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Kindred Ventures

Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profile

San Francisco · Pre-Seed–Seed · 13 people tracked

Also known as CARTE VERTE MANAGEMENT LLC

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Investment thesis

Kindred Ventures invests at the earliest stages in founders leveraging technology and science to build the future. The firm organizes its work around missions including advancing human health, AI and new computing, collaboration and commerce, creativity and expression, productivity and efficiency, and securing life and environment. Its stated beliefs center on AGI for good, fair decentralized systems, personalized well-being for all, and quiet electric transportation. Kindred backs companies across AI, climate tech, consumer, crypto/web3, fintech, health and wellness, mobility and logistics, and developer tools and infrastructure, having supported more than 100 startups to date.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
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$250K – $2M
HQ
San Francisco, CA, US
Leads rounds
Leads
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
18 investments
AUM
$600M
VC funds
22
Tracked investments
201
Unicorns
11
IPOs
3
Acquisitions
20

Team · 13 people

from the firm's website & public directories
Adriana Martinez· Chief Financial Officerin

Leads finance and compliance functions across Kindred's fund entities and management company.

Alexandria Sten· Media Producer & Editor

Owns production, content, and editorial at Kindred Ventures.

Ali Youngblood· Community & Events Managerin

Focuses on cultivating Kindred's community through events and brand communications.

Elisa Mac· Executive Assistantin

Co-leads executive operations, providing partner support across the firm.

Jessica Chin· Operations Coordinatorin

Supports platform, firm, and event operations.

Kat Collins· Office Manager

Supports office operations, guest experience, and events.

Meghan Wahl· Executive Assistant

Co-leads executive operations, providing partner support across the firm.

Yash Kishore· Research Associatein

Works with the investment partners on technology and theme area research.

Founder mafia

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

What they invest in

from 160 of 201 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×62SaaS ×42Enterprise Software ×38Fintech ×34Consumer ×25Developer Tools ×21Crypto & Web3 ×20Deep Tech ×17

HQs:United States×101United Kingdom×3Brazil×2France×2Japan×2South Korea×2

Who they back

founder profiles across 108 portfolio companies
23%
solo founders
25 of 108 mapped founding teams
37%
repeat founders
of 122 founders with career history
~3 yrs
old at investment
median across 31 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×252 founders×303 founders×264+ founders×27

Where their founders studiedfrom 108 founders with education data

Stanford University ×7Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×5University of California, Berkeley ×5University of Waterloo ×5Carnegie Mellon University ×4University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business ×4University of Cambridge ×4Georgia Institute of Technology ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 108 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×48Engineering ×31Business & Management ×13Economics ×11Finance & Accounting ×7Mathematics & Statistics ×7Humanities ×6Life Sciences ×5

Where their founders worked beforefrom 122 founders with career history

Google ×12Uber ×8Coinbase ×6Microsoft ×6Meta ×5Twitter ×5Google Deepmind ×4Stanford University ×4

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×15

18 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 117 with degree data)

Investments · 201 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 132025 · 122024 · 42023 · 82022 · 72021 · 112020 · 12019 · 22018 · 22017 · 12016 · 12015 · 264 dated

Coinbasecoinbase.comin𝕏Nasdaq: COIN

Coinbase is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that offers trading, custody, and financial services for cryptocurrencies, stocks, derivatives, and prediction markets to consumers, institutions, and developers.

Crypto & Web3FintechSan Francisco, US

Brian Armstrong(CEO)inFred Ehrsam(Board Of Directors)inEmilie Choi(President & COO)inAlesia Haas(Chief Financial Officer)inPaul Grewal(Chief Legal Officer & Secretary)inLawrence (L.J.) Brock(Chief People Officer)

Co-investors1confirmationA.Capital Venturesa16z cryptoAcrew CapitalAdventure FundAndreessen Horowitz+97 more

Hinge Healthhingehealth.comin𝕏NYSE: HNGE

Hinge Health builds a digital healthcare platform designed to help individuals manage musculoskeletal health and related conditions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Gabriel Mecklenburg(Founder)inDaniel Perez(Founder)inKevin McCullough(Founder)Shaun Rahimi(Founder)

Co-investors11.2 CapitalAlkeon InnovationAtomicoBessemer Venture PartnersCannage CapitalCoatue Management+16 more

Uberuber.comin𝕏NYSE: UBER

Uber operates a multi-sided platform providing ride-sharing, food delivery, freight logistics, and business fleet management services across various global markets.

Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSan Francisco, US

Travis Kalanick(Founder)Garrett Camp(Founder)inGautam Gupta(Executive Officer)inJeffrey Holden(Executive Officer)David Plouffe(Executive Officer)inEmil Michael(Executive Officer)in

Co-investors137 Ventures3Spoke Capital408 VenturesA*ACME CapitalAcross Capital Partners+91 more

Creatify AIcreatify.aiin𝕏Jul 2023✓ verified

Creatify builds an AI system that generates, tests, and optimizes advertising creative automatically at scale across channels and audiences.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechMountain View, US

Yinan Na(Executive Officer, Director)inChaz Z(Founder)Katie Wu(Founder)inLedell Wu(Founder)inXin Zhou(Founder)inYu Wu(Director)

Co-investorsComcast VenturesNFDGWndrCoBrighter CapitalCreator VenturesLeadout Capital+4 more

Robeautérobeaute.cominJan 2025✓ verified

Robeauté develops a medical microrobot designed to navigate the brain to diagnose and treat neurological conditions, aimed at neurosurgery applications.

Deep TechMedical DevicesRoboticsParis, FR

Bertrand Duplat(Founder)inJoana Cartocci(Founder)in

Co-investorsAPEX VenturesCherry VenturesPluralLocalGlobeUrania Ventures

Hydra Hosthydrahost.comin𝕏Series A · Jun 2026 · $100M

Hydra develops Brokkr, an operating system that enables independent data centers to operate AI Factories by providing shared infrastructure, customer access, and monetization tools on a unified network.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingMiami, US

Aaron Ginn(Founder)inAriel Deschapell(Founder)inGarrett Johnson(Founder)in

Board seatSteve Jang· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAccelerator VenturesComcast VenturesDeepwater Asset ManagementDisruptive VenturesGraph VenturesHustle Fund+12 more

Aalo Atomicsaalo.comin𝕏

Aalo develops advanced nuclear reactor technology aimed at producing electricity at under 3 cents per kilowatt-hour.

Climate TechDeep TechEnergyHardwareAustin, US

Matt(Co-founder)inYasir(Co-founder)inYasir Arafat(CTO, President, & Cofounder)inMatt Loszak(CEO & Cofounder)in

Co-investorsAkkaAlumni VenturesAtaraxia CapitalBanca Investis — Family OfficeBasecamp FundBlack Flag+35 more

Adyton PBCadytonpbc.comin

Adyton builds mobile and edge software for US defense units, spanning logistics, personnel and tactical operations in disconnected environments.

Frisco, US

James Alexander Boyd(Executive Officer, Director)Joshua James Wilson(Executive Officer, Director)JJ Wilson(Founder)James Boyd(Founder)

BoardMorgan Hitzig(Director)in

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesForward Deployed VCInitialized CapitalKhosla VenturesLiquid VenturesPalumni VC+1 more

Aetheroaethero.comFeb 2021

Aethero designs and manufactures space-rated, high-performance edge computing modules and distributed computing platforms for spacecraft ranging from CubeSats to orbital data centers and space stations.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSpace TechGrand Forks, US

Josh Klug(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inMatt Dunlevy(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inAmit Pinnamaneni(Founder)Edward Ge(Founder)in

Co-investorsPioneerService Provider CapitalSHORAlumni VenturesGiant Step CapitalNeo+1 more

Alliance DAO (ex DeFi Alliance)alliance.xyzin𝕏

Alliance is a selective accelerator and founder community for crypto and AI startups, providing $1M in funding, a 10-week program (in-person in New York City plus remote), mentorship, and connections to investors to help startups reach product-market fit.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3New York City, US

Imran ..(Founder)inImran Khan(Founder)Jacob Franek(Founder)Qiao Wang(Founder)

Co-investorsFounders FundAdaverseCoinbase VenturesCoinFundFounderheads,gumi Inc+15 more

Andoando.soin𝕏

Ando is a messaging platform rebuilt to enable AI agents to work as team members alongside humans, providing agents with full context, explicit permissions, and filtered conversation surfacing.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkSaaSSan Diego, US

Ivan ZhouinJohn Paul McNeill(Executive Officer, Director)Thomas Hemmings(Executive Officer)JP McNeill(Founder)Sara Du(Founder)

