# Kevin Compton

> Kevin Compton is a Series A investor at Kleiner Perkins (Palo Alto) backing Mobile and Software. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Kleiner Perkins](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kleiner-perkins-caufield-byers)
- Location: Palo Alto, United States
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Sep 2022
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/radarkc
- Website: https://x.com/radarkc

Kevin Compton is a Series A investor at Kleiner Perkins in Palo Alto focused on Mobile and Software. Kevin Compton joined Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers in 1990. Since joining KPCB, Kevin's investments have focused on enterprise software and the telecommunications industry. Kevin currently serves on the Board of Directors of two public companies, Citrix Systems (NASDAQ:CTXS) and VeriSign (NASDAQ:VRSN).Kevin also serves on severalprivate company boards, including KnowNow, Intersperse, Kodiak Networks, and XenSource.Other investments he has led for the partnership include Audible, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADBL), Cable Services Group (NASDAQ:CSGS), Global Village (NASDAQ:GVIL), Mobile Telecommunications Corporation (SkyTel) (NASDAQ:MTEL), ONI Systems (NASDAQ:ONIS), Volterra (NASDAQ:VLTR), and Active Software, acquired by WebMethods (NASDAQ:WEBM).Prior to joining KPCB, he was Vice President and General Manager of the Network Systems Team at Businessland (now Siemens). While in this role, the company's sales increased from under $70 million to over $1.4 billion, and the company was recognized as the number one supplier in worldwide Local Area Networks for three straight years.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 2 | 11% |
| Software | 2 | 11% |
| Wireless | 2 | 11% |
| Publishing | 2 | 11% |
| Telecommunications | 2 | 11% |

36 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 22% |
| Series B | 4 | 22% |
| Angel | 2 | 11% |
| Series C | 2 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 11% |

8 stages tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DataTrails | Jitsuin built RKVST; a service for developers to continuously prove who did what when which brings confidence in critical business decisions. RKVST delivers provenance, governance, and immutability to prove the trustworthiness of shared data from a single line of code. We envision a world where we assure resilience for critical decisions in digitaloperations done right.Our mission is to enable developers with tools and services to build verifiable digital trust between organizations. Visit https://rkvst.com to learn more | $7.5M | Series A | Sep 14, 2022 |  |
| Automattic | Automattic Inc. is a technology company focused on developing and providing web-based solutions and services. Known for its robust suite of products, Automattic offers WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security, and other tools aimed at enhancing web functionality. | $300M | Series D | Sep 19, 2019 |  |
| Hover | HOVER is developing the most accurate and usable data set of physical property available to deliver a simpler and more transparent home improvement experience. HOVER drives efficiency and transparency with a mobile app that allows home improvement and insurance professionals to measure, design, and estimate projects in one place; smartphonephotos transform into photo-realistic, accurately measured, and fully-interactive 3D models of any home. Whether insuring, repairing, or improving a home, HOVER provides homeowners and professionals the detailed information needed to produce accurate estimates or appraisals, and a 3D model that professionals can use to explore project details and design options with homeowners.The company was founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California. | $3.1M | Seed | Dec 01, 2012 |  |
| AOptix Technologies | AOptix Technologies, Inc. develops free space optical communications and iris biometrics based identification solutions for government and commercial markets. It offers advanced biometric iris recognition systems and ultra-high bandwidth laser communication solutions. Its products are used in advanced biometrics applications, such as bordersecurity, national and regional ID cards, aviation security, governmental and commercial access control, and law enforcement; defense applications, including network-centric operation and ground and air nodes; and commercial applications comprising outdoor sporting event remotes, wireless ad-hoc networks, and wireless breakthrough delivers uncompressed HD video. | $42M | Series E | Aug 23, 2012 |  |
| Wannado | Wannado helps people spend less time figuring out what they "wannado" and more time doing it. Through a suite of innovative event discovery and marketing tools, Wannado empowers local consumers, as well as the organizers and promoters who want to reach them. Wannado is piloting it's services in Nashville, where it's betaiPhone app was recently named "Best Mobile App" in the city's 2013 Best of Tech awards. | $450K | Angel | Jan 01, 2012 |  |
| Wealthfront | Wealthfront integrates investing and saving products to help young professionals build long-term wealth in any market condition. Through the power of software, the company delivers high-yield saving, diversified investing, and low-cost loans to help both sophisticated and new investors learn, lower costs, and grow wealth. Wealthfront is one of thehighest rated financial apps in the Apple App Store and has been named Best Automated Investment App, Best Overall Robo-Advisor, and Best Robo-Advisor for Goal Planning by Investopedia (2022), Best Cash Management Account and Best Investing App by Bankrate (2023), Best Robo-Advisor for Portfolio Options by NerdWallet (2023), and Best Robo-Advisor for DIY Financial Planning by Forbes (2023). The company currently oversees more than $30 billion for over 500,000 clients in the US. | $3M | Angel | Dec 16, 2008 |  |
| Automattic | Automattic Inc. is a technology company focused on developing and providing web-based solutions and services. Known for its robust suite of products, Automattic offers WordPress.com for website creation and management, WooCommerce for e-commerce, Jetpack for site performance and security, and other tools aimed at enhancing web functionality. | $29.5M | Series B | Jan 01, 2008 |  |
| Citizen Sports | Citizen Sports offers a number of web applications that allow for interaction between fans. They also are the creators of Protrade.com, where users can buy, sell, and trade their favorite sports figures as they try to win money. | $10M |  | Jan 01, 2007 |  |
| KnowNow | KnowNow delivers RSS services to large companies. KnowNow's live information management solutions are designed to increase productivity, efficiency, and profitability for companies around the world. | $13M |  | Nov 01, 2006 |  |
| XenSource | As of October 19, 2007, XenSource, Inc. was acquired by Citrix Systems, Inc. XenSource, Inc. develops, markets, and sells enterprise grade virtualization solutions. The company offers Xen 3.0, an open source hypervisor virtualization technology that provides features required for servers deployed in enterprise; Xen Optimiser, a multi-servervirtualization infrastructure software management solution; and Xen Support, a subscription-based support for Xen and XenOptimizer. It also provides value-added enterprise solutions, including enterprise grade virtualization infrastructure solutions. The company offers its solutions based on open source Xen hypervisor, a virtualization technology. Its solutions allow enterprises to enhance server utilization, server consolidation, and data center capabilities. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California. | $15M | Series C | Oct 31, 2006 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Accel](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/accel) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Palomar Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/palomar-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Sevin Rosen Funds](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sevin-rosen-funds) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [True Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/true-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [CNET Networks](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cnetnetworks) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [The New York Times](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newyorktimes) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Kleiner Perkins

VC Fund · Menlo Park, United States

Kleiner Perkins is a venture capital firm specializing in investing in early-stage, growth, and incubation companies. The firm continues that legacy, investing in founders with bold ideas that span industries and continents, partnering with them from inception to IPO and beyond to maximize the potential of their ideas. They also focus on earlycomputer firms using their devices and programming and service companies. It also invests in the digital, life sciences, and healthcare industries.

5 contacts available at Kleiner Perkins.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brook Byers | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brook-byers |
| Charles Holloway | Vice Chairman of Board of Directors | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/charles-a-holloway |
| Ilya Fushman | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilya-fushman |
| Jerry Liang | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jerry-liang |
| Kevin Compton | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-compton |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Compton invest in?

Kevin Compton invests primarily in Mobile, Software and Wireless startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kevin Compton last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Compton closed in Sep 2022. Shizune tracks 18 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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