Comments on: Alert: Kleiner Perkins announces $100M iFund

By: BlackBerry Partners Fund announces first three outside investments » VentureBeat

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:05:58 +0000

[...] RBC, Thomson Reuters and the venture firm JLA Ventures. It was set up in the wake of the iFund, the $100 million fund set up by Kleiner Perkins to invest in iPhone application development. While the fund is not explicitly tied to only [...]

By: VentureBeat Pelago « Manlingchen’s Weblog

VentureBeat Pelago « Manlingchen’s Weblog — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:00:25 +0000

[...] venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers‘ portfolio to join Kleiner Perkins’ iFund, the $100 million fund which the firm set up to spur iPhone application development. Kleiner Perkins participated in both [...]

By: iPhone apps like Whrrl preview the power of location, but there is far greater potential » VentureBeat

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:40:35 +0000

[...] firm Kleiner Perkins saw enough promise in to make Pelago the first recipient of money from the iFund, the firm’s $100 million fund to spur iPhone application [...]

By: Kleiner Perkins launches a blog for the iPhone iFund » VentureBeat

Kleiner Perkins launches a blog for the iPhone iFund » VentureBeat — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:49:47 +0000

[...] likely means that venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers decision to start the iFund, a $100 million fund to spur iPhone app development has been a good bet. Today, the firm is launching a blog about the [...]

By: Location-based social network Whrrl launches for the iPhone » VentureBeat

Location-based social network Whrrl launches for the iPhone » VentureBeat — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:30:28 +0000

[...] devices, but the iPhone launch is worth noting because Pelago was the first company to join the $100 million iFund created by Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield and Byers to spur the development of iPhone apps. (Pelago [...]

By: Location, location, location: The iPhone with GPS nears » VentureBeat

Location, location, location: The iPhone with GPS nears » VentureBeat — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:02:08 +0000

[...] social network that was the first application to be accepted by Kleiner Perkins’ for the $100 million iFund. Is there really any question that this was built to use [...]

By: A thinner iPhone with 3G, double the memory, better battery life for $199? Sold. » VentureBeat

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:17:26 +0000

[...] Then, last month RIM launched a new $150 million application developers fund to compete with Kleiner Perkins and Apple’s $100 million iFund. (Also see our Q&A on the RIM-Blackberry [...]

By: Pelago closes $15 million round to expand Whrrl both in the U.S. and abroad » VentureBeat

Tue, 27 May 2008 07:01:22 +0000

[...] capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers’ portfolio to join Kleiner Perkins’ iFund, the $100 million fund which the firm set up to spur iPhone application development. Kleiner Perkins participated in both [...]

By: Pelago closes $15 million round to expand Whrrl both in the U.S. and abroad » VentureBeat

Tue, 27 May 2008 07:01:22 +0000

By: BlackBerry adds Windows Live, releases Bold new device in quest to stave off iPhone » VentureBeat

Mon, 12 May 2008 20:04:53 +0000

[...] million fund for developers creating applications for the BlackBerry, following on the heels of Kleiner Perkins’ $100 million iFund for the iPhone. Rick Segal, a partner at JLA Ventures (an investor in the BlackBerry fund), told us [...]

By: RIM’s Blackberry announces $150M fund, to compete against iFund » VentureBeat

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:06:16 +0000

[...] developers building applications that run on the Blackberry. The fund comes on the heels of the iFund, a similar $100 million fund announced by Kleiner Perkins, a well-known Silicon Valley venture capital firm, to support the RIM Blackberry competitor, the [...]

By: Karaoke app launched on iPhone, demoed on Android » VentureBeat

Karaoke app launched on iPhone, demoed on Android » VentureBeat — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:52:51 +0000

[...] The next-generation iPhone will launch soon, and development for it will only heat up, partially thanks to the $100 million iFund raised by Kleiner Perkins. [...]

By: If the iPhone SDK is a “joke”, Apple will be laughing all the way to the bank » VentureBeat

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 19:06:58 +0000

[...] As I note in the headline, Apple is going to be laughing all the way to the bank with the iPhone SDK — limitations or not. The company has already seen an overwhelming number of SDK downloads and venture firm Kleiner Perkins has seen a massive initial response to the iFund initiative they set up to give developers funding to make iPhone apps (our coverage). [...]

By: Allan

Allan — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 05:05:48 +0000

Love these new platform specific funds. Lots of opportunities out there for developers and entrepreneurs.

By: Michael Martin

Michael Martin — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:56:15 +0000

Did the fbFund start a new trend? Anyone know of another fund targeted specifically at fostering applications for a new platform?