CB Rank (Investor) 140,721
  • Gender Male
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner

E. Floyd Kvamme is a Partner Emeritus at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, a high-technology venture capital firm and, presently, serves on six high tech company boards including National Semiconductor, Harmonic, and Power Integrations. Since 2001, Kvamme has served as Co-Chair of President Bush's Council of Advisors in Science and

Technology, (PCAST). He helped found National in 1967, serving as general manager of Semiconductor Operations. In 1982, he became executive vice president of Sales and Marketing for Apple Computer. He holds a BSEE from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSE in semiconductor electronics from Syracuse University.

Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Jan 1, 1984
Xilinx
Kleiner Perkins
Pre Seed Round - Xilinx
$862K
Number of Current Jobs 1
Floyd Kvamme is the Partner Emeriti at Kleiner Perkins.