# Josh Coyne

> Josh Coyne is a Partner at Kleiner Perkins, one of Silicon Valley's most storied venture capital firms, where he has backed category-defining companies including Figma, Rippling, Loom, UiPath, and Synthesia since joining in 2017. A summa cum laude Boston College graduate in Computer Science and Finance, Coyne cut his teeth at Qatalyst Partners advising on multi-billion dollar tech M&A before pivoting to backing founders himself. He focuses on enterprise software, applied AI, fintech, and data infrastructure - and co-hosts Kleiner Perkins' Grit podcast, where he probes founders on product-market fit and go-to-market strategy. Originally from Cleveland, fluent in French, and apparently devoted to Chick-fil-A.

- **Role:** Partner at Kleiner Perkins
- **Organizations:** Kleiner Perkins, Qatalyst Partners
- **From:** Cleveland, United States
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Computer Science and Finance (summa cum laude), Boston College, Exchange Program, ESCP Europe
- **Known for:** Partner at Kleiner Perkins, one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious VC firms, Early investor in Figma, generating an estimated 100x+ return, Helped lead KP's Series A in Rippling - at $25M, the largest early-stage check KP had ever written

## Career timeline

- **Cleveland** — Grew up in Cleveland, Ohio; first job was delivering phone books
- **~2016** — Graduated summa cum laude from Boston College with degrees in Computer Science and Finance
- **~2016-2017** — Joined Qatalyst Partners, advising on multi-billion dollar tech M&A, LBOs, and financings
- **2017** — Joined Kleiner Perkins as an investor
- **2018** — Led Kleiner Perkins investment in Figma (seed/early stage)
- **2019** — Helped lead Kleiner Perkins' $25M Series A in Rippling - KP's largest early-stage check at the time
- **2021** — UiPath IPO - KP/Coyne portfolio company goes public
- **2022** — Robinhood and Truecaller portfolio companies go public
- **2023** — Loom acquired by Atlassian; Moveworks acquired by ServiceNow
- **2024** — Promoted to Partner at Kleiner Perkins; continues backing AI-native platforms
- **2025-2026** — Co-hosting Grit podcast; investing in Armadin, Browserbase, Balerion, MAI, Maxima, OpenEvidence, Summation

## Achievements

- Partner at Kleiner Perkins, one of Silicon Valley's most prestigious VC firms
- Early investor in Figma, generating an estimated 100x+ return
- Helped lead KP's Series A in Rippling - at $25M, the largest early-stage check KP had ever written
- Portfolio includes 4 IPOs: Figma, Robinhood, UiPath, Truecaller
- Portfolio includes notable acquisitions: Moveworks (ServiceNow), Loom (Atlassian)
- Co-host of Kleiner Perkins' Grit podcast on go-to-market strategy
- Graduated summa cum laude from Boston College in Computer Science and Finance
- Fluent in French and English; lived in 8+ cities across the US and Europe

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Led seed investment in Armadin
- **2025-12** — Backed Maxima in new investment round
- **2025-11** — Invested in Summation and MAI (performance marketing AI)
- **2025-07** — Backed OpenEvidence (AI for medical evidence)
- **2024-11** — Invested in Browserbase (AI browser automation)
- **2024-06** — KP raised $2B latest fund (KP20 / Select II)

## Links

- Website: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/people/josh-coyne/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacoyne/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/josh_coyne

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Last updated: 2026-05-09