Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.
Venture capitalAtlanta · Seed–Late Stage · 14 people tracked
Investment thesis
Kinetic Ventures focuses on backing entrepreneurs who are thought leaders in spaces where the firm has genuine domain knowledge, allowing it to act as a value-added partner. The firm values the inspiration behind entrepreneurial efforts and seeks out new, unconventional, and disruptive ideas. Its stated principles emphasize being pleasant to work with, honesty, integrity in delivering on promises, and a belief that every person and region of the country contributes to the resilience of the American Dream.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 14 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 25 of 36 portfolio companiesSaaS ×11Enterprise Software ×7AI & Machine Learning ×4Fintech ×4Media & Entertainment ×4AdTech ×3Cloud Computing ×3Marketing Tech ×3
HQs:United States×21
Investments · 36 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12020 · 12018 · 12017 · 22015 · 17 dated
Calix provides broadband service providers with a dedicated funding team, tools, and resources to identify and apply for public grants (such as the federal BEAD program) and connect with private investors including private equity, venture capital, and equipment financiers.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSaaS
Cardlytics operates a commerce media platform that uses card-linked purchase data to deliver targeted offers and closed-loop measurement for marketers and advertisers, and personalized rewards programs for banks and publishers.
AdTechFintechMarketing TechAtlanta, US
Scott Grimes(Executive Officer, Director)inLynne Laube(Executive Officer, Director)Kirk Somers(Executive Officer)David Evans(Executive Officer)
BoardJohn Klinck(Director)inMark Johnson(Director)in
Co-investorsBaroda VenturesCanaan PartnersNext Coast VenturesSavano Capital PartnersHyperplane Venture CapitalPolaris Partners+1 more
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsNorwest Venture PartnersOpus CapitalRho Capital Partners+2 more
Vancouver
RYAN VOLBERG(Director)JANET BANNISTER(Director)STEVE BARHA(Executive Officer, Director)KEVIN FALK(Director)CAMPBELL B. LANIER(Director)
Board seatCampbell B. "Cam" Lanier III· per SEC Form D · $12.7M raise · filed Jul 2023
Co-investorsTTV Capital
Point Broadband is a fiber-based internet service provider offering residential internet with speeds up to 2 Gbps in most markets, along with whole-home Wi-Fi and streaming TV options.
ConsumerHardwareWest Point, US
Michael Todd Holt(Executive Officer, Director)Chad Wachter(Executive Officer)
BoardRodger Lee Johnson(Executive Officer, Director)O. Gene Gabbard(Executive Officer, Director)Campbell B. Lanier, III(Executive Officer, Director)John Walker Chidsey, III(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatJake TarrCampbell B. "Cam" Lanier III· per SEC Form D
West Point, US
Butch Brock(Executive Officer)David Hartin(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardTim Knight(Director)Rodger Johnson(Director)
Board seatBernard D. Tarr, Jr.· per SEC Form D · $33M raise · filed Jan 2026
Co-investorsAccess Venture PartnersAdit Ventures Management, LlcAgilitas Private EquityAlba Infra PartnersALIVE Israel HealthTech FundAlkemi Growth Capital+73 more
9Lenses provides a client consultation platform that helps account executives and sales teams uncover customer pain points, qualify leads, and close opportunities in technical sectors.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechVienna, US
Tom Hessen(CEO)inJohn Oswald(Director)Mary M. Styer(Director)Edwin Miller(Executive Officer, Director)Bernard Tarr(Director)Jesse Levin(Director)
Co-investorsRally Ventures Management, Llc
Boulder, US
Matt Lipscomb(Executive Officer, Director)Nathan Ratledge(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBradley Sheftel(Director)Stephen Rodriguez(Director)inLeo Banchick(Director)Tom Baruch(Director)in
Co-investorsAdvance Venture PartnersBuilders FundDCVC (Data Collective)General Mediterranean HoldingsGranite HillJuniper+5 more
Alyrica provides residential internet service with tiered speed plans that include professional installation and a Premium Wi-Fi system.
ConsumerPhilomath, US
Joseph Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Sullivan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDeborah Rand(Director)Jake Tarr(Director)
Co-investorsKube VC
Carputty offers digital auto financing for U.S. car buyers, providing fixed-rate single-vehicle loans through a lending partner along with tools to track and predict vehicle value over time.
FintechMobility & TransportationSaaSAtlanta, US
J. Patrick Bayliss(President and CEO)
BoardMichael Tannenbaum(Resigned as a Director 7/16/2021)
Co-investorsFontinalis PartnersGrand VenturesKickstartPorsche VenturesTTV Capital
Dragonfly is a local broadband provider in Southwest Alabama offering high-speed fiber internet, WiFi services, and phone lines to residential and business customers.
Cloud ComputingMonroeville, US
Co-investorsCapital One VenturesCoinbase VenturesFirstMark CapitalRipple
Fierce Network is a B2B media outlet covering the communications and network infrastructure industry, including wireless, wireline, cloud, AI-native networks, broadband, optical transport, data centers, edge computing and security.
Media & Entertainment
Co-investorsAviv Venture Capital
Foodbuy is a group purchasing organization staffed by supply chain experts that manages category, distribution, and account management services across North America.
B2B MarketplacesEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Alana Carlton(SVP, North America Category, Distribution, and Account Management)
Fourth provides software solutions aimed at helping businesses save time, reduce costs, and increase profitability.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechRetail TechSaaS
Scott Collison(Chief Executive Officer)Christian Berthelsen(Chief Technology Officer)John Whitmarsh(Chief Financial Officer)Nipul Chokshi(Chief Marketing Officer)
Co-investorsMarlin Equity PartnersBreakthrough Energy Ventures
Highline provides high-speed fiber broadband and whole-home Wi-Fi for residential customers in rural communities, supporting streaming, gaming, remote work, online learning, and smart-home devices.
CleantechEnterprise Software
Robert Mills(Chief Executive Officer)Shawn Murray(Chief Revenue Officer)Tyson Begly(Chief Financial Officer)Matt Hayes(Chief Technology Officer)Tanya Belk(Chief Support Officer)Bruce Moore(Michigan - President and General Manager)
Instant offers an all-in-one pay platform providing earned wage access, digital tip payouts, and a virtual pay card, letting employees access their wages and tips before payday without fees.
FintechHR TechSaaS
Tal Clark(CEO)
Co-investorsTech Square VenturesTechFarms CapitalTTV Capital
ITC Capital Partners is an investment firm that owns and operates portfolio companies including internet service providers, healthcare solutions, and aerospace data services.
Climate TechEnterprise SoftwareWest Point, US
Kobiton provides a mobile test automation platform with a real-device cloud, device lab management, and AI-driven tools that generate Appium scripts from manual test sessions and run tests across physical Android and iOS devices.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaSAtlanta, US
Frank Moyer(Director)inSean Barry(Executive Officer, Director)Kevin Lee(Executive Officer)Vu Lam(Director)
BoardKen Walters(Director)Nelson Chu(Director)in
Co-investorsBIP VenturesFulcrum Equity PartnersService Provider Capital
LeaseTerm Solutions provides risk management products for the multi-family housing industry, helping apartment communities manage lease breaks, property damage, and bad debt.
InsurTechPropTechIrvine, US
NaviStone provides a platform that helps enterprise B2C brands discover new audiences and engage them with personalized media and messaging, using identity and digital intent analytics with privacy-first technology.
AdTechMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSCincinnati, US
Larry Kavanagh(Founder)in
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalCincyTech
North Bay Business Journal is a news and media outlet publishing business and local interest journalism covering California's North Bay region, including Sonoma County.
Media & Entertainment
Optii offers an AI-powered hotel operations platform that uses predictive technology to optimize housekeeping, maintenance, service delivery, and internal team communication.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSTravel & Hospitality
Katherine Grass(CEO)inWendy Zapach(CRO)inDino Pietropaolo(CTO)in
ProctorFree provides online proctoring software for higher education institutions and professional organizations conducting remote exams.
EdTechHuntersville, US
William Brad Davis(Executive Officer, Director)Velvet Nelston(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Murphy(Executive Officer, Director)Mike Murphy, MBA(Founder)in
BoardJonathan Boggiano(Director)Mark McDowell(Director)
Co-investorsIDEA NCTFX Capital
RiverStreet provides fiber and high-speed broadband Internet service to homes and businesses in rural communities, including through low-income and Lifeline discount plans.
Schoox is a learning management and workforce development platform for frontline enterprises, combining an enterprise LMS with analytics that link training to business outcomes.
EdTechHR TechSaaSAustin, US
Eleftherios Ntouanoglou(Executive Officer, Director)Brandon Hudgeons(Executive Officer, Director)Angelos Angelou(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLanier B. Campbell(Director)Jason Dorsey(Director)
Co-investorsVista Equity Partners
Co-investorsMachina VenturesPrime Movers Lab
Virtana offers an AI-powered observability platform for hybrid infrastructure spanning on-premises, colocation, and cloud environments, covering data fabric, storage, network, and compute domains.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise Software
Kash Shaikhin
Co-investorsHighBar PartnersAtalaya CapitalBenhamou Global VenturesBand of AngelsRembrandt Venture PartnersFloodgate
Vizbee provides universal casting technology and lets media companies launch branded, high-performance TV apps across platforms such as FireTV, Roku, Samsung, LG, Vizio, AndroidTV, and Xbox.
AdTechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSNew York, US
Mark Levine(Director)Darren Feher(Executive Officer, Director)Prashanth Pappu(Director)Jeremy Legg(Director)
BoardSomak Chattopadhyay(Director)in
Co-investorsCerity Partners VenturesSocial StartsArmory Square Ventures
Zift Solutions offers Unifyr, a partner relationship management (PRM) platform that helps channel teams onboard partners, register deals, run co-marketing campaigns, and track pipeline.
Marketing TechSaaSSales TechDurham, US
Bryan Ferren(Executive Officer)Scott England(Executive Officer)David Buffaloe(Executive Officer)Andy Wilson(Executive Officer)Nicole Wicker(Executive Officer)Mark Schlief(Executive Officer)
Co-investorsAlbionVCBull City Venture PartnersEscalate Capital Partners
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 · 3
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioCalixNYSE: CALXCardlyticsNASDAQ: CDLXCienaNYSE: CIEN
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCalix · investing.com · Aug 12, 2026
Cardlytics · investing.com · Aug 5, 2026
Point Broadband · globalcapital.com · Jul 29, 2026
Dragonfly · fintech.global · Jul 15, 2026
Instant · otechworld.com · Jul 13, 2026
Fourth · amnesty.org · Jul 10, 2026
Highline · workforce.highline.edu · Feb 4, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. made?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. has 34 tracked investments.
- What stage does Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. invest at?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Late Stage stages.
- What is Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C.'s typical check size?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. typically writes checks of $1M – $5M.
- What sectors does Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. focus on?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. focuses on Cleantech, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS.
- Where is Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. located?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. is headquartered in Atlanta, US.
- Who does Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. co-invest with?
- Kinetic Ventures, L.L.C. most often shares deals with Bessemer Venture Partners, Canaan Partners, CincyTech, among 47 tracked co-investors.
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