Ilya Fushman

Ilya Fushman

Partner atKleiner PerkinsFirm active Oct 14SF Bay Area

Ilya Fushman is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, involved in investments across AI, robotics, and enterprise software. He has backed companies like Rippling, Harvey, and Cartesia.

What Ilya can write

Writes checks of$10M to $30M+
Comes in atSeed, Series A, Series BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

Kleiner Perkins writes $10M to $30M+ checks, larger than 97% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Kleiner Perkins
    Now
  2. Dropbox · Product Leadership
  3. Index Ventures · General Partner
    2015-2018
  4. Kleiner Perkins · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

Mind RoboticsSaronicGambitMotiveProfoundNewLimitCartesiaRipplingHarveyLoomAtlassianTruvAutographSecureframeInfinitusSlack

Focus

airoboticsenterprise softwarephysical economydigital identityinfrastructure

Education

Stanford, PhD in Applied PhysicsCaltech, BS in Physics

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Questions

Who is Ilya Fushman?

Ilya Fushman is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, involved in investments across AI, robotics, and enterprise software. He has backed companies like Rippling, Harvey, and Cartesia.

How much does Ilya Fushman invest?

Ilya Fushman invests through Kleiner Perkins, which writes checks of $10M to $30M+ at seed, series a, series b.

How do I pitch Ilya Fushman?

A warm intro from a founder Kleiner Perkins backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Ilya Fushman do before Kleiner Perkins?

Product Leadership at Dropbox; General Partner at Index Ventures.

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