# Kester Capital: portfolio, investments and team > Kester Capital is a private equity based in United Kingdom. 1 investment on record, latest Dec 2006. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/