KPCB Venture Capitalist Firm Says Blockchain Technology Could Boom
According to top venture capitalist firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), blockchain technology could soon enjoy tremendous success. This well-established VC firm in the US has been funding technologies in the IT industry and in biotechnology since 1972. So far, KPCB hasn't made any investments in bitcoin or blockchain technology firms but it could do so with its KPCB Edge fund. This seed-stage investment component was introduced last month and has a budget of $4 million. Blockchain Technology Potential. Blockchain is the public ledger of transactions associated with bitcoin. While....
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As one of the oldest and most established venture capital firms in the US, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB), has had a helping hand in mainstreaming technologies from IT to biotech since its founding in 1972. While Kleiner Perkins hasn't yet invested in a bitcoin or blockchain company, it's likely it will soon do so via its newest fund, KPCB Edge. The seed-stage investment firm, announced 16th June and launched with a $4m budget, will have blockchain technology as one of its six core areas of focus. Leading KPCB's exploration will be founding partner Anjney Midha, the firm's....
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KPCB Edge has gone public with Edgecoin, a private blockchain project the investment firm will use to reward startup founders who help both KPCB and other portfolio members. With the formal launch, the early-stage investment firm, launched in June, will provide all its investors with an Edgecoin web wallet containing 10 edgecoins. As a first use case, founders who identify other entrepreneurs who they believe KPCB should invest in are able to spend their edgecoins as a way to signal their trust in that individual or team. KPCB Edge indicates that, following the transaction, it will set up....
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