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
FoundedKindred
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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
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Lystable's investors · 5
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Co-founders at Lystable
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Peter JohnstonExecutive Officer, Director
Founder at Kindred
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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
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2005 — 2008New York, NY
- BRED (Bringing Relief Every Day)Founder2002 — 2005New Haven, CT
Skills & more
Growth Strategies13Start-ups44Competitive Analysis14Business Strategy32Product Management5Corporate Development36Financial Modeling15Market Entry4Private Equity8Venture Capital35Valuation2Due Diligence4
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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
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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
- Who is Leila Zegna?
- 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.
- Where does Leila Zegna work?
- Leila Zegna is Founder of Kindred and General Partner at Kindred Capital and Board director at Lystable.
- 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.
- What boards does Leila Zegna sit on?
- Leila Zegna holds tracked board seats at Lystable.
- Where did Leila Zegna go to school?
- Leila Zegna studied at Harvard Business School (MBA); Yale University (BA, Mathematics & Philosophy).
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Yale University mafia373
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Michael SeibelBAFounded SocialCamBen SilbermannB.A.Founded Audiobeta +2Justin KanPhysics and PhilosophyFounded Stash +6Jonathan RothbergDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Raindance Technologies +4Donald IngberDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Unravel Biosciences +3Kevin RyanBAFounded Transcend Therapeutics +2
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Kindred Capital mafia5
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Cradle mafia2
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Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School2,000
Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalAileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalTim DraperFounder of Draper AssociatesMike Maples JrCo-founding Partner at FloodgateMamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner Perkins
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Shared employers
Also worked at Boston Children's Hospital57
Sam BlackmanEntrepreneur in Residence at GV (Google Ventures)Molly RobertsonOperations Associate at Founder CollectiveNasra MohamedInvestor at Third Rock VenturesJane SuhPrincipal on the AlleyCorp Healthcare teamJohn BrownsteinSenior Vice President and Chief Innovation Officer at Flare Capital PartnersBrian ButlerPartner at Questa Capital
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Also worked at Ori Biotech10
Freya Svedberg-KeatingInvestor at MedicxiJonathan HayPartner at Delin VenturesRosie BarnettPrincipal at Delin VenturesMiao HeSenior Investment Associate at Hadean VenturesPierre SochaPartner at Amadeus Capital PartnersDevin LeakeManaging Director at Novalis LifeSciences
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Also worked at Daye2
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Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockToby CoppelCo-founder and Partner at Mosaic VenturesBenedict EvansWrites a weekly technology newsletter read by close to 200,000 peoplePeterDeep Tech Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesAniTalent Team at Hummingbird VenturesIsabel FoxHead of Investor Relations at Hoxton Ventures
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