Kepha Partners
Venture capitalBoston · Pre-Seed–Growth · 2 people tracked
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 2 people
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What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesAdTech ×1AI & Machine Learning ×1Digital Health ×1Healthtech ×1Marketing Tech ×1SaaS ×1
HQs:United States×2
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2017 · 12014 · 12 dated
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
Shareaholic offers website software with a no-code template builder for content promotion, social sharing, audience retargeting, content performance analytics, and monetization through native ads and affiliate links.
AdTechMarketing TechSaaSBoston, US
David Cancel(Executive Officer)Robert Go(Director)Jay Meattle(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBantam GroupNextView Ventures500 GlobalGeneral Catalyst
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
- 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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