"“I say this all the time internally: our ambition is to build a $10 billion company that we're proud of,” said Mirzadegan. “And our vehicle to do that is CPQ and, more broadly, the whole quote-to-cash space. It's the vessel with which we want to build a big company.”"
"“Literally, as he came to our one-on-one, Joubin said: 'I think I'm ready to start a company, I vibe-coded this over the weekend, and this is what it's going to look like,'” Hamid told Fortune. “[Early on] CROs told us, 'if you build this for me, I'll buy from you.' So, we built the prototype and within three months closed our first seven-figure deal.”"
"Roadrunner-cofounded in 2025 by Mirzadegan, Ajay Natarajan, and Eugene Shao-has the distinction of being Kleiner Perkins's first incubation since Glean, founded via the legendary VC firm's Sand Hill Road office and now worth $7.2 billion. Mirzadegan was a partner at Kleiner when he pitched the idea to his boss, Mamoon Hamid."
"“Some things are unique and have a natural moat because they're super controversial,” said Stephens. “There are other things that have a unique, natural moat"
Roadrunner develops AI-native natural-language configure, price, and quote (CPQ) software for software companies. CPQ controls how quickly and effectively complex deals and new pricing ideas become revenue. The company aims to build a $10 billion business by focusing on CPQ and the broader quote-to-cash workflow. Roadrunner was founded in 2025 by Joubin Mirzadegan, Ajay Natarajan, and Eugene Shao, and it is Kleiner Perkins’s first incubation since Glean. Early CRO feedback led to rapid prototype development and a first seven-figure deal within three months. Roadrunner has raised $27 million across a seed round led by Kleiner and Hamid and a Series A led by Founders Fund, with Trae Stephens joining the board.
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