Kennet Partners
Growth equityLondon · Series B–Late Stage · 19 people tracked
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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
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What they invest in
from 17 of 33 portfolio companiesSaaS ×14Enterprise Software ×9AI & Machine Learning ×7EdTech ×5Sales Tech ×3Cybersecurity ×2Developer Tools ×2HR Tech ×2
HQs:United States×7United Kingdom×3France×1Iceland×1Japan×1
Investments · 33 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12021 · 12020 · 22017 · 12016 · 12015 · 19 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)inStéphane Loesel(Founder)inJérôme Mainka(Founder)in
Co-investorsVentech
Impartner provides a partner relationship management (PRM) platform that helps businesses manage, scale, and optimize partner programs and ecosystems.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechSouth Jordan, US
Joe Wang(Chairman, Chief Executive Officer)in"Zhou ""Joe""" Wang(Executive Officer, Director)Jeff Machlin(Director)inRob Reid(Director)Erich Flynn(Director)Brian Jacobs(Director)in
Board seatJavier RojasEric Filipek· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Oct 2021
Co-investorsBrighton Park CapitalEmergence Capital PartnersGolub GrowthMoai CapitalEmergence CapitalGolub Capital
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
Co-investorsNauta Capital
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)in
Co-investorsOxxSaaS Capital
AI Appointment is a sales solution that combines customer intelligence signals with sales execution to enable reproducible appointment-setting processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechTokyo, JP
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
eloomi is a SaaS learning and development platform that companies use to train and develop employees, covering onboarding, compliance, skill-building, and performance feedback.
EdTechHR TechSaaSCopenhagen, IS
Claus Johansen(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeed Capital Limited
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)in
Co-investorsLevel EquitySavant
New York, US
Ray Downes(Executive Officer, Director)Richard Willemin(Executive Officer)Dolores Farrell(Executive Officer)Jonathan Braunhut(Executive Officer)inPeter Melerud(Executive Officer)in
BoardEric Filipek(Director)
Co-investorsMill Point CapitalEdison Partners
Onfleet provides delivery management software for businesses of all sizes, offering route optimization, driver and customer communication tools, mobile apps, and reporting and analytics.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSSan Francisco, US
Mikel Carmenes Cavia(Executive Officer)inKhaled Naim(Founder)inDavid Vetrano(Founder)in
Co-investorsCedar Mundi VenturesDorm RoomForefront VentureHemisphere Ventures LLCMultiplier CapitalSGH Capital+3 more
Leading provider of cloud-based security solutions protecting data centers and enterprise IP applications from DDoS attacks
Co-investorsCamden Partners
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)in
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)in
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)in
BoardJavier Rojas(Director)Rick Stratford(Director)inMartin Van Trieste(Director)Julian Castelli(Director)in
Co-investorsRock Creek CapitalMerck Global Health Innovation Fund
Revolution Prep offers test preparation and academic tutoring programs, pairing tutors with technology to deliver personalized instruction to students.
EdTechSanta Monica, US
Ramit Varma(Executive Officer)Jake Neuberg(Executive Officer)
Scoro is a professional services automation platform that combines CRM, project management, billing, and reporting for services firms.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales Tech
Fred Krieger(Founder)in
Co-investorsColumbia Lake PartnersLivonia PartnersTera VenturesInventure
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)inDavid Smith(Chief Information Security Officer & Co-founder)in
Co-investorsMaven CapitalMaven Capital PartnersYFM Equity Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
TreeHouse Interactive HoldingCrossBorder SolutionseStoreMediaGripGrip EventsJiminnyLoyaltyLionNudgeQountRimiliaRivo SoftwareScreScreendragonYonda Tax
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
4 acquisitionsDextacq. by Hg CapitalEloomiacq. by CeridianRimiliaacq. by A Place for MomRivo Softwareacq. by Sphera
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
RealityMine · prnewswire.com · Sep 2, 2026
Codility · theaieconomy.substack.com · Aug 22, 2026
Summize · thesaasnews.com · Jan 28, 2026
Dext · asreport.americanbanker.com · Dec 8, 2025
Usecure · businessquarter.co.uk · Jul 7, 2025
Redica · pulse2.com · May 17, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Kennet Partners made?
- Kennet Partners has 33 tracked investments, 4 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- 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.
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