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Leila Zegna

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Founding Partner at Kindred Capital · Founding General Partner at Kindred · Board director at Lystable

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

BackedLondon · $500K – $5M checksCaffeinated CapitalSan Francisco · $3M – $50M checks · since 2021Goldcrest CapitalDallasKindred CapitalLondon · since 2016Valar Ventures LlcSan Francisco · $100K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Lystable

PJ
Peter JohnstonExecutive Officer, Director

Founder at Kindred

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Kindred's investors · 3

Beast VenturesHong KongIsomer CapitalLondonOVNI CapitalSan Francisco · $250K – $2M checks

Experience

  1. Kindred Capital VCFounding General Partnercurrent2015 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. CradleBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentZurich and Amsterdam
  3. RobCoBoard Directorcurrent2022 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
  4. FDMBoard Directorcurrent2024 — presentLondon and Austin
  5. LottieBoard Directorcurrent2021 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
  6. GaiaBoard Directorcurrent2020 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  7. LabGeniusBoard Directorcurrent2017 — presentLondon, United Kingdom
  8. Boston Children's HospitalTrust Board Membercurrent2021 — presentBoston, Massachusetts, United States
  9. Eleven TherapeuticsBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
  10. Ori BiotechBoard Membercurrent2019 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  11. Kabuki Syndrome FoundationBoard Directorcurrent2019 — present
  12. Multiple start-upsAngel Investorcurrent2011 — present
  13. NomioBoard Director2020 — 2024London, England, United Kingdom
  14. DayeBoard Director2018 — 2022
  15. PolyworkBoard Director2016 — 2021
  16. Entrepreneur FirstSenior Advisory Board Member2015 — 2017
  17. GenapSysCOO2012 — 2015Bay Area and London (United Kingdom)
  18. Plum DistrictGeneral Manager2011 — 2012San Francisco, CA
  19. Harvard Business SchoolMBA 20112009 — 2011
  20. Endeavor2008 Fellow2008 — 2009Buenos Aires, Argentina
  21. Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2005 — 2008New York, NY
  22. BRED (Bringing Relief Every Day)Founder2002 — 2005New Haven, CT

Skills & more

Growth Strategies13Start-ups44Competitive Analysis14Business Strategy32Product Management5Corporate Development36Financial Modeling15Market Entry4Private Equity8Venture Capital35Valuation2Due Diligence4
+12 moreEmerging MarketsCorporate FinanceInvestment BankingAnalyticsBusiness DevelopmentStrategic ConsultingManagement ConsultingStrategic PartnershipsStrategyStrategic PlanningEntrepreneurshipAcquisition Integration

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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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Dan Vickers
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Dave Wascha
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Fiona Lay
Investor at Kindred Capital
Irina Haivas
Venture Partner at Kindred Capital
Jackson Hull
Investor at Kindred Capital
John Cassidy
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 Founding 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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