Investor

KERN Partners

Last cheque observed Jan 2013. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietGrowth equity

Series BSeries CSeries D

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque5039days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$25MRounds led0 of 3Exits1 from the portfolio
Pitch KERN Partners

KERN Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series B and Series C: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    1 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
Growth equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2013

    1 round

  2. Jan
    Magma GlobalSeries B · GB · finsmes.com$14MWith 1 other
  3. 2009

    1 round

  4. Apr
    AusraSeries D · US · solarindustrymag.com$26MWith 4 others
  5. 2008

    1 round

  6. Aug
    AusraSeries C · US · bizjournals.com$25MWith 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed1 in all

AusraBought by AREVA IncUndisclosedFeb 2010

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 KERN Partners. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Khosla VenturesVC firm2rounds togetherKleiner Perkins Caufield & ByersVC firm2rounds together

Quick answers about KERN Partners

What does KERN Partners invest in?

KERN Partners invests most often at Series B and Series C (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is KERN Partners?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Jan 2013.

How big are KERN Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $25M.

Is KERN Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Jan 2013.

Who does KERN Partners invest alongside?

Most often Khosla Ventures (2 rounds together) and Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (2 rounds together).

What kind of investor is KERN Partners?

KERN Partners is a growth equity firm.

Where does this information on KERN Partners come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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