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from Index Partners
Ilya Fushman did not join Kleiner Perkins from a firm called “Index Partners.” Kleiner Perkins’ own bio says he was previously a general partner at Index Ventures.
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This is a straightforward naming error. Kleiner Perkins’ official biography for Ilya Fushman says that before joining Kleiner Perkins, he was a general partner at Index Ventures. The article’s wording says he came "from Index Partners," which is not the firm named in Kleiner Perkins’ own materials.
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- Ilya Fushman | Kleiner Perkins
Prior to Kleiner Perkins, he was a general partner at Index Ventures, and previously led Dropbox's product organization.
The firm announced its 19th fund on 31 January 2019; the fund is focused on early stage investments in the "consumer, enterprise, hard tech and fintech" sectors.
Kleiner Perkins’ official announcement says KP19 was announced on March 5, 2020, not January 31, 2019. The firm also said KP19 focused on Enterprise, Consumer, Hardtech, Fintech, and Healthcare — not just the four sectors listed here.
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Kleiner Perkins has an official post titled "Announcing KP19" dated March 5, 2020. In that post, the firm says KP19 is its nineteenth venture fund and that it will focus on Enterprise, Consumer, Hardtech, Fintech, and Healthcare companies.
That directly contradicts two parts of the article sentence:
- Date: the article says KP19 was announced on 31 January 2019, but Kleiner Perkins’ own announcement is dated March 5, 2020.
- Investment focus: the article omits Healthcare, which the official announcement explicitly includes among KP19’s target sectors.
The article appears to have confused KP19 with the earlier KP18 announcement from January 2019.
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- Announcing KP19 | Kleiner Perkins
Announcing KP19 March 5, 2020 ... We're excited to announce Kleiner Perkins' nineteenth venture fund, KP19, with $700M to focus on early-stage investments in Enterprise, Consumer, Hardtech, Fintech, and Healthcare companies.
- Back to the future | Kleiner Perkins
Back to the future January 31, 2019 ... Today, we're announcing our 18th venture fund, KP18, to focus on investing in early-stage companies.