Leila Zegna
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Kindred Capital · Board director at Lystable · Founder at Kindred
London, England, United Kingdom
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Leila Rastegar Zegna is a Founding General Partner at Kindred Capital, where she structures investments with a collaborative partnership model. She serves on the board of Boston Children's Hospital and works with the Kabuki Syndrome Foundation on rare disease research initiatives.
Board director at Lystable
Intro paths
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In turn, Leila can intro founders to Lystable's investors below.
Lystable's investors · 2
Co-founders at Lystable
PJ
Peter JohnstonExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Kindred
Intro paths
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In turn, Leila can intro founders to Kindred's investors below.
Kindred's investors · 3
Experience
- Kindred Capital VCFounding General Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- CradleBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentZurich and Amsterdam
- RobCoBoard Directorcurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- FDMBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentLondon and Austin
- LottieBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- GaiaBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- LabGeniusBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
- Boston Children's HospitalTrust Board Membercurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
- Eleven TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- Ori BiotechBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- Kabuki Syndrome FoundationBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
- Multiple start-upsAngel Investorcurrent2011 — present
- NomioBoard Director2020 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
- DayeBoard Director2018 — 2022
- PolyworkBoard Director2016 — 2021
- Entrepreneur FirstSenior Advisory Board Member2015 — 2017
- GenapSysCOO2012 — 2015Bay Area and London (United Kingdom)
- Plum DistrictGeneral Manager2011 — 2012San Francisco, CA
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA 20112009 — 2011
- Endeavor2008 Fellow2008 — 2009Buenos Aires, Argentina
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA2009 — 2011
- Yale UniversityBA, Mathematics & Philosophy2001 — 2005
Skills & more
Growth Strategies13Start-ups44Competitive Analysis14Business Strategy32Product Management5Corporate Development36Financial Modeling15Market Entry4Private Equity8Venture Capital35Valuation2Due Diligence4
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Emerging MarketsCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentStrategic ConsultingManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsStrategyStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipAcquisition IntegrationFrom Leila's professional profile.
Deals · 1
LystableBoard seat
via Kindred Capital · filed Sep 2016 · $14.6M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Kindred Capital
Christian Owens
Investor at Kindred Capital
Chrys Chrysanthou
Investor at Kindred Capital
Chrysanthos Chrysanthou
Advisor at ScaleX Ventures
Dan Vickers
Investor at Kindred Capital
Dave Wascha
Operating Partner at AlbionVC
Fiona Lay
Investor at Kindred Capital
Irina Haivas
Venture Partner at Kindred Capital
Jackson Hull
Investor at Kindred Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Leila Zegna work?
- Leila Zegna is General Partner at Kindred Capital and Founder at Lystable and Founder at Kindred.
- What check size does Leila Zegna write?
- Leila Zegna typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What companies did Leila Zegna found?
- Leila Zegna founded Kindred, Lystable.
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