John Denniston
INVESTMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Agri and Aquaculture
NIHA COMMUNICATIONS (P) LTD
Canada
Biography
John is Chairman of Shared-X, an innovative agriculture company aiming to close the yield gap in emerging markets. He is a former Senior Partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, who he joined in 2001. John was a member of the partner team that conceptualized and launched the firm's greentech investment initiative. Since then, the KPCB greentech team, including John, has invested in more than 50 companies across a wide variety of sectors, including agtech. John co-ranthe KPCB Green Growth Fund, which invests in and supports growth-stage greentech companies. In addition to the listed companies, John also works with several stealth greentech companies, and collaborates with partners in connection with other portfolio companies.
Research Interest
Agriculture, food science, food technology, crop science
