# John Doerr: portfolio, investments and team > John Doerr is a vc firm based in United States. 19 investments on record, 7 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # John Doerr Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 19 cheques on record. Email Deploying now VC firm Seed Follow John Doerr and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fjohn-doerr) Deploying now **100%** of best year **7** **cheques in 12 months**, 19 on record Since the last cheque **2** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$77M** Rounds led **2 of 19** Mostly in **United States, 94%** Pitch John Doerr ## John Doerr highlights - 01 7 cheques in the last 12 months - 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 69% of its rounds - 03 Led 2 rounds ## What they do - **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Seed - **Based in:** United States - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **19 appearances** - **2026** 7 rounds - **Oct** **[Dulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/dulo)** Seed · US · Silicon Angle **$130M** With 11 others - **Aug** **[Voya Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/voya-energy)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$35M** With 6 others - **Jul** **[Antora Energy](https://millionrounds.com/company/antora-energy)** Series C · US · Crunchbase News **$550M** With 14 others - **May** **[GridCARE](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcare)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$64M** *Led* - **May** **[Panthalassa](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)** Growth · US · TechStartups **$140M** With 26 others - **Mar** **[Rhoda AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhoda-ai)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$450M** With 9 others - **Mar** **[Eridu](https://millionrounds.com/company/eridu)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$200M** With 11 others - **2019** 3 rounds - **Oct** **[Natalist](https://millionrounds.com/company/natalist)** Seed · US · FinSMEs **$5.0M** With 10 others - **May** **[Cardinal Analytx](https://millionrounds.com/company/cardinal-analytx)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$22M** *Led* - **Apr** **[Mos](https://millionrounds.com/company/mos)** Seed · US · Techmoran **$4.0M** With 4 others - **2017** 1 round - **Jan** **[Nuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuna)** US · FinSMEs **$90M** With 1 other - **2016** 1 round - **Jan** **[BetterWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterworks)** **$20M** With 18 others - **2015** 2 rounds - **May** **[AltSchool](https://millionrounds.com/company/altschool)** Series B · US **$100M** With 10 others - **Mar** **[DoorDash](https://millionrounds.com/company/doordash)** Series B · US **$40M** With 6 others - **2014** 2 rounds - **Sept** **[BetterWorks](https://millionrounds.com/company/betterworks)** Series A · US **$16M** With 7 others - **Mar** **[AltSchool](https://millionrounds.com/company/altschool)** Series A · US **$33M** With 10 others - **2013** 1 round - **Dec** **[DreamBox Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/dreambox-learning)** Series A · US **$15M** With 4 others - **2011** 1 round - **Dec** **[DreamBox Learning](https://millionrounds.com/company/dreambox-learning)** Series A · US · techcrunch.com **$11M** With 2 others - **2007** 1 round - **Mar** **[Purkinje](https://millionrounds.com/company/purkinje)** Series D · CA · deals.venturebeat.com **$10M** With 1 other An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## The cheque Seed Median round joined **$77M** the round, not its cheque Led 2 of 19 rounds **11%** - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Oct 2026 Rounds by stage said on their site - Series A *8* - Seed said *3* - Series B *3* - Growth *1* - Series C *1* Cheques by month Led Joined Nov 2023 Oct 2026 Often in the room with - [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) 4 - [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers) 4 - [Lowercarbon Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital) 3 - [AME Cloud Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures) 2 - [Andreessen Horowitz](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz) 2 - [Breakthrough Energy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy) 2 **Pitching John Doerr?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Who they invest alongside The investors most often in the same rounds as John Doerr. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed. [**Founders Fund** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins-caufield-and-byers)[**Lowercarbon Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lowercarbon-capital)[**AME Cloud Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ame-cloud-ventures)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)[**Breakthrough Energy** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/breakthrough-energy)[**Capricorn Investment** Family office **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-investment-group)[**Eclipse** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eclipse)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Formation 8** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/formation-8)[**GSV Capital** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gsv-capital)[**Harrison Metal** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/harrison-metal) ## Recently backed The latest companies John Doerr put money into. [**Voya Energy** $35M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/voya-energy)[**Antora Energy** $550M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/antora-energy)[**GridCARE** $64M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcare)[**Panthalassa** $140M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/panthalassa)[**Rhoda AI** $450M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/rhoda-ai)[**Eridu** $200M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/eridu) ## Books by the people here One book written by people at John Doerr: [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-doerr). - Measure What Matters [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/person/john-doerr) · 2017 3.97 from 38,954 ratings on Goodreads About the book The revolutionary movement behind the explosive growth of Intel, Google, Amazon and Uber. With a foreword by Larry Page, and contributions from Bono and Bill Gates. 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[Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## On podcasts 6 episodes naming John Doerr in the title, and 4 more that mention it. - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 25 Dec 2023 · 1h 6m #170 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors (Encore) Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 22 Aug 2022 · 1h 6m #100 Chairman of Kleiner Perkins, John Doerr: Getting Into Trouble with Disruptors Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos)[Larry Page](https://millionrounds.com/fund/larry-page) *+2* Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 4 Aug 2022 · 31 min Rapid Response: How to decarbonize your business, w/John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Apple Podcasts - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 6 Feb 2022 · 1h 19m John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins with Ryan Panchadsaram + VC Sunday School: cap table management | E1379 With [Ryan Panchadsaram](https://millionrounds.com/person/ryan-panchadsaram) Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins)[Jeff Bezos](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jeff-bezos) Apple PodcastsShow page - [Masters of Scale](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/masters-of-scale) 13 Jan 2022 · 30 min Rapid Response: How to decarbonize your business, w/John Doerr, partner at Kleiner Perkins Mentions [John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Apple Podcasts - [The Twenty Minute VC](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/20vc) 13 Dec 2021 · 37 min 20VC: John Doerr on Buying 12% of Google for $12M, His Biggest Investing Lesson from 30 Years in Venture & The Climate Crisis: Why Governments are The Biggest Problem and Where the Biggest Opportunities Are in Climate Investing? Mentions [Google](https://millionrounds.com/fund/google-assistant-investments)[John Doerr](https://millionrounds.com/fund/john-doerr)[Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) Apple PodcastsShow page ### Mentioned in - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) 8 Jun 2026 · 1h 0m The AI Tutor That Makes Kids Actually Think | E2298 Apple PodcastsShow page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 19 May 2025 · 1h 27m From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention Apple PodcastsShow page - [Sourcery](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/sourcery) 14 Mar 2025 · 46 min Arielle Zuckerberg, Winning Founder Recipe: The Rizz & Tiz Apple PodcastsShow page - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) 28 Oct 2024 · 1h 30m #214 Former CEO Hulu & WarnerMedia Jason Kilar: No Labels Apple PodcastsShow page ## Quick answers about John Doerr ### What does John Doerr invest in? John Doerr invests most often at Series A and Seed (69% of the rounds on record). ### How active is John Doerr? 19 investments on record, 7 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 2. The most recent was in Oct 2026. ### What has John Doerr invested in recently? Its most recent investments on record: Dulo (Seed, Oct 2026), Voya Energy (Series A, Aug 2026) and Antora Energy (Series C, Jul 2026). ### How big are John Doerr's cheques? The median round it joins is $77M. ### Does John Doerr lead rounds? Sometimes: it led 2 of its 19 investments on record (11%). ### Where does John Doerr invest? Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (94%) and Canada (6%). ### Is John Doerr investing now? Yes: it is actively investing, with 7 investments in the last 12 months. ### Who does John Doerr invest alongside? Most often Founders Fund (4 rounds together), Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (4 rounds together) and Lowercarbon Capital (3 rounds together). ## Raising now? 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