Kleiner Perkins

Doerr’s private actions reflect venture capital’s surging interest in climate tech. But they also contrast the actions of Kleiner Perkins, which retreated from cleantech in the early 2010s and has yet to re-enter the sector in a meaningful way.

Y Combinator graduate Nurx, the operator of a contraceptive home-delivery app, has raised $36 million in a round led by Kleiner Perkins. Chelsea Clinton will join the startup’s board.

Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers is shutting down its seed-stage investment arm two years after it was launched. The program didn’t have much of an effect on the firm’s seed activity.

The NFL Players Association has announced the launch of the OneTeam Collective, an accelerator for companies in some way related to the business of sports.

News recently broke that KPCB is in the process of raising $1.3 billion across two new funds. It seems the firm’s successful history has overshadowed recent controversies.