BoardSofia Dolfein

Co-investorsAccelIndex VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersLoftyInc CapitalSlow VenturesTTV Capital

Animotoanimoto.com

Jason Hsiao(Founder)inBrad Jefferson(Founder)Stevie Clifton(Founder)Tom Clifton(Founder)

Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupSpectrum Equity

Anjunaanjuna.ioin𝕏Seed · Jun 2021

Anjuna develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ayal Yogev(CEO)inSteve WeisYan Michalevsky(CTO)in

BoardPeter Barrett(Director)inLonne Jaffe(Director)in

Co-investorsInsight PartnersM VenturesSINEWAVE VENTURESAlpha Intelligence CapitalDCVC (Data Collective)Dorm Room+11 more

Architectarchitect.io

Architect provides live migration and hibernation technology for stateful Kubernetes pods running on spot instances, enabling cost reduction of up to 90% compared to on-demand pricing without dropping connections or losing data.

Cloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesComcast VenturesNext Coast VenturesCoinbase VenturesGalaxy VenturesStrobe Ventures+2 more

Architect Labsarchitectlabs.comin𝕏

Architect Labs is developing an AI system that explores, designs, and formally verifies semiconductor chips for high-demand computing workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductors

Ebrahim Hussain(Founder)inAaditya Subedi(Founder)

Co-investorsLink VenturesTq Ventures Llc

Assuredassured.comJun 2022

Assured builds an agentic AI platform for property & casualty (P&C) insurance claims, covering the end-to-end claims lifecycle from ingestion and orchestration to adjudication.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaSWellseley Hills, US

Afik Gal(Executive Officer, Director)Justin(Founder)inTheo Patt(Founder)inDavid Kahan(Executive Officer)Roee Nahir(Executive Officer, Director)Justin Lewis-Weber(Founder)

Co-investorsICONIQKleiner PerkinsMTECH CAPITALCostanoa VenturesDCM VenturesFirst Round Capital+2 more

Assuredwithassured.com

Assured provides software for healthcare provider credentialing, licensing, and enrollment, automating provider network management for health systems and organizations.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechSaaSNew York, US

Theo Patt(Founder)in

Co-investorsFirst Round Capital

Assuredassured.claimsJul 2026

Assured provides a claims intelligence platform that automates insurance claims processing through structured data collection, generative AI, and integrations with external data sources.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareInsurTechSaaS

Richard(Head of Sales)Jesse(Head of Engineering)

Co-investorsDCM VenturesFirst Round CapitalInsight Partners

Assuredassured.careJul 2026

AgeAssured helps older adults age in place by combining human support with digital tools and proven strategies to improve safety, independence, and quality of life.

AgTechHealthtechLongevityWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsSamsung NextFirst Round CapitalInsight Partners

Atlasatlascard.comin𝕏Series A

Atlas is a membership card and app that provides access to reservations at high-end restaurants, luxury hotels, sold-out concerts, and sporting events for members.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFintechSan Francisco, US

Patrick Mrozowski(Founder)inSid Parihar(Founder)Kenan Pulak(Founder)inClio Harper(Backend engineer intern)Andrew Harrington(Head of Operations)Sophie Jasinski(Senior Technical Recruiter)

Co-investors01 AdvisorsAccelARA NEA Ventures (Brand: Dmz.Xyz)Chapter OneEvolution VC PartnersFinancial Venture Studio+42 more

Atlasatlas.soin𝕏Defunct

Atlas is a customer support platform that helps startups deliver white-glove support and manage customer relationships to reduce churn.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon O'Bryan(Founder)inRahul Asati(Founder)inArpit Maheshwari(Founder)Avi Singh(Founder)inCarlo Dela Rosa(Founder)Christian Mochen(Founder)

Co-investorsSoma CapitalY Combinator6th Man VenturesAccelALLVPCathay Innovation+18 more

Atriumatrium.co𝕏Series ADefunct

Atrium provides legal services to startups through a technology-enabled platform that replaces traditional hourly billing with performance-based compensation and software tools designed to increase operational transparency and efficiency.

Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSan Francisco, US

Justin Kan(CEO)inAnton Nadtochiy(Founder)Daniel(Founder)Gerry(Founder)Kevin(Founder)Vera Butko(Founder)

Co-investorsY Combinator500 GlobalAgrolimen VenturesAirTree VenturesAmino CapitalAndreessen Horowitz+33 more

Aww Inc.aww.tokyoin𝕏

Aww Inc. creates photorealistic virtual humans using 3D CGI and AI technologies including speech recognition, large language models, and voice synthesis.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentTokyo, JP

守屋貴行ジューストー沙羅Takayuki Moriya(Founder)

Co-investorsCoral Capital

Basis Setbasisset.comin𝕏Oct 2025

An AI-native venture capital firm that uses machine learning and its own AI tools to identify and support AI companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software

Lan Xuezhao(Founder)in

Co-investorsFoundryCowboy VenturesPeak XV PartnersPHX VenturesPivotal VenturesSequoia Capital+1 more

Basis Theorybasistheory.comin𝕏

Basis Theory provides a payment vault platform that tokenizes and routes payment data across payment service providers while maintaining PCI compliance.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintech

Ben Milne(Founder)Brian Billingsley(Founder)Colin Luce(Founder)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersBoxGroupConversion CapitalGood FriendsMoneta VCCostanoa Ventures

Behancebehance.netin𝕏Mar 2024

Behance is a portfolio and community platform for creative professionals to showcase their work, discover clients, and grow their careers.

B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSocial

Scott Belsky(Founder)inMatias Corea(Founder)in

Co-investors500 GlobalBoxGroupHawke VenturesUnion Square Ventures (USV)Adverb VenturesChemistry+1 more

BeSoundbesoundbreast.comin

BeSound provides radiation-free breast ultrasound imaging with AI-powered detection, aimed at women — particularly those with dense breast tissue — who may be underserved by mammography.

Digital HealthFemTechMedical DevicesLos Angeles, US

Bailey Renger(Founder)

Co-investorsCorazon CapitalHyperplane Venture CapitalMuse CapitalOverwater Ventures LlcPave Health VenturesSSC Venture Partners+3 more

Bitskibitski.comApr 2021Acquired

San Francisco Web3 wallet and NFT infrastructure company, acquired by Solana wallet Phantom in May 2024.

San Francisco, US

Donald Dinch(Executive Officer, Director)Julian Tescher(Executive Officer)inDonnie Dinch(Founder)

BoardSriram Krishnan(Director)inSteve Jang(Director)in

Co-investorsa16z cryptoAndreessen HorowitzCoinbase VenturesJustin “3LAU” BlauSerena VenturesWinklevoss Capital+4 more

Bloom Creditbloomcredit.ioin𝕏

Bloom Credit provides credit data infrastructure and APIs that let banks, credit unions, and fintechs access validated tri-bureau consumer credit data, furnish Metro2-compliant reports, and build credit-building products.

Data & InfrastructureFintechSaaSNew York, US

Corey KaplaninMatthew Harris(Executive Officer, Director)Mo G.(Founder)inChristian Widhalm(CEO)inMike Esler(CTO)inMatt Keleshian(COO)in

Co-investors500 GlobalCommerce VenturesConnecticut InnovationsFlucas VenturesGaingelsMana Ventures+1 more

Blue Bottle Coffeebluebottlecoffee.com𝕏May 2015

Blue Bottle Coffee is a specialty coffee company that roasts and sells single-origin coffees, signature blends, matcha, and instant coffee through direct-to-consumer subscriptions and physical cafes, offering curated tasting experiences and a membership rewards program.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechSan Francisco, US

James Freeman(Founder)inBryan Meehan(Founder of Issuer)in

BoardMichelangelo Volpi(Director)Tony Conrad(Director)inMike Volpi(Director)

Co-investorsAvant Global LLCBrighter CapitalCollaborative FundGotham Gal VenturesGV (Google Ventures)Raptor Group+6 more

Braintrustusebraintrust.comin𝕏

Braintrust offers an AI-powered suite for enterprise hiring, assessment, and operations, including a vetted talent marketplace, an AI recruiting and screening tool, and custom AI automation agents.

AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech

Adam Jackson(Founder)inGabe Luna-Ostaseski(Founder)Ankur Goyal(Founder)Brian Flynn(Founder)Gabriel Luna-Ostaseski(Founder)

Co-investorsACME CapitalAusum VenturesCoatue ManagementCoinbase VenturesDanu VenturesFuture Perfect Ventures+11 more

Canopycanopy.cloudNov 2023

Canopy provides a wealth management platform that consolidates, reconciles, and analyzes assets across all major classes and custodians for family offices and wealth managers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Co-investorsIntegra PartnersACME CapitalNyca PartnersTenaya CapitalVillage GlobalWest Capital

Catalogcatalog.worksin𝕏

Catalog is a platform where musicians sell their music directly to fans, with artists getting paid at the moment of purchase.

