Firms

Kindred Ventures

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.

Founded
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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

$1M$250K – $2MNew York, New York
$1M$250K – $2MSan Francisco, California
$1M$250K – $2MSan Francisco, California
Steve Jang
Steve Jang

Kindred Ventures, managing_partner

$1M$250K – $2MSan Francisco, California
$0$0 – $0
Adriana Martinez
Adriana Martinez

Kindred Ventures, Chief Financial Officer

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Alexandria Sten
Alexandria Sten

Kindred Ventures, Media Producer & Editor

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Ali Youngblood
Ali Youngblood

Kindred Ventures, Community & Events Manager

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Elisa Mac
Elisa Mac

Kindred Ventures, Executive Assistant

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Jessica Chin
Jessica Chin

Kindred Ventures, Operations Coordinator

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Co-investing

Y Combinator
Founders Fund
Northzone
Notion Capital
Steve Jang

Investments