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Fund manager profile

Kindred is a venture fund manager based in San Francisco. SEC filings show 1 venture fund on record, most recently Kindred Follow-On I, L.P. ($20M offering) filed August 2021.

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D filings. Firm website data not yet available.

HQ
San Francisco, US
Founded
2021
Last 12 months
2 investments
Tracked investments
57
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
2

Team · 5 people

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Founder mafia

3 people who came through Kindred went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 43 of 57 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×26SaaS ×14Deep Tech ×12Enterprise Software ×11Fintech ×8Healthtech ×7Biotech ×6Digital Health ×4

HQs:United Kingdom×12United States×6Germany×2Switzerland×1Spain×1France×1

Investments · 57 tracked

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By year:2025 · 22024 · 12022 · 12017 · 37 dated

Pillarpillar.vcin𝕏✓ verified

Latent Labs develops AI tools for drug discovery and design, enabling biotech and pharmaceutical companies to accelerate therapeutic molecule identification.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtech

Simon Kohl(Founder)in

Co-investorsRadical VenturesSofinnova PartnersPetriAnalog VenturesAndreessen HorowitzCrucible Capital+5 more

Artificial Societiessocieties.ioin𝕏

Societies creates AI-powered simulations of human personas and attitudes to enable market research, audience analysis, and consumer insights at scale.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSLondon, GB

James He(Founder)inPatrick Sharpe(Founder)inTom Whittle(Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred CapitalPioneerPoint72 VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorCapitalize VC+8 more

Cakewalkgetcakewalk.ioin

Cakewalk builds an access management platform focused on simple, easy-to-use UX for handling security, compliance, and audit requirements.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBerlin, DE

Gil Roeder(Product Leader (Leadership Team))inGon(Engineering Leader (Leadership Team))Gil Roder(Founder)Gonzalo Rubio Torrente(Founder)Johannes Keienburg(Founder)

Co-investorsFly VenturesKindred CapitalVertex VenturesK3 VenturesPossible VenturesProsus Ventures+1 more

Civic Marketplacecivicmarketplace.comin𝕏

Civic Marketplace is a platform for public procurement that helps government agencies move faster and act transparently.

B2B MarketplacesGovTechSaaS

Al Hleileh(Co-Founder & CEO)Ron Holifieldin

Co-investorsKindred CapitalAvalanche VC

Cloveclove.comin𝕏Oct 2025 · $14M

Clove is building a financial institution designed for modern living and working, offering financial services to individuals and teams.

FintechAltrincham, GB

Alex Loizou(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel33EastAir Street CapitalKindred Capital

Clovegoclove.comOct 2025 · $14M

Clove designs slip-on sneakers for healthcare professionals such as doctors and nurses, featuring fluid-resistant, easy-to-clean uppers and a dual-density support system for long work shifts.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Joe Ammon(Founder)in

Co-investorsBarrel VenturesDorm RoomAccelAir Street CapitalKindred Capital

Cloveclove.co

Alex Loizou(Founder)Anna Guerrero(Founder)Christian Owens(Founder)Sam Killin(Founder)

Co-investors33EastAir Street CapitalBlackbird VenturesDorm RoomFinn Capital PartnersInovia Capital+1 more

Dayeyourdaye.com𝕏

Daye offers at-home diagnostic tests for hormonal health, vaginal microbiome, and STI screening, alongside consulting services with fertility and gynecological nurses.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Valentina(Founder & CEO)Valentina Milanova(Founder)

Co-investorsCrane Venture PartnersCross-Border Impact VenturesGuinness VenturesImpetus CapitalJazzya InvestmentsKindred Capital+3 more

Dexorydexory.comin

Dexory builds autonomous robots and an AI-driven platform that provide real-time warehouse inventory tracking and visibility for logistics and supply chain operations.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSaaSLondon, GB

Adrian Negoita(Founder)inAndrei Danescu(CEO & Co-founder)inOana Andreea Jinga(Founder)inBas Lustenhouwer(Chief Financial Officer)inAdrian Negoiţă(Founder)Andrei Dănescu(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomicoBeyond CapitalBootstrap EuropeCapnamicDTCPElaia+8 more

Dispersedisperse.io𝕏acquired by OpenSpace

OpenSpace offers a visual intelligence platform for the construction industry that captures jobsite reality through photos, videos, 360° walks, and drone flights, then uses AI to track progress, verify work, and flag risks.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechSaaS

Felix Neufeld(Founder)inDenis Konoplev(Founder)Tom Reeves(Founder)