Creator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & Entertainment

Hamish Gunasekara(Founder)inJeremy Stern(Founder)Michael Mckain(Founder)

Co-investors1confirmationInflection.xyzDCVC (Data Collective)Multicoin CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)OS Fund+3 more

Catchcatch.coin𝕏SeedAcquired

Catch provides automated financial management and benefits solutions for independent workers and freelancers, handling tax withholding, retirement savings, and health insurance enrollment without relying on traditional employer-provided benefits.

FintechHealthtechInsurTechNew York City, US

Andrew Ambrosino(Founder)inKristen Anderson(Founder)Alexandra Smith(Director, Engineering)Carl Reyes(Lead, Apps)Jess Little(Director, Partnerships)Alvin Ohlenbusch(Lead, Platform)

Co-investorsArdent VentureCrosslink CapitalDeepwater Asset ManagementKube VCLoup VenturesPrehype+20 more

Causal Labsgetcausal.aiMar 2025

Causal Labs builds a Large Physics foundation Model to learn causality through physics and weather observations.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSan Francisco, US

Dar Mehta(Founder)inYue (Kelsie) Zhao(Founder)

Co-investorsBoxGroupKarman VenturesTranspose Platform ManagementUnion Square Ventures (USV)OtherwiseRefactor Capital

Causallabscausallabs.io

Dar Mehta(Founder)Kelsie Zhao(Founder)

Co-investorsBantam GroupRefactor Capital

CloudTruckscloudtrucks.comin𝕏

CloudTrucks provides a platform that connects independent truck owner-operators to a network of carriers for freight shipping, handling compliance and cash flow management.

Logistics & Supply ChainSaaS

Tobenna Arodiogbu(Founder)inJin Shieh(Founder)inGeorge Ezenna(Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesATEL VenturesBetter Tomorrow VenturesCraft VenturesHumba VenturesMenlo Ventures+4 more

Clubhouseclubhouse.com𝕏

Clubhouse is a social audio platform where users can join live voice conversations and discussions.

Social

Rohan Seth(Founder)inPaul Davison(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzColor CapitalDream MachineDreamers VCGraph VenturesJames Beshara Fund+15 more

Coindcxcoindcx.com

A crypto-enabled financial services company providing borderless financial products and capital flow solutions.

Neeraj Khandelwal(Founder)Sumit Gupta(Founder)

Co-investors2am VCB Capital GroupB4 CapitalBlock.oneCoinbase VenturesDraper Dragon+10 more

CoinTrackercointracker.comin𝕏Seed

CoinTracker is a cryptocurrency tax software platform that automatically imports transactions from wallets and exchanges to calculate gains, losses, and generate IRS-ready tax reports for US investors.

Crypto & Web3FintechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jon Lerner(CEO)inChandan Lodha(Founder)Jacob Wong(Chief of Staff)Vera Tzoneva(COO)Zack Reneau-Wedeen(Product Lead)Jakub Wojnar-Płeszka(Product Designer)

Co-investorsAccelBalaji SrinivasanCoinbase VenturesGeneral CatalystHomebrewInitialized Capital+8 more

Collectivecollective.comin𝕏

Collective is an online back-office platform for self-employed people and single-person businesses ("Businesses-of-One"), offering services such as business formation, taxes, and accounting.

FintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Ugur Kaner(Director)inBugra Han Akcay(Director)Hooman Radfar(Founder)inJeff Barlam(Executive Officer)inBugra Akcay(Founder)Uğur Kaner(Founder)

Co-investors53 StationsAdventure FundAglae VenturesArdent VentureBetter Tomorrow VenturesCrosscourt Ventures+16 more

Color Healthcolor.comin𝕏Nov 2021

Color Health operates a nationwide virtual cancer clinic delivering oncologist-led care, screening, and treatment management for employer, union, health plan, and public sector populations.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Othman Laraki(Founder)inElad Gil(Founder)Nish Bhat(Founder)Taylor Sittler(Founder)

Co-investors8VCAliya Capital PartnersComcast VenturesCRV (Charles River Ventures)Dria VenturesForesite Capital+14 more

Conceiveweconceive.comin𝕏Jul 2024

Conceive offers a membership-based fertility support service that connects members with nurses and coaches available 24/7 via text for personalized coaching, help interpreting fertility testing, and guidance through trying to conceive, IVF, treatment, and pregnancy.

