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Venture capitalNew York · Pre-Seed–Series A · 3 people tracked
Also known as KEC MANAGEMENT L.P.
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KEC Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in New York City, founded by former entrepreneurs to back startup founders.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 3 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 20 of 24 portfolio companiesSaaS ×8Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×6Consumer ×4E-commerce ×3Healthtech ×3InsurTech ×3Marketplaces ×3
HQs:United States×14Canada×1Mexico×1
Investments · 24 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2024 · 22023 · 12022 · 12020 · 12016 · 12015 · 12014 · 29 dated
Sanctuary is a mystical products and services company that offers astrology, tarot, numerology, and crystal experiences through a digital app, including live readings with psychics, daily horoscopes, birth charts, and compatibility analysis.
ConsumerMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalBITKRAFT VenturesGreycroft PartnersAble PartnersBlue CollectiveFive Four Ventures+3 more
Aclaimant provides risk management software to help organizations identify and actively manage business risks.
Enterprise SoftwareInsurTechChicago, US
Michael Schultz(Co-founder)inDavid Wald(Executive Officer, Director)inJim Farber(Founder)in
BoardLaura Brady(Director)
Co-investors1809 CapitalAspen Capital GroupLightbankMercury FundModerne VenturesNext Coast Ventures+4 more
Anagram provides insurance administration and revenue cycle management software and billing services for eye care practices, covering eligibility and benefits verification, claim submission and scrubbing, denial management, and payment reconciliation across both vision and medical insurance.
HealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Co-investorsFundersClubWaterline VenturesBlackstone Life SciencesHealthy VenturesKickstartNextView Ventures
Anagram builds software to help eye care providers manage vision insurance, lab ordering, and administrative workflows so they can deliver better patient care affordably.
Enterprise SoftwareHealthtechInsurTechSaaS
Austin Winfield(Founder)in
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesHealthy VenturesManchesterStory Group, LLCBlackstone Life SciencesKickstartNextView Ventures+1 more
Anagram describes itself as an institution focused on crypto and the "ownership economy," offering staking services and deploying human and financial capital in the space.
Crypto & Web3
Austin Winfield(Founder)in
Co-investorsMarin Digital VenturesBlackstone Life SciencesHealthy VenturesKickstartNextView VenturesWaterline Ventures
Ayehu (branded as Resolve) provides an AI-driven IT automation and orchestration platform that resolves IT tickets, remediates issues, and orchestrates workflows across hybrid environments using agents for knowledge, automation, and service desk assistance.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsGandyr InvestmentsBenhamou Global Ventures
New York, US
Sten Kirkbak(Executive Officer, Director)inJonathan Peachey(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJeffrey Parkinson(Director)Patrick Poon(Director)
Co-investorsHorizons Ventures
Fillip provides a fuel savings and rebate network for vehicle fleets, offering fuel discounts and rebates without minimum spend requirements.
FintechLogistics & Supply ChainMedia & EntertainmentMobility & TransportationSports TechMexico City, MX
Alberto Fasja(Founder)inHector Sepulveda(Founder)inHugo López-Velarde(Founder)in
Co-investorsDila CapitalInterGen CapitalNazcaStaircase VenturesThin Air LabsActivant Capital+4 more
GGX is an AI trading platform that captures and standardizes buy/sell messages from WhatsApp, email, and SMS into structured orders, letting traders compare quotes and terms in a unified dashboard.
AI & Machine LearningB2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Spencer Connaughton(Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsBlitzscaling VenturesRebellion VenturesREFASHIOND Ventures
Gooten is a print-on-demand and order fulfillment platform that handles production, quality assurance, and shipping for ecommerce businesses.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesFeenix Venture Partners LLCFf Venture CapitalMontage CapitalBridge BankTech Pioneers
Luminate Health provides a patient and provider engagement platform for clinical, anatomic pathology, specialty, and hospital labs, giving patients the ability to access, manage, and understand their lab results over time.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSSan Mateo, US
Siddharth Sinha(Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer and Director)inShally Madan(President and Director)in
BoardJeffrey Parkinson(Director)Nicholas Howell(Director)
Co-investorsForefront VentureHemisphere Ventures LLCMount Wilson VenturesWavemaker Three-Sixty Health
Mighty Buildings manufactures prefabricated homes using 3D printing technology and robotics, with a goal of reducing construction emissions and waste.
PropTechRoboticsSan Francisco, US
Slava Solonitsyn(Founder)inDmitry Starodubtsev(Founder)in
Co-investorsAbies VenturesAlumni VenturesAzure Ventures GroupBay Bridge Ventures ClimateBold Capital PartnersCM Ventures+43 more
RentSpree is a digital platform that simplifies the home rental process by streamlining tenant screening, applications, and rent payments for renters, agents, and landlords.
MarketplacesPropTechSaaSLos Angeles, US
Michael Lucarelli(CEO & Co-founder)inPaul Sirisuphang(COO & Co-founder)Ekabutr Sirisuphang(Director)in
BoardNnamdi Okike(Director)in
Co-investors645 VenturesAmplify.LAKube VCRally Ventures Management, LlcVesta VenturesGreen Visor Capital+1 more
Reonomy provides commercial real estate intelligence and data solutions to brokerages, lenders, and financial institutions using machine learning and proprietary algorithms.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructurePropTech
Richard Sarkis(Founder)in
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesHarmony PartnersManhattan WestSapphire VenturesCiti VenturesFinTech Collective+3 more
Rocksbox is a jewelry brand that creates contemporary and classic jewelry pieces, operating as a collection within Kay Jewelers' retail ecosystem.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech
Meaghan Rose(Founder)in
Co-investorsMucker CapitalThe Perkins FundMatrixSignalFire
Sanctuary AI develops general-purpose humanoid robots and physical AI aimed at industrial applications, with a focus on dexterous robotic manipulation.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechRoboticsVancouver, CA
Olivia Norton(Co-founder & Chief Engineering & Operations Officer)inAjay Agrawal(Co-founder & Board Director)inJames G. WellsinDaniel Friedmann(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)in
Co-investorsBlueLake.vcDCVC (Data Collective)Evok InnovationsFoothill VenturesInBC Investment Corp.Intrepid Growth Partners+7 more
Stimulus is a relationship-intelligence platform that consolidates an organisation's vendor and supplier data (vendor masters, AP exports, contracts, intake forms) into a single sourced record showing each relationship's history and status.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSPhiladelphia, US
Tiffanie Stanard(Executive Officer, Director)inKathryn Finney(Director)
Co-investorsDarco CapitalREFASHIOND VenturesBlack OperatorGenius GuildThe BFM Fund
The Bouqs Co. is an online flower delivery service that sources arrangements directly from sustainable farms and offers next-day, same-day, and subscription delivery across the U.S.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Co-investorsAliment CapitalAzure Capital PartnersDraper AssociatesEnspire CapitalNextEquity PartnersQuest Venture Partners+4 more
Developer tools for mutual authentication and end-to-end encrypted messaging between distributed applications.
Manassas, US
Michael W. Wellman(Executive Officer, Director)inDmitry Dain(Executive Officer, Director)inRonald F. Smith(Executive Officer)
BoardJeffrey Parkinson(Director)Michael Pesce(Director)
Co-investorsBloomberg BetaSINEWAVE VENTURESSparkland CapitalBlu Venture InvestorsInner Loop CapitalNextGen Venture Partners+1 more
Wedding Spot is an online marketplace where couples can search, compare, and book wedding venues across the United States based on budget, location, style, and guest count.
ConsumerMarketplacesTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US
Tina Hoang-To(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsAtlas VentureCanyon Creek CapitalGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMAIDEN LANE
Yhat provided a platform for managing the complete lifecycle of data science projects, from model development through deployment.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareNew York City, US
Austin Ogilvie(Founder/CEO)inGreg Lamp(Founder)in
Co-investorsboldstart venturesContour Venture PartnersLongley CapitalY CombinatorBios PartnersCollaborative Fund+4 more
Zillabyte provides a cloud platform that handles infrastructure for data analysis applications, allowing users to develop apps locally and scale them on the company's servers; it offers modular components for tasks like geocoding and fraud detection, and supports analysis of private datasets or pre-built data sources including web content.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US
Jake Quist(Founder/CEO)inPeter Harrington(Founder/Chief Scientist)inTyler Neylon(Founder/CTO)in
Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAgrolimen Venturesboldstart venturesFriedgan, Mark | Hubrix VenturesMenlo Ventures+1 more
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has KEC Ventures made?
- KEC Ventures has 24 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does KEC Ventures invest at?
- KEC Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does KEC Ventures focus on?
- KEC Ventures focuses on Crypto & Web3.
- Where is KEC Ventures located?
- KEC Ventures is headquartered in New York, US.
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REFASHIOND Ventures, described as 'The Industrial Transformation Fund,' is a seed-stage venture firm backing startups working to modernize and transform legacy industries and supply chains.
Black Ops VC is an early-stage venture capital firm focused on backing underinvested founders.
The corporate venture capital arm of insurer Northwestern Mutual. It writes checks from the seed stage through Series B.
Capitalize VC is a pre-seed venture firm backing B2B commerce-enablement technology and creator economy infrastructure serving retailers, brands, creators, and their supply chains.
Firms observed investing alongside KEC Ventures, from public investor directories. Shared companies are the overlap with KEC Ventures's recorded portfolio.
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