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Kabila
Techstars '22Alpharetta, US · Founded 2022 · Delaware corporation · 6 employees on LinkedIn · 2 known investors
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Kabila is a subscription co-founder matching app connecting tech startup founders of all backgrounds.
Also known as Kabila App
Founders & leadership
Investors · 2
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Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$25K disclosed across 1 round · 2022
▶$25KraisedDec 2022 · 1 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- James OliverDirector
- Offering amount
- $250K
- Amount sold
- $25K
- Minimum investment
- $25K
- Proceeds to insiders
- $25K
- First sale
- Nov 2022
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware, 2022
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
Company profile
researched Sep 2026Kabila is a co-founder matching application for technology startup founders, built to match founders across backgrounds and with a stated emphasis on creating space for Black and Latinx founders. Alongside matching, the product bundles community and support benefits for members, including weekly "Kabila conversations" talks with startup practitioners, services, microgrants of up to $1,000, discounted or free access to tools such as Notion and Airtable, free legal aid for minority entrepreneurs, and access to a global community of entrepreneurs.
The company was founded by serial entrepreneur James Oliver Jr., who also founded the ParentPreneur Foundation and authored the book "The More You Hustle the Luckier You Get." As of August 2022 the founding team also included COO Marcella Hall, who joined from Twilio, and CTO Caleb Martinez, a full-stack engineer who came from NCR. At that time the product was in beta with registered users, with an official launch planned for October and a city-by-city rollout of the app.
Separately, the founder established the Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund, a donation-supported program that provides US-based startup founders with four free therapy sessions through BetterHelp or reimbursement of up to $300 toward their own therapist. The fund awards "Carmen Reid grants," named after the founder's immigrant grandmother, and is associated with the book "Burn Bright, Not Out: Shattering the Silence Around Mental Health in Tech Startups," co-authored with Django Degree II with a foreword by Techstars founder and CEO David Cohen.
Founding story
Founder James Oliver Jr. previously launched a startup after joining the gener8tor accelerator's winter 2013 cohort in Madison, Wisconsin, during which his twins were born prematurely by emergency C-section; he raised a $250,000 angel round on demo day but the startup later failed amid deteriorating mental health. He began therapy in 2022 and subsequently created the Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund to give other founders access to mental health support. He also founded the ParentPreneur Foundation for Black parents and entrepreneurs.
Business model
Kabila operates a subscription-based app. At the time of its 2022 beta, subscription was free and early "grandparent" members were promised permanent free access, with a paid subscription model planned once the product fully launched. Member benefits cited include talks, services, microgrants of up to $1,000, tool access and community.
Subscription fees from founders using the co-founder matching app, with a free tier during beta and a paid tier intended after full launch.
Traction
Reported 150 members signed up as of August 2022, while in beta with registered users and working on an app prototype.
Latest developments
The Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund campaign had raised $100,222 of a $200,000 goal from 71 contributions, and the fund announced the launch of the book "Burn Bright, Not Out: Shattering the Silence Around Mental Health in Tech Startups," co-authored with Django Degree II with a foreword by David Cohen of Techstars.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Positioned as a co-founder matching platform for startup founders, with an emphasis on inclusivity for founders of all backgrounds.
Combines co-founder matching with community support benefits — microgrants, expert talks, tool credits, legal aid for minority entrepreneurs — and an explicit give-first culture drawn from Techstars, plus an affiliated mental health fund providing subsidized therapy for founders.
Technology
A mobile/web application for co-founder matching, in prototype and MVP stage as of August 2022, with planned city-by-city launches.
Go-to-market
Community-led growth anchored in a "give-first" ethos, weekly expert talks, a waitlist for app launch in each city, and a planned city-by-city rollout. Participation in the Techstars Austin accelerator provided network access and visibility.
Early-stage technology startup founders seeking co-founders, with particular focus on founders from underrepresented backgrounds, including Black and Latinx entrepreneurs; the associated mental health fund serves US-based founders.
Geography
Founder based in Atlanta, Georgia; participation in the Techstars Austin accelerator; a stated global community of entrepreneurs; the mental health fund is limited to US-based founders.
History
Kabila was newly launched when it was accepted into a Techstars Austin accelerator cohort announced in August 2022, joining 11 other companies. It was then in beta with registered users, preparing an October launch, refining its MVP and beginning a funding round. The affiliated Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund runs a public fundraising campaign hosted by Social Good Fund and has partnered with Focus on Words, which pledged to donate 90% of proceeds from book purchases through September 30, 2028.
Compiled by commissioned research from 4 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsFocus on Words pledged to donate 90% of proceeds from purchases of the founder's book to the Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund for purchases made through September 30, 2028.
The fund announced the launch of 'Burn Bright, Not Out: Shattering the Silence Around Mental Health in Tech Startups,' co-authored by the founder with Django Degree II, with a foreword by Techstars founder and CEO David Cohen.
Kabila was accepted into a Techstars Austin accelerator cohort alongside 11 other companies; the program kicked off the week of the announcement.
Founder James Oliver launched the Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund, providing US-based founders four free BetterHelp therapy sessions or up to $300 reimbursement for their own therapist, via Carmen Reid grants.
Kabila was in beta with registered users and slated to officially launch in October, with a prototype rolling out city by city.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
Legal entities · 1
corporate structure▸Research sources · 4
primary sources listed
- Kabila Founder Mental Health Fund by Kabila Founder Mental Health Fundgive.socialgoodfund.org · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Kabila do?
- Kabila is a subscription co-founder matching app connecting tech startup founders of all backgrounds.
- Who are Kabila's investors?
- Kabila's investors include Gaingels, Techstars.
- How much funding has Kabila raised?
- Kabila has disclosed $25K raised across 1 round.
- Where is Kabila headquartered?
- Kabila is headquartered in Alpharetta, US.