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Kepha Partners

Venture capital

Boston · Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Kepha Partners positions itself as a life-cycle investor aiming to be the entrepreneur's first choice. The firm begins investing at the seed stage and reserves capital for follow-on rounds, effectively bridging the gap between early-stage and growth funding. It operates as a partners-only, equal partnership with no junior staff, emphasizing decades of combined venture and operating experience. Kepha seeks to actively help founders with business plan shaping, hiring, customer acquisition, partnerships, and strategy, and focuses on building companies that create significant change, drive innovation, and generate meaningful employment.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Growth
Check
$5M
HQ
Boston, Massachusetts, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2006
AUM
$173M
VC funds
2
Tracked investments
6

Team · 2 people

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What they invest in

from 3 of 6 portfolio companies

AdTech ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Digital Health ×1Gaming ×1Healthtech ×1Marketing Tech ×1SaaS ×1

HQs:United States×6

Investments · 6 tracked

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By year:2017 · 12014 · 12 dated

Trapelotrapelohealth.comin𝕏Jun 2017SEC filingmedium confidence

Trapelo Health operates Trapelo, a technology platform that gives oncologists, labs, and payers real-time, evidence-based clinical information to support precision medicine decisions in cancer care.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechBoston, US

Mark Portu(Executive Officer, Director)Kyle Morton(Executive Officer, Director)

Board seatEric Hjerpe· per SEC Form D · $4.4M raise · filed Jun 2017

Co-investorsBeringea

Linkable Networkslinkablenetworks.comin𝕏

Sharon Regional is a review and advisory website specializing in evaluations of online poker platforms, particularly those accessible to players in Thailand.

GamingBoston, US

Francis Correra(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Spear(Executive Officer, Director)David Chapman(Executive Officer)inThomas ` Burgess(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardMark Wright(Director)Eric Hjerpe(Director)

Co-investorsBantam GroupCiti Ventures

Shareaholicshareaholic.comin𝕏Jul 2014

Shareaholic offers a website tool that displays related content or products to site visitors, aiming to reduce bounce rate and increase page views, conversions, and time on site.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US

Jay Meattle(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardRobert Go(Director)David Cancel(Executive Officer)

Co-investorsBantam GroupNextView Ventures500 GlobalGeneral Catalyst

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

GobyTriblioVoltDB

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.

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kepha Partners made?
Kepha Partners has 6 tracked investments.
What stage does Kepha Partners invest at?
Kepha Partners invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is Kepha Partners's typical check size?
Kepha Partners typically writes checks of $5M.
What sectors does Kepha Partners focus on?
Kepha Partners focuses on Consumer, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Media & Entertainment, SaaS.
Where is Kepha Partners located?
Kepha Partners is headquartered in Boston, US.
Does Kepha Partners lead rounds?
Yes, Kepha Partners leads investment rounds.

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