Digital HealthFemTechWellness & FitnessNew York, US

Lauren Berson(Founder)in

Co-investorsEverywhere VenturesFounder CollectiveGreat Oaks Venture CapitalMyelin VCOverwater Ventures LlcChemistry+2 more

CONNORA TECHNOLOGIESconnoratech.com

Cell Technology sells laboratory assay kits and reagents for life-science research, including caspase/apoptosis detection kits, flow cytometry cytotoxicity assays, ELISA buffers and diluents, and fluorescent enzyme and metabolite detection kits.

BiotechDeep Tech

Rey Banatao(Founder)Stefan Pastine(Founder)

Corgi Insurancecorgi.insurein𝕏Series A · Apr 2026 · $110M

Corgi is an AI-native, full-stack insurance platform that provides modular business insurance coverage designed for technology companies.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechInsurTechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Nico Laqua(Founder)inEmily Yuan(COO)inNicolas Laqua(Executive Officer, Director)Jamie Cuffe(Founder)Nico Laqua Emily Yuan(Founder)Samuel Piecz(Engineer)

Co-investorsAlanda Capital Holding LimitedAlumni VenturesAUDEO VENTURESFellowsMaiora Rebel VenturesNordstar+27 more

Cradlecradlefinance.com

Cradle operates a payments network enabling small businesses in India to receive funds from other businesses without transaction fees.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechBengaluru, IN

Gaurav Mishra(Founder)inDaniel Danciu(Founder)Eli Bixby(Founder)Elise de Reus(Founder)Harmen van Rossum(Founder)Jelle Prins(Founder)

Co-investorsIndex VenturesIVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Transpose Platform ManagementY CombinatorDay One VenturesLynett Capital Partners+2 more

cto.newcto.newin𝕏

A full-stack engineering team that builds, tests, and ships SaaS products with roles spanning architecture planning, backend APIs, frontend UI, and QA testing.

Developer ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsAscensionGelt VC

Dawndawn.health𝕏

Dawn provides digital therapy for insomnia treatment, offering patient-tailored programs delivered by sleep coaches.

Digital HealthHealthtechMental HealthWellness & Fitness

Rahul Shivkumar(Co-Founder)Andreas Meistad(Co-Founder)Varun Krishnamurthy(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAlpha FundsANA Future Frontier FundBalerion Space VenturesCrosscourt VenturesGaingelsGD1+6 more

Dazedaze.chat

Daze is a mobile chat application available for iPhone and Android, with a community hosted on Discord.

ConsumerSocial

Willem Simons(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Ventures468 CapitalAlpaca VCBetaworks+2 more

Dedalus Labsdedaluslabs.aiin𝕏Seed · Oct 2025 · $11M

Dedalus Labs provides virtual machines that boot in 250ms with Linux isolation, persistent storage, and scale-to-zero billing.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Cathy Di(CEO)inWindsor Nguyen(CTO)inCatherine Di(Founder)inCathy Di Windsor Nguyen(Founder)Stephanie Gao(Growth Product Manager)Nicky He(Head of Operations \u0026 HR)

Co-investorsY CombinatorActivant CapitalSaga VenturesThe E14 FundTranspose Platform ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+11 more

Dipseabravado.coAcquired

Dipsea is a subscription mobile app publishing erotic audio stories written and narrated for a primarily female audience.

San Francisco, US

Faye Keegan(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Gina Gutierrez(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Sahil Mansuri(Founder)

BoardEric Stromberg(Director)

Co-investorsPrecursor VenturesRedpoint VenturesWorklife VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalAirAngelsAmboy Street Ventures+12 more

Districtdistrict.net

An AI-powered commerce platform to help anyone build and grow a commerce business.

Edward Koai(Founder)inKhoi Tran(Founder)Patrick M(Founder)Eddie Koai(Founder)Patrick Mandia(Founder)

Co-investors20VCAndreessen HorowitzFirestartrLiquid Ventures

Domainnamewiredomainnamewire.com𝕏

Domain Name Wire is a news publication covering the domain name industry, WordPress, and web hosting for domain owners, developers, attorneys, and registrars.

Media & EntertainmentSeattle, US

Andrew Allemann(Editor & Publisher)

Drip Shopdripshop.livein𝕏

Sameep Sheth(Founder)inJavaughn Lawrence(Founder)

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesEniac VenturesBase10 Partners

Dupedupe.com𝕏

Dupe is a shopping tool that lets consumers find cheaper lookalike alternatives to products they want by searching the internet for the same or similar items at lower prices.

ConsumerE-commerceRetail Tech

Bobby Ghoshal(Founder)Ramin Bozorgzadeh(Founder)

Co-investorsAbstract VenturesDesigner FundM13NextView Ventures

dYdXdydx.xyzin𝕏Dec 2017

dYdX is a decentralized cryptocurrency exchange offering spot and derivatives trading with features including deep liquidity, advanced order types, and instant market listings.

Crypto & Web3FintechNew York City, US

Antonio Juliano(Founder)inIvo Crnkovic-Rubsamen(CEO)inCharles d'Haussyin

Co-investors1confirmationa16z cryptoAbstract VenturesAndreessen HorowitzBR CapitalCapital B Private Holdings+14 more

dYdXdydxopsdao.com𝕏

The dYdX Operations subDAO is a decentralized autonomous organization that manages legal contracts, community infrastructure, and governance operations for the dYdX Chain through the Digital Operations Foundation, a Cayman Islands-based entity.

Crypto & Web3FintechCayman Islands, KY

Co-investors1confirmationAndreessen HorowitzDeFiance CapitalElectric CapitalKronos ResearchMenai Financial Group+4 more

Ellisellis.ai

Ellis is a platform for private credit fund managers that ingests, structures, validates, and reconciles data from disparate sources such as loan tapes, general ledgers, and fund admin reports.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Ryan Williams(Founder)Sampei Omichi(Founder)

Co-investorsFirst Round CapitalWilshire Lane Capital20VC645 VenturesAdapt VenturesDay One Ventures+3 more

Ellisellis.comin𝕏

Ellis is a modern immigration law firm that combines legal services with a software platform to manage U.S. immigration and visa processes for companies.

HR TechLegalTechSaaSNew York City, US

Co-investors20VCAdapt VenturesV1 VC645 VenturesKhosla VenturesSlow Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Kindred Ventures made?
Kindred Ventures has 201 tracked investments, 23 of which have exited, including 27 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Kindred Ventures invest at?
Kindred Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Kindred Ventures's typical check size?
Kindred Ventures typically writes checks of $250K – $2M.
What sectors does Kindred Ventures focus on?
Kindred Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Climate Tech, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Developer Tools, Digital Health, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Media & Entertainment, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech, SaaS, Space Tech, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Kindred Ventures located?
Kindred Ventures is headquartered in San Francisco, US.
Does Kindred Ventures lead rounds?
Yes, Kindred Ventures leads investment rounds.
Who does Kindred Ventures co-invest with?
Kindred Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Coinbase Ventures, Gaingels, among 522 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 111

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

$500K – $50M
Alumni Ventures

Alumni Ventures (AV) is a venture capital firm that co-invests alongside lead VCs in startups, backing founders with capital and access to a large investor and operator community.

$100K – $10M
Sequoia Capital

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders to build technology companies.

$100K – $50M
BoxGroup

BoxGroup is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in startups at their earliest stages.

$250K – $1M
General Catalyst

General Catalyst is a venture capital firm operating as a partnership focused on company building and accelerating the growth of the businesses it backs.

$30M
SV Angel

SV Angel is a San Francisco-based firm that invests long-term in founders, supporting them with advice, introductions, and network access at key business inflection points.

$150K – $20M
Craft Ventures

Craft Ventures is a venture capital firm run by a team of former founders, operators, and investors who partner closely with founders to help build and scale technology companies.

$50K – $50M
Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

$1M – $100M
Lightspeed Venture Partners

Lightspeed Venture Partners is a global venture capital firm that backs founders from Seed through Series F and beyond, emphasizing deep, immersive partnerships with the companies it invests in.

$1M – $5M
Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm that backs bold, early-stage, technology-driven companies across deep tech and other sectors, providing hands-on 'venture assistance' to help founders build category-defining businesses.

$100K – $20M
Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

$100K – $10M
Techstars

Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.

$220K
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