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Kenneth Ballenegger

Investor

Managing Partner at Oyster Ventures

Hong Kong

Writes $25K – $200K checks · typically $200K

About

Repeat entrepreneur turned Managing Partner, Kenneth Ballenegger brings founder/operator experience rather than a purely financial background, has angel-invested in over 40 companies and served as Head of Strategy at Republic.

Invests in

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Experience

  1. Oyster VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2017 — present
  2. ZBioticsBoard Observercurrent2020 — present
  3. Utopian InternationalTravel Advisorcurrent2022 — present
  4. Republic CryptoCofounder & CSO2017 — 2019Greater New York City Area
  5. AngelListInsitutional Fund Products2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Hone CapitalAlgorithmic Investing2016Palo Alto
  7. FreshPayCo-Founder & CTO2014San Francisco
  8. ChartboostArchitect2011 — 2014
  9. ChartboostHead of Mobile Engineering2011 — 2014
  10. Azure TalonOwner2007 — 2013
  11. The Walt Disney CompanyBackend Games Engineer2010 — 2011
  12. TapulousGames Engineer2010

Education

  1. California College of the ArtsBFA, Graphic Design2009 — 2012

Skills & more

Venture Capital14Fundraising12Angel Investing10Mobile Applications21iOS development11Front-end3Agile Methodologies4Web Applications3Web Development2Software Engineering3iOS Development7Objective-C29
+12 moreGitiPhoneJavaScriptjQueryMySQLiOSMongoDBPHPCSSRubyHTML 5JSON

Languages English · French

From Kenneth's professional profile.

Colleagues at Oyster Ventures

Sophie Liao
Managing Partner at Oyster Ventures

Network1

Anji Ismail
Scout at Leonis Capital

Investors connected to Kenneth in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kenneth Ballenegger work?
Kenneth Ballenegger is Managing Partner at Oyster Ventures.
What does Kenneth Ballenegger invest in?
Kenneth Ballenegger invests in Crypto & Web3, Fintech.
What check size does Kenneth Ballenegger write?
Kenneth Ballenegger typically writes checks of $25K – $200K.

Same school

Also attended California College of the Arts5

Shivani SinghVisual Design Specialist at UNICEF Innovation FundRosanna YauAdvisor at Don BugitoShalini SardanaAngel at Pipeline AngelsAdam GreenFounder/CPO at User HeroSparsh SharmaFounder at Paasa

Shared employers

Also worked at ZBiotics6

Charlie PintoOperating Partner at Bling CapitalSophie LiaoManaging Partner at Oyster VenturesRobert OlsonPartner at M13Chris LuInvestor at Winning Together FundJoão GraçaFounder/CTO at UnbabelStephen LambFounder at ZBiotics

Also worked at AngelList69

Cyan BanisterCo-founder & General Partner at Long Journey VenturesWesley ChanInvestor at Felicis VenturesHelen MinEarly-stage investor and marketing advisor to startupsMehul KumarInvestor at FJ LabsBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpLee JacobsEntrepreneur, investor, and cofounder of Edelweiss

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Also worked at The Walt Disney Company96

Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesArmando AlvarezFinance Manager at Westlake Village BioPartnersChuck DavisOperating Partner at TCVJessica PouleurPartner at Openspace VenturesMike DudasInvestor at 6th Man VenturesEmilio Maglione-FulcoHead of Operations at 6th Man Ventures

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Also worked at Tapulous3

Eric TheisPrincipal at Bling CapitalDavid MathewsAdvisor at Stage 1 VenturesKyle MacomberFounder at bitrig