Co-investorsCarbonFrontline VenturesKindred CapitalNorthzoneTaronga Group

Duniadunia.aiin𝕏

Dunia operates an autonomous laboratory platform that combines physics-informed AI, robotic automation, and a large-scale experimental data engine in a closed-loop Design-Make-Test-Analyze cycle to discover and optimize materials such as electrochemical catalysts.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechNew Materials

Marcus Tze-Kiat Ng(Founder)in

Co-investorsDeep Science VenturesElaiaKindred CapitalPace VenturesThird DerivativeEIC+1 more

Eolas Medicaleolasmedical.comin𝕏

Eolas operates a platform that delivers targeted, evidence-based medical content to healthcare professionals at the point of clinical decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical DevicesSaaS

Co-investorsActon CapitalKindred CapitalAscension VenturesSamaipata

FitWisethefitwise.com

FitWise is an AI computer-vision platform that converts standard 2D video into real-time 3D models of athletes' movements and body shapes, capturing thousands of biomechanical data points without wearables or sensors.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSports Tech

Co-investors33EastKindred CapitalLoop VC

Fiveaifive.aiin

Five builds offline testing and simulation software to develop, verify, and validate advanced driver-assistance (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) systems, letting engineering teams run traffic scenarios at scale and triage real-world drive data.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechMobility & TransportationBristol

Stan Boland(Founder)inSteve Allpress(Executive Officer, Director)Simon Walker(Founder)inBen Peters(Founder)inHarsha Perera(Founder)John Redford(Founder)

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersKindred CapitalNotion Capital13books CapitalEast VenturesLakestar

Flagstoneflagstoneim.comin𝕏Jun 2024

Flagstone is a UK savings platform that connects individual savers with over 65 banks and 5,000+ financial advisers to help them maximize returns on their deposits.

FintechLondon, GB

Simon Merchant(Co-Founder and Chairman)inAndrew Thatcher(Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director)inArman Tahmassebi(Chief Executive Officer)inMeredith Williams(Director)

Co-investorsEstanciaKindred CapitalKreos CapitalOMERS VenturesVenture FoundersVolution Ventures

Foresight Data Machinesforesightdatamachines.comin

Foresight Data Machines (FDM) builds technology using AI, physics, and operations tools to solve problems in manufacturing and process industries.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechAustin, US

Co-investorsBlueYard CapitalEka VenturesKindred CapitalCocoa

Fractilefractile.aiin

Fractile designs processors for AI acceleration, offering the next generation of computing hardware.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsBristol, GB

Walter Goodwin(Founder)in

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelFactorial FundsFelicis VenturesGigascale CapitalInovia Capital+10 more

Gravity Sketchgravitysketch.comin𝕏Apr 2022

Gravity Sketch is an immersive 3D workspace for product ideation, design, and collaborative reviews, letting teams map objects in 3D, compare against engineering data, and validate ergonomics at 1:1 scale in VR.

Enterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS

Oluwaseyi Sosanya(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccelBoeing HorizonX VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Khosla VenturesKindred CapitalMolten Ventures+3 more

Infinitopesinfinitopes.comin

Infinitopes develops immunotherapy treatments for cancer, focusing on immune-oncology and antigen discovery solutions aimed at improving patient outcomes and affordability in cancer care.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesOxford, GB

Jonathan Kwok(Co-Founder, President & Chief Medical Officer)inLian Ni Lee(VP Preclinical & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAmplify PartnersManta Ray VenturesOctopus VenturesEMV CapitalKindred CapitalMartlet Capital+2 more

LabGeniuslabgeni.usin𝕏Oct 2017

LabGenius develops EVA, an automated discovery engine for identifying and co-optimizing complex therapeutic antibodies such as multispecifics across multiple properties.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon

Harrison Rickerby(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardJames Field(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)Air Street CapitalAtomicoBackedBeast VenturesChampion Hill Ventures+10 more

Latent Labslatentlabs.comin𝕏

Latent Labs develops generative AI models for protein design and builds biological platforms to validate AI-driven designs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechLondon, GB

Simon Kohl(Founder)in

BoardJohn Cassidy(Director)Tony Kulesa(Director)in

Co-investors8VCFlying Fish VenturesIsomer CapitalKindred CapitalPillar VCRadical Ventures+3 more

Lithosquarelithosquare.comin

Lithosquare develops an AI platform for mineral exploration that uses physics-based modeling of ore body formation rather than statistical pattern matching.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnergy

Aymeric Preveral-Etcheverry(Founder)Simon Leclair(Founder)

Co-investorsKindred CapitalOVNI CapitalWorld FundDaphniKindred VenturesOmnes Capital

Lottielottie.org𝕏

Lottie operates a UK directory and search platform that helps families find later-life care, listing regulated care homes and home care services with availability and pricing information.

