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Tom Perkins is an American venture capitalist who was a founding partner of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.

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1972

Starts venture capital firm with Eugene Klein

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Perkins founds Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, one of the first venture capital firms with Eugene Klein. Later, Frank Caufield and Brook Byers joined the firm, eventually becoming named partners.