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K5 Global

Last cheque observed Sep 2026; 198 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $123M, Oct 2026Private equity

SeedSeries ASeries BTechnologySports & EntertainmentHealthcare & Life Sciences

Deploying now
82%of best year45cheques in 12 months, 198 on record
Since the last cheque60days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$11MRounds led1 of 198Sole investor22 roundsMostly inUnited States, 77%
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K5 Global highlights

  1. 01

    45 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Venture: 59% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 22 rounds, median $1.6M

What they do

K5 Global is an investment firm that partners with founders and operators across the business lifecycle. The firm ... invests across sectors and funding stages, from inception to IPO and beyond.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
TechnologySports & EntertainmentHealthcare & Life Sciences
Based in
Los Angeles, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first198 appearances

  1. 2026

    39 rounds

  2. Sept
    SapienVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  3. Sept
    OrchestraSeed · GB · Firms' own news pages$3.3MWith 5 others
  4. Aug
    Cymbiotika LLCVenture · US$25MSole investor
  5. Aug
    unspunVenture · US$10MWith 3 others
  6. Aug
    Luxe SoftwareVenture · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  7. Jul
    AtomsSeries C · US · Crunchbase News$1.7BWith 9 others
  8. Jul
    FarsightVenture · US$16MWith 3 others
  9. Jul
    EquiLibre TechnologiesSeries A · CZ$7.0MWith 2 others
  10. Jun
    General IntuitionSeries A · US · TechCrunch$300MWith 7 others
  11. Jun
    Coram AISeries B · US · TechStartups$35MWith 5 others
  12. Jun
    RyloSeries B · US · Ventureburn$85MWith 7 others
  13. Jun
    DayOneSeries C · SG$2.5BWith 4 others
  14. Jun
    Kled AIVenture · US$3.0MWith 2 others
  15. May
    SigmaGrowth · US · Ventureburn$80MWith 11 others
  16. May
    KhloudVenture · US$15MWith 2 others
  17. May
    AmphiformPre-seed · US$5.5MWith 3 others
  18. May
    GeminiUS$100MWith 3 others
  19. May
    AlgorithmiqVenture · FI$21MWith 3 others
  20. May
    Sigma ComputingSeries E · US$80MWith 1 other
  21. Apr
    ThoughtlySeed · US · AlleyWatch$5.5MWith 5 others
  22. Apr
    EigenSeed · US · Ventureburn$15MWith 10 others
  23. Apr
    818 SpiritsVenture · USUndisclosedSole investor
  24. Apr
    LiquidSeed · BR$18MWith 4 others
  25. Apr
    CertifydeSeed · US$2.0MWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    GravitySeed · US$7.0MWith 4 others
  27. Mar
    Grafana LabsSeries E · US · AlleyWatch$250MWith 4 others
  28. Mar
    Namespace LabsSeries A · US$15MWith 2 others
  29. Mar
    EragonSeed · US$12MWith 3 others
  30. Feb
    Onodrim IndustriesSeed · Ventureburn$47MWith 3 others
  31. Feb
    ZippiDebt · BR · LatamList$42MWith 9 others
  32. Feb
    Hauler HeroSeries A · US · TechStartups$16MWith 4 others
  33. Feb
    Credible DataVenture · US$10MSole investor
  34. Feb
    NightGrowth · US · Firms' own news pages$70MWith 5 others
  35. Feb
    Ten63 TherapeuticsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  36. Feb
    GetDynastyVenture · USUndisclosedWith 5 others
  37. Feb
    HumanixSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  38. Feb
    LayerZero LabsVenture · CAUndisclosedWith 4 others
  39. Jan
    HiggsfieldSeries A · US · TechCrunch$80MWith 6 others
  40. Jan
    CurateSeed · GB$10MSole investor
  41. 2025

    45 rounds

  42. Dec
    MonetSeries A · CO · Contxto$24MWith 5 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration6 named

BDBryan Daniel BaumManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
CPChristopher Paul MooreInterim CFOiForm ADV
DTDana Tykocinski PollickCCOiForm ADV
ERErin RosenthalAttorney-in-FactiFiling they signed
MKMichael KivesManaging Member of the General PartneriFiling they signed
MKMichawl KivesManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 14 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$5.8Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
K5 Global Advisor LLC
SEC number
CRD 314373

Funds on its Form ADV

62 private funds, $4.4B in gross assets · filed Nov 2024

  1. Mount Olympus Capital, L.P.Venture3 investors$1.6B
  2. K5X Fund I, L.P.Venture2 investors$1.0B
  3. MBK Capital, L.P. - Series TVenture97 investors$443M
  4. K5 Global Technology Fund L.P. - Series Horizons Relativity SpaceVenture9 investors$281M
  5. J.P. Morgan Tech Investments II, L.P.Venture2 investors$151M
  6. K5 Global Growth Fund I, L.P.Venture72 investors$117M
  7. K5 Tech Fund I, L.P.Venture1 investor$117M
  8. K5 Space Exploration L.P. - Series 1 SLVenture27 investors$87M
  9. K5 Tokyo Black Fund I, L.P.Venture28 investors$76M
  10. K5 Global Technology Fund, L.P. - Series Relativity Space 5Venture32 investors$67M

And 52 more on the filing.

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

28 of 46 we have independently watched raise

AaruAdaptiveAdded HealthAirplaneAlgorithmiqAlpicAmphiformAndurilAsimovAstronomerAtriaBalsaBasetenBetrBetter StackBinanceBrand AICantinaCanvaCapitalOSCarbon ArcCatalyteCertifydeChainguardChiefClaimClarativeCockroach LabsAcadiaAnySoftAthenaAutomat AutomatBabylon BiosciencesBackpackBaseBisonBlueprintBobsledBraggBuilderCadenceCanalCanopyChainChatBCCDrink818

Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as K5 Global. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies K5 Global put money into.

Quick answers about K5 Global

What does K5 Global invest in?

K5 Global invests most often at Seed and Venture (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology, Sports & Entertainment and Healthcare & Life Sciences.

How active is K5 Global?

198 investments on record, 45 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Sept 2026.

What has K5 Global invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Sapien (Venture, Sept 2026), Orchestra (Seed, Sept 2026) and Cymbiotika LLC (Venture, Aug 2026).

How big are K5 Global's cheques?

The median round it joins is $11M.

Does K5 Global lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 198 investments on record (1%).

Where does K5 Global invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (77%), the United Kingdom (5%) and Brazil (5%).

Is K5 Global investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 45 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does K5 Global invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (17 rounds together), Y Combinator (15 rounds together) and Andreessen Horowitz (9 rounds together).

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