Famed tech investor Mary Meeker is aiming to raise around $1.25 billion for her new growth fund, multiple sources tell Business Insider. Meeker, a longtime partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, recently split off from the firm to create her own growth fund. Formal fundraising efforts on behalf of Meeker's new unnamed fund have yet to begin. Premier Silicon valley investor Mary Meeker is seeking to raise around $1.25 billion for a new growth fund, multiple sources tell Business Insider.