ConsumerHealthtechMarketplaces

Will Donnelly(Founder)inChris Donnelly(Founder)Chris Donnelly Will Donnelly(Founder)

Co-investorsAccelGeneral CatalystKindred CapitalAccel-KKRBlueYard CapitalCreator Ventures+1 more

M3Term3ter.comin𝕏

m3ter is a usage-based billing platform that allows companies to configure and automate billing workflows without extensive custom development.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Griffin Parry(Founder)John Griffin(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupInsight PartnersKindred CapitalNotion CapitalUnion Square Ventures (USV)

Mojomojo-app.comin𝕏Acquired

Mojo is a mobile app that provides animated templates and editing tools for creating social media content.

ConsumerCreator EconomyMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentParis, FR

Francescu Santoni(Founder)inAlex Rodriguez(Founder)Bart Stein(Founder)Marc Lore(Founder)inVinit Bharara(Founder)

Co-investorsJoa CapitalY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesBetter CapitalGresham House VenturesKima Ventures+2 more

Nattertrynatter.comin

Natter enables one-to-one conversations across a workforce with AI analysis to identify themes, sentiment, and priorities for faster decision-making.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech

Co-investorsAsymmetric Capital PartnersKindred CapitalRackhouse Venture Management LpRenegade Partners

Nomionomio.comin

Nomio is a contract repository service for in-house legal teams that automatically organizes, validates, and maintains contract data with human verification and AI-powered search capabilities.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaS

Josh Treonin

Co-investorsJude GomilaKindred CapitalCollaborative Fund

Ori Biotechoribiotech.comin𝕏

Ori Biotech develops manufacturing automation platforms for cell and gene therapies, addressing scalability and cost barriers that limit patient access to these treatments.

Advanced ManufacturingBiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices

Co-investorsAmadeus Capital PartnersKindred CapitalNovalis LifeSciencesOctopus VenturesDelin VenturesNorthpond Ventures+1 more

Paddlepaddle.comin𝕏

Paddle is a payment infrastructure and Merchant of Record platform that handles transactions and back-office operations for software companies, including payment processing, tax compliance, and multi-currency management across global markets.

E-commerceEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Christian Owens(Founder)inJimmy Fitzgerald(Chief Executive Officer)inHarrison Rose(Founder)

Co-investors83NorthFTV CapitalFuel VenturesKindred CapitalNotion Capital

Pavepave.comin𝕏

Pave provides compensation and equity data to help employees understand and compare their pay.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Matt Schulman(Founder)inOren Bass(Executive Officer, Director)Salim Lahoud(Director)Aaron Hultgren(Executive Officer, Director)John Geiken(Executive Officer, Director)inChris Butcher(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzBessemer Venture PartnersCraft VenturesIndex VenturesVillage GlobalY Combinator+22 more

Platformedplatformed.com

Platformed builds AI-powered automation tools that handle IT and financial audit work end-to-end, enabling audit teams to conduct higher-quality audits at scale.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSLondon, GB

Henry Irish(Co-founder & CEO)inJames Evans(Co-founder & CRO)in

Co-investorsKindred Capital

PQShieldpqshield.comin𝕏

PQShield develops post-quantum cryptography (PQC) products, including optimized software libraries, SDKs, OpenSSL integration layers, and lattice-based hardware IP cores, to help organizations migrate systems to quantum-resistant cryptography.

CybersecurityDeep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductors

Co-investorsBY Venture PartnersCrane Venture PartnersKindred CapitalOxford Science EnterprisesAdditionChevron Technology Ventures

Puraffinitypuraffinity.comin𝕏

Puraffinity specializes in PFAS science, water treatment, and commercialization of related technologies.

CleantechClimate TechNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Vincent Caillaud(CEO)in

Co-investorsEnergetik VenturesExtantia CapitalHG VenturesKindred CapitalOctopus VenturesUniversal Materials Incubator+2 more

Red Planet Labsredplanetlabs.com𝕏

Red Planet Labs develops Rama, a software platform that reduces the cost of building scalable backend applications by integrating deployment, monitoring, and maintenance in a single tool.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsSaaS

Nathan Marz(Founder)

Co-investorsInitialized CapitalKindred VenturesBACKGROUND CAPITALRogueSciFi VC

RobCorobco.dein𝕏

RobCo provides modular, software-defined robotics with no-code workflow programming and digital simulation for configuring and validating industrial automation setups.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningRoboticsMunich, DE

Constantin Dresel(Founder)Constantin Dressel(Founder)Paul Maroldt(Founder)Roman Hoelzl(Founder)Roman Hölzl(Founder)

Co-investorsCrew CapitalFreigeist CapitalGreenfield PartnersKindred CapitalLeitmotifLightspeed Venture Partners+4 more

saif-autonomysaifautonomy.aiin

SAIF Autonomy develops safety and assurance safeguards for autonomous systems and embodied/physical AI, aimed at organizations deploying autonomy in safety- and mission-critical applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechRobotics

Kyle Thomas(Founder)in

Co-investorsFusionKindred Capital

Scarletscarlet.tech

Chrysanthos Chrysanthou(Founder)James Dewar(Founder)Jamie Cox(Founder)

Co-investorsCreandumEntrepreneur FirstKindred Capital

Shift Bioscienceshiftbioscience.comin𝕏

Shift Bioscience develops siRNA therapeutics for cell rejuvenation, using a target identification platform that has identified an anti-fibrotic candidate initially aimed at liver fibrosis.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechLongevityCambridge, GB

Daniel Ives(Founder & CEO)inBrendan Swain(Co-founder & CSO)in

Co-investorsF-Prime CapitalIKJ CapitalKindred CapitalCambridge Innovation Capital

Sohar Healthsoharhealth.comin𝕏

Sohar Health is a front-end revenue cycle management platform that uses technology and machine learning to automate insurance claims processing for healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechNew York City, US

Ashish Mandavia(Founder)inLucas Gordon(Founder)inDr Ashish Mandavia MD(Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred CapitalRLC VenturesY CombinatorCharacterGeneral CatalystMaiora Rebel Ventures+2 more

StarDuststardust.gg𝕏

Stardust is an advertising platform for mobile app and game marketers, running automated user-acquisition campaigns on iOS and Android with support for MMPs such as AppsFlyer, Adjust, Tenjin, and Singular.

AdTechGamingMarketing Tech

Marcus F.(Founder)inCanaan Linder(Founder)

Co-investorsBackedBlockchain CapitalBlockchain CoinvestorsDelta BlockchainG1 VenturesKindred Capital+7 more

Tilliontillion.aiin𝕏

Tillion offers an AI tool that answers questions across large sets of documents, providing responses linked to their source material.

AI & Machine LearningFintechLegalTechSaaS

Lior Romano(Founder)inBarak Naveh(Founder)in

Co-investorsKindred CapitalUpWestVermilion Cliffs VenturesSelah Ventures

Verveverve.comin𝕏Oct 2017 · $18.5M

Verve is an advertising technology company that connects advertisers with publishers across emerging channels such as connected TV and mobile apps, offering AI-driven and contextual targeting tools for privacy-compliant ad campaigns.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechNew York, US

Ignacio Galiana Bujanda(Executive Officer, Director)Conor James Walsh(Director)

BoardEric Paley(Director)

Co-investorsBlueRun VenturesElevate Innovation PartnersDraper EspritFrontline VenturesNGP CapitalQualcomm Ventures

Verveverve.vcinOct 2017 · $18.5M

Verve Capital Partners AG operates an investment platform that connects early-stage entrepreneurs with investors, enabling portfolio research and investment activity through web-based tools.

FintechZug, CH

Lukas Weber(Founder)in

Co-investorsMetavallon VCDraper EspritFrontline Ventures

Vitaancevitaance.comin

Vitaance provides a platform for companies to create customizable, inclusive, and global employee benefits programs that allow workers to choose benefits tailored to their individual needs.

HR TechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsastorya.vcCalm/Storm VCExtension FundKindred CapitalShilling VCSoftBank Investment Advisers’ Emerge Program+1 more

Zmlzml.ai

ZML is a production inference stack that compiles AI models to run across multiple hardware accelerators — including NVIDIA, AMD, TPU, and Trainium — from a single codebase without rewriting.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDeveloper Tools

Steeve Morin(Founder)

Co-investors20VCKima VenturesKindred CapitalLocalGlobeRed River WestVarion Ventures

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

Animal DynamicsAtlasMLBeITBiosCommon SurfaceCradle BioEmbedGaiaHow FMReliablyRezilionWork with Data

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Disperseacq. by OpenSpace

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kindred made?
Kindred has 57 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What sectors does Kindred focus on?
Kindred focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Climate Tech, Developer Tools, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech.
Where is Kindred located?
Kindred is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

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