# KEC Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> KEC Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 39 investments on record, latest Sept 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

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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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Quiet New fund $63M, Aug 2015 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Iiot Contech Food

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Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 39 on record

Since the last cheque **2602** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$4.0M** Rounds led **0 of 39** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **United States, 97%**

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## KEC Ventures highlights

- 01 39 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 80% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $1.0M
- 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-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Iiot Contech Food
- **Based in:** New York, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **39 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Sept** **[FinTech Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintech-studios)** US · Einnews **$5.1M** With 3 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Jul** **[Fintech Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintech-studios)** US · FinSMEs **$1.0M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Virgil Security](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgil-security)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$4.0M** With 2 others
- **2015** 8 rounds
- **May** **[Yhat](https://millionrounds.com/company/yhat)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 10 others
- **May** **[AlphaDraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphadraft)** Seed · US **$5.0M** With 12 others
- **Apr** **[Print.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/print-io)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[Gem](https://millionrounds.com/company/gem)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 9 others
- **Feb** **[WiGo](https://millionrounds.com/company/wigo)** Seed · US **$3.1M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Print.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/print-io)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[MaestroIQ](https://millionrounds.com/company/maestroiq)** Seed · US **$1.8M** With 6 others
- **Jan** **[Reonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/reonomy)** Series B · US **$13M** With 7 others
- **2014** 15 rounds
- **Nov** **[Seen](https://millionrounds.com/company/seen)** Seed · US **$1.3M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Wedding Spot](https://millionrounds.com/company/wedding-spot)** Series A · US **$3.0M** With 11 others
- **Sept** **[Gem](https://millionrounds.com/company/gem)** Seed · US **$2.0M** With 14 others
- **Sept** **[Feed.fm](https://millionrounds.com/company/feed-fm)** Seed · US **$1.2M** With 4 others
- **Aug** **[JustFab](https://millionrounds.com/company/justfab)** Series D · US **$85M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[The Bouqs Company](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-bouqs-company)** Series A · US **$6.0M** With 9 others
- **May** **[Tinybop](https://millionrounds.com/company/tinybop)** Series A · US **$5.0M** With 2 others
- **Apr** **[Filip Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/filip-technologies)** Venture · US **$9.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Print.io](https://millionrounds.com/company/print-io)** Seed · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Apr** **[BetterCompany](https://millionrounds.com/company/bettercompany)** Seed · US **$1.7M** With 9 others
- **Apr** **[Drync](https://millionrounds.com/company/drync)** Seed · US **$2.1M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Fisoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/fisoc)** Venture · US **$19M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Reonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/reonomy)** Series A · US **$3.7M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Kanvas Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kanvas-labs)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 7 others
- **Jan** **[Gem](https://millionrounds.com/company/gem)** Seed · US **$100K** With 8 others
- **2013** 10 rounds
- **Dec** **[Filip Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/filip-technologies)** Venture · finsmes.com **$8.0M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[Kanvas Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kanvas-labs)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Jump Ramp Games](https://millionrounds.com/company/jump-ramp-games)** Series B · US **$3.0M** With 7 others
- **Oct** **[Sound Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/sound-pharmaceuticals)** Series C · US · sec.gov **$15M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Luminate Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/luminate-health)** Seed · US · techcrunch.com **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **Oct** **[Yhat](https://millionrounds.com/company/yhat)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[Fisoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/fisoc)** Series D · US · sec.gov **$21M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[ISVS](https://millionrounds.com/company/isvs)** Seed · SG **$800K** Sole investor
- **Jun** **[Zillabyte](https://millionrounds.com/company/zillabyte)** Seed · US **$1.5M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Reonomy](https://millionrounds.com/company/reonomy)** Seed · US **$1.1M** With 7 others
- **2012** 2 rounds
- **Dec** **[Fisoc](https://millionrounds.com/company/fisoc)** Series C · US · reuters.com **$5.0M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Tinybop](https://millionrounds.com/company/tinybop)** Seed · US **$1.0M** With 2 others
- **2011** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Innovaci](https://millionrounds.com/company/innovaci)** Series A · US **Undisclosed** Sole 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 registration **2 named**

JA **Jeffrey Adam Citron** Managing Member of KEC Management Holdings LLC, the Managing Member of KEC Ventures GP II, LLC, the General Partner i Filing they signed

JP **Jeffrey Parkinson** Limited Partner i Form 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

**$98M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture 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 listed **2 in all**

**[AlphaDraft](https://millionrounds.com/company/alphadraft)** Bought by FanDuel **Undisclosed** Sept 2015

**[Kanvas Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/kanvas-labs)** Bought by [AOL](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aol) **Undisclosed** Aug 2015

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

New fund on file

**$63M**

raised in Aug 2015

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Pre-seed Seed Series A

Median round joined **$4.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.0M**

Led 0 of 39 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 4 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Sept 2019
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *22*
- Series A said *6*
- Venture *3*
- Series D *2*
- Series B said *2*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2011 2019

Often in the room with

- [RRE Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures) 6
- [Metamorphic Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures) 5
- [amplify.la](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la) 5
- [Boldstart Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures) 4
- [Eniac Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures) 4
- [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) 4

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rre-ventures)[**Metamorphic Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/metamorphic-ventures)[**amplify.la** Accelerator **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amplify-la)[**Boldstart Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/boldstart-ventures)[**Eniac Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eniac-ventures)[**Greycroft** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft)[**FinTech Collective** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fintech-collective)[**First Round Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital)[**Great Oaks Venture Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/great-oaks-venture-capital)[**Horizons Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/horizons-ventures)[**SoftBank Capital** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/softbank-capital-2)[**Wavemaker Partners** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wavemaker-partners-3)

## Recently backed

The latest companies KEC Ventures put money into.

[**FinTech Studios** $5.1M · Sept 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/fintech-studios)[**Virgil Security** $4.0M · Oct 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/virgil-security)

## 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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