komisar, Joe Lacob, Ray Lane, Aileen Lee, Ajit Nazre, Ellen Pao, Ted Schlein, Trae Vassallo and David Wells in the U.S., and Tina Ju, Forrest Zhong and Joe Zhou in China. KR Sridhar is a strategic limited partner advising on Greentech.
John Doerr’s TED Talk
Al Gore’s TED Talk
Inconvenient Truth
Alliance for Climate Protection
The Climate Project
Live Earth
KPCB and Generation Investment Management Form Partnership
"Green Team" - Fortune Magazine, November 2007
"Gore turns to Silicon Valley in Green Fight" - Financial Times, November 12, 2007