About
Hillel is a Managing Director at Kennet Partners who has led deals including Eloomi, Rimilia, Dext, Rivo Software, Scoro, eStoreMedia, Jiminny, Codility, RealityMine, ABA English and Spreadshirt. Before Kennet he worked at ETV Capital, KPMG as a management consultant, and at growth-stage technology companies. He is a CFA charterholder with law and economics degrees from South African universities.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Kennet PartnersManaging Directorcurrent2009 — present
- YondaBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Fluid TopicsBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentFrance
- ScoroBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- eStoreMedia - digital brand intelligence #ecommerce #digitaltransformationBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- JiminnyBoard Membercurrent2022 — present
- CodilityBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- Gate7 CapitalInvestment Committee Membercurrent2020 — present
- RealityMineBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentManchester, United Kingdom
- SpreadshirtBoard Membercurrent2013 — presentLeipzig Area, Germany
- eloomiBoard Member2019 — 2024London, United Kingdom
- GripBoard Member2021 — 2022London, England, United Kingdom
- DextBoard Member2016 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- American & British Academy - ABA EnglishBoard Member2016 — 2021Barcelona Area, Spain
- AdikteevBoard Member2016 — 2020Paris Area, France
- RimiliaBoard Member2017 — 2020United Kingdom
- Rivo, a Sphera companyBoard Member2013 — 2017London, United Kingdom
- TrademobBoard Member2012 — 2016Berlin Area, Germany
- ETV CapitalInvestment Professional2006 — 2009
- KPMG AdvisoryManager2004 — 2006
- Livingstone GunnConsultant2002 — 2004
- Digital Gear MarketingBusiness Development Manager2001
- Metropolis TransactiveBusiness Development Consultant2000
Skills & more
Venture CapitalDigital Media46Mezzanine24LBO17Business Services10Private Equity99Online Advertising11Management Consulting29Business Strategy49Alternative Investments13Due Diligence25Emerging Markets26
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EntrepreneurshipInvestmentsStart-upsEquitiesGrowth CapitalMergers & AcquisitionsBusiness DevelopmentAsset ManagementStrategyDebtInternetAngel InvestingFrom Hillel's professional profile.
Investments
Led
ABA EnglishCodilityDextEloomieStoreMediaJiminnyRealityMineRimiliaRivo SoftwareScoroSpreadshirt
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Kennet Partners
Alex Taylor-Harris
Director at Kennet Partners
Anila Repaj
Operations & Investor Relations Manager at Kennet Partners
Capucine Viard
Associate at Kennet Partners
Carl Goldfischer
Advisor, MD at Bay City Capital
Cillian Hilliard
Director at Kennet Partners
Edward Blayney
Financial Controller at Kennet Partners
Eric Filipek
Managing Director at Kennet Partners
Gillian Skendaj
Executive Assistant at Kennet Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Hillel Zidel?
- Hillel is a Managing Director at Kennet Partners who has led deals including Eloomi, Rimilia, Dext, Rivo Software, Scoro, eStoreMedia, Jiminny, Codility, RealityMine, ABA English and Spreadshirt. Before Kennet he worked at ETV Capital, KPMG as a management consultant, and at growth-stage technology companies. He is a CFA charterholder with law and economics degrees from South African universities.
- Where does Hillel Zidel work?
- Hillel Zidel is Managing Director at Kennet Partners.
- What does Hillel Zidel invest in?
- Hillel Zidel invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- What companies has Hillel Zidel invested in?
- Investments tracked here include ABA English, Codility, Dext, Eloomi, eStoreMedia, Jiminny, RealityMine, Rimilia, Rivo Software, Scoro, Spreadshirt.
- Where did Hillel Zidel go to school?
- Hillel Zidel studied at CFA Institute (Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Finance & Investment); University of Johannesburg (Masters Degree, Economics); University of Johannesburg (Honours Degree, Economics).
- Does Hillel Zidel lead rounds?
- Yes — Hillel Zidel has led 11 tracked investments.
Same school
Also attended CFA Institute309
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Also attended University of Johannesburg32
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Also attended University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika57
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Shared employers
Also worked at Jiminny1
Also worked at Spreadshirt6
Also worked at Dext11
Andreas SchropferHead of Finance at Brighteye VenturesJames GreenGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Paul ViderPrincipal at Partech VenturesPerry BlacherPartner at Augmentum FintechBrad TwohigCo-Founder, Managing Partner at Smash CapitalPaul SzurekPartner at Smash Capital
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