Brook Byers
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Brook Byers is a prominent American venture capitalist best known as a longtime partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he has backed numerous influential technology and life sciences companies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Brook Byers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9827391 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brook Byers Context triple: [Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, foundedBy, Brook Byers]
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A.
Clovis Byers
Clovis Byers was a senior United States Army officer and World War II and Korean War combat leader who rose to the rank of lieutenant general.
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B.
William Bowers
William Bowers was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood crime films and comedies.
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C.
Ernest Oberholtzer
Ernest Oberholtzer was an American conservationist and explorer best known for his leadership in protecting the Quetico-Superior wilderness along the U.S.–Canada border.
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D.
Richard Burrell
Richard Burrell is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running BBC crime drama series "New Tricks."
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E.
Hoyt Hawkins
Hoyt Hawkins was an American singer best known as a member of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, who frequently performed and recorded with Elvis Presley.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Brook Byers Target entity description: Brook Byers is a prominent American venture capitalist best known as a longtime partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he has backed numerous influential technology and life sciences companies.
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A.
Clovis Byers
Clovis Byers was a senior United States Army officer and World War II and Korean War combat leader who rose to the rank of lieutenant general.
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B.
William Bowers
William Bowers was an American screenwriter known for his sharp, witty scripts in mid-20th-century Hollywood crime films and comedies.
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C.
Ernest Oberholtzer
Ernest Oberholtzer was an American conservationist and explorer best known for his leadership in protecting the Quetico-Superior wilderness along the U.S.–Canada border.
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D.
Richard Burrell
Richard Burrell is a British television producer best known for his work as an executive producer on the long-running BBC crime drama series "New Tricks."
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E.
Hoyt Hawkins
Hoyt Hawkins was an American singer best known as a member of the vocal quartet The Jordanaires, who frequently performed and recorded with Elvis Presley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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venture capitalist ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| businessRegion |
North America
NERFINISHED
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United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Georgia Institute of Technology
NERFINISHED
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Stanford Graduate School of Business NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Kleiner Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biotechnology
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medical devices ⓘ technology industry ⓘ venture capital ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDegree |
MBA
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bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering ⓘ |
| hasExpertise |
biotech startup financing
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early-stage company formation ⓘ medical technology commercialization ⓘ |
| hasNotableAchievement |
backed multiple influential venture-backed companies in technology and healthcare
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helped establish Kleiner Perkins as a leading life sciences investor ⓘ |
| hasRole |
board member of life sciences companies
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board member of technology companies ⓘ |
| industry |
life sciences sector
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technology sector ⓘ venture capital industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long-term company-building approach in venture capital
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supporting entrepreneurs in healthcare innovation ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Kleiner Perkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
backing early biotechnology companies
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backing early medical technology companies ⓘ longtime leadership role at Kleiner Perkins ⓘ pioneering life sciences venture capital on the U.S. West Coast ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early-stage technology investing
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life sciences venture investing ⓘ |
| occupation |
investor
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venture capitalist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
founding partner of Kleiner Perkins’ life sciences practice
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partner at Kleiner Perkins ⓘ |
| workLocation | Silicon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brook Byers Description of subject: Brook Byers is a prominent American venture capitalist best known as a longtime partner at Kleiner Perkins, where he has backed numerous influential technology and life sciences companies.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.