Kennet Partners
Growth equityLondon · Series B–Late Stage · 19 people tracked
Investment thesis
Kennet Partners focuses on backing bootstrapped and capital-efficient technology companies. The firm targets businesses that have grown with limited outside capital and offers growth financing to help them scale further.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & curated & public directories
What they invest in
from 13 of 29 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×5EdTech ×4Cybersecurity ×2Developer Tools ×2HR Tech ×2AdTech ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×3United States×3France×1Iceland×1
Investments · 29 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12021 · 12015 · 13 dated
Fluid Topics provides a Product Knowledge Platform that unifies product documentation, APIs, and knowledge bases into a searchable hub with AI and collaboration features for enterprise customers in software, medical devices, and manufacturing.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Fabrice Lacroix(Founder)Stéphane Loesel(Founder)Jérôme Mainka(Founder)
Co-investorsVentech
South Jordan, US
"Zhou ""Joe""" Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Machlin(Director)Rob Reid(Director)Erich Flynn(Director)Brian Jacobs(Director)Craig Flynn(Director)
Board seatJavier RojasEric Filipek· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Oct 2021
Draper, US
Joe Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Erich Flynn(Executive Officer, Director)Craig Flynn(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJavier RojasEric Filipek· per SEC Form D · $15M raise · filed Jul 2017
ABA English is an online English-learning platform that teaches through short films and video-based lessons covering six CEFR levels (A1 to C1), with exercises, group review classes, unlimited conversation sessions, and assigned teachers.
ConsumerEdTechSaaS
Codility builds an enterprise platform for assessing and developing engineering talent, combining competitive programming methodology with psychometric science to help organisations identify, evaluate, and grow engineers, with particular focus on AI-readiness skills.
Developer ToolsEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Greg Jakacki(Founder)Natalia Panowicz(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)
Co-investorsOxxSaaS Capital
Dext provides a cloud-based automation platform that captures receipts and invoices, then syncs them directly into accounting software with AI-powered categorization and duplicate detection.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Sabby Srikanth(CEO)Plamena(Finance, Legal and Business Intelligence Leadership)Stephen(Chief Product and Technology Officer)Emily Westgate(Chief Marketing Officer)Stefan(Chief Technical Officer)
Co-investorsAugmentum FintechInsight Partners
FileCloud is a secure document management and collaboration platform that can be deployed on customer infrastructure or accessed as a hosted SaaS service.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Peter Melerud(CRO)
Co-investorsLevel EquitySavant
SaaS loyalty software for eCommerce applications
Global financial wellbeing platform for businesses and employees
Provar builds an AI-powered test automation platform focused on Salesforce, combining low-code and pro-code capabilities to help QA and development teams create and maintain tests that survive Salesforce updates.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSLondon, GB
Geraint Waters(Founder)
RealityMine provides mobile behavioral data collection technology that enables market research firms and consumer insight companies to capture opted-in mobile consumer data passively.
AdTechData & InfrastructureMarketing Tech
Graham Dean(First engineer to join the company in 2012; held the role of CTO for 7 years; now Chief AI Officer)
Redica offers an AI-enriched intelligence platform that unifies global regulatory, inspection, site, and post-market data to help companies manage risk and protect product quality.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSYorkville, US
Michael de la Torre(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardJavier Rojas(Director)Rick Stratford(Director)Martin Van Trieste(Director)Julian Castelli(Director)
Co-investorsRock Creek Capital
Robotic process automation SaaS for the finance function, acquired by BlackLine
Health and safety SaaS, acquired by Sphera Solutions
Scoro is a professional services automation platform that combines CRM, project management, billing, and reporting for services firms.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech
Co-investorsColumbia Lake PartnersLivonia PartnersTera VenturesInventure
Work management platform for marketing teams
Spreadshirt runs an online platform for designing and buying custom apparel and accessories, offering over 250 customizable products and a marketplace of designs by independent creators.
Creator EconomyE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsAccel
Summize provides an embedded legal interface within Microsoft Teams that enables commercial teams to create contracts and submit legal requests through a native chat experience.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS
Tom Dunlop(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)David Smith(Chief Information Security Officer & Co-founder)
Co-investorsMaven CapitalMaven Capital PartnersYFM Equity Partners
uPhish is a phishing simulation and security awareness training platform that automates regular phishing tests and delivers immediate follow-up training to users who click on simulated attacks.
CybersecurityEdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 4
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioDextacq. by Hg CapitalEloomiacq. by CeridianRimiliaacq. by A Place for MomRivo Softwareacq. by Sphera
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCodility · theaieconomy.substack.com · Aug 22, 2026
Summize · thesaasnews.com · Jan 28, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Kennet Partners made?
- Kennet Partners has 25 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO.
- What stage does Kennet Partners invest at?
- Kennet Partners invests at the Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Kennet Partners's typical check size?
- Kennet Partners typically writes checks of $8.6M – $32.4M.
- What sectors does Kennet Partners focus on?
- Kennet Partners focuses on B2B Marketplaces, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, E-commerce, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, HR Tech, Media & Entertainment, SaaS, Semiconductors.
- Where is Kennet Partners located?
- Kennet Partners is headquartered in London, GB.
- Who does Kennet Partners co-invest with?
- Kennet Partners most often shares deals with Accel, Insight Partners, Oxx, among 10 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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