Firms

Kindred Ventures
San Francisco, California, US
Founded in 2014, Kindred Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund led by Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela, and is based in San Francisco, California. Collectively as a team, we have invested in over 100 companies in our careers, and have served as founders, early employees, and advisors in several pioneering technology startups.
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- Type
- Venture capital
Funds6
Kindred Selector II—
USD 355m combined two announced funds, individual split and legal final-close date undisclosed. Core formation/pre-seed/seed distinct from Selector opportunity vehicle; portfolio market capitalization not AUM.
Kindred Ventures IV—
USD 355m combined two announced funds, individual split and legal final-close date undisclosed. Core formation/pre-seed/seed distinct from Selector opportunity vehicle; portfolio market capitalization not AUM.
Kindred Selector I$112M
First opportunity vehicle; announcement 2023-06-27 versus closing vintage reported 2022. Distinct USD 112m from USD 200m core.
Kindred Ventures III$200M
Core vehicle; announcement 2023-06-27, closing vintage reported 2022. USD 200m core/USD 112m growth split corroborated TechCrunch 2023-06-26, combined USD 312m not single fund.
Kindred Ventures 2021 fund$101M
Historical closed fund amount reported2023-06-26; descriptive vintage label because exact legal partnership name unspecified, date retains year precision.
Kindred Ventures 2019 fund$56M
Historical closed fund amount reported2023-06-26; descriptive vintage label because exact legal partnership name unspecified, date retains year precision.
Team
![]() Holyn Kanake Kindred Ventures, investor | $1M$250K – $2M | New York, New York |
![]() Evan Chen Kindred Ventures, investor | $1M$250K – $2M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Kanyi Maqubela Kindred Ventures, managing_partner | $1M$250K – $2M | San Francisco, California |
![]() Steve Jang Kindred Ventures, managing_partner | $1M$250K – $2M | San Francisco, California |
Mark Wasuwanich Kindred Ventures, investor | $0$0 – $0 | |
![]() Adriana Martinez Kindred Ventures, Chief Financial Officer | —— – — | |
![]() Alexandria Sten Kindred Ventures, Media Producer & Editor | —— – — | |
![]() Ali Youngblood Kindred Ventures, Community & Events Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Elisa Mac Kindred Ventures, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Jessica Chin Kindred Ventures, Operations Coordinator | —— – — | |
![]() Kat Collins Kindred Ventures, Office Manager | —— – — | |
![]() Meghan Wahl Kindred Ventures, Executive Assistant | —— – — | |
![]() Shryas Bhurat Kindred Ventures, Research Analyst | —— – — | |
![]() Sierra Lord Kindred Ventures, Chief of Staff | —— – — | |
![]() Yash Kishore Kindred Ventures, Research Associate | —— – — |
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