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KEC Ventures

Last cheque observed Sep 2019. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietNew fund $63M, Aug 2015VC firm

Pre-seedSeedSeries AIiotContechFood

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 39 on record
Since the last cheque2602days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$4.0MRounds led0 of 39Sole investor4 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 97%
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KEC Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    39 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

We are founders, operators and investors partnering with entrepreneurs building disruptive and innovative companies.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Pre-seedSeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
IiotContechFood
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first39 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Sept
    FinTech StudiosUS · Einnews$5.1MWith 3 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Jul
    Fintech StudiosUS · FinSMEs$1.0MSole investor
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Oct
    Virgil SecuritySeries A · US · FinSMEs$4.0MWith 2 others
  7. 2015

    8 rounds

  8. May
    YhatSeed · US$1.5MWith 10 others
  9. May
    AlphaDraftSeed · US$5.0MWith 12 others
  10. Apr
    Print.ioSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  11. Apr
    GemSeed · US$1.3MWith 9 others
  12. Feb
    WiGoSeed · US$3.1MWith 6 others
  13. Feb
    Print.ioSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  14. Jan
    MaestroIQSeed · US$1.8MWith 6 others
  15. Jan
    ReonomySeries B · US$13MWith 7 others
  16. 2014

    15 rounds

  17. Nov
    SeenSeed · US$1.3MWith 11 others
  18. Sept
    Wedding SpotSeries A · US$3.0MWith 11 others
  19. Sept
    GemSeed · US$2.0MWith 14 others
  20. Sept
    Feed.fmSeed · US$1.2MWith 4 others
  21. Aug
    JustFabSeries D · US$85MWith 4 others
  22. Jun
    The Bouqs CompanySeries A · US$6.0MWith 9 others
  23. May
    TinybopSeries A · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  24. Apr
    Filip TechnologiesVenture · US$9.0MWith 3 others
  25. Apr
    Print.ioSeed · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  26. Apr
    BetterCompanySeed · US$1.7MWith 9 others
  27. Apr
    DryncSeed · US$2.1MWith 3 others
  28. Apr
    FisocVenture · US$19MWith 2 others
  29. Mar
    ReonomySeries A · US$3.7MWith 6 others
  30. Feb
    Kanvas LabsSeed · US$1.0MWith 7 others
  31. Jan
    GemSeed · US$100KWith 8 others
  32. 2013

    10 rounds

  33. Dec
    Filip TechnologiesVenture · finsmes.com$8.0MWith 2 others
  34. Nov
    Kanvas LabsSeed · US$1.0MWith 5 others
  35. Oct
    Jump Ramp GamesSeries B · US$3.0MWith 7 others
  36. Oct
    Sound PharmaceuticalsSeries C · US · sec.gov$15MSole investor
  37. Oct
    Luminate HealthSeed · US · techcrunch.com$1.0MWith 1 other
  38. Oct
    YhatSeed · US$1.0MWith 8 others
  39. Sept
    FisocSeries D · US · sec.gov$21MWith 3 others
  40. Jul
    ISVSSeed · SG$800KSole investor
  41. Jun
    ZillabyteSeed · US$1.5MWith 4 others
  42. Mar
    ReonomySeed · US$1.1MWith 7 others
  43. 2012

    2 rounds

  44. Dec
    FisocSeries C · US · reuters.com$5.0MWith 3 others
  45. Nov
    TinybopSeed · US$1.0MWith 2 others
  46. 2011

    1 round

  47. Aug
    InnovaciSeries A · USUndisclosedSole investor

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 registration2 named

JAJeffrey Adam CitronManaging Member of KEC Management Holdings LLC, the Managing Member of KEC Ventures GP II, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
JPJeffrey ParkinsonLimited PartneriForm ADV

We also hold 6 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

$98Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
KEC Management L.P.
SEC number
CRD 281171

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

AlphaDraftBought by FanDuelUndisclosedSept 2015
Kanvas LabsBought by AOLUndisclosedAug 2015

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

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

RRE VenturesVC firm6rounds togetherMetamorphic VenturesVC firm5rounds togetheramplify.laAccelerator5rounds togetherBoldstart VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherEniac VenturesVC firm4rounds togetherGreycroftVC firm4rounds togetherFinTech CollectiveVC firm3rounds togetherFirst Round CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherGreat Oaks Venture CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherHorizons VenturesVC firm3rounds togetherSoftBank CapitalVC firm3rounds togetherWavemaker PartnersVC firm3rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies KEC Ventures put money into.

FinTech Studios$5.1M · Sept 2019Virgil Security$4.0M · Oct 2016

Quick answers about KEC Ventures

What does KEC Ventures invest in?

KEC Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (80% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Iiot, Contech and Food.

How active is KEC Ventures?

39 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2019.

What has KEC Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: FinTech Studios (Undisclosed round, Sept 2019) and Virgil Security (Series A, Oct 2016).

How big are KEC Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $4.0M.

Does KEC Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 39 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does KEC Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (97%).

Is KEC Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2019.

Who does KEC Ventures invest alongside?

Most often RRE Ventures (6 rounds together), Metamorphic Ventures (5 rounds together) and amplify.la (5 rounds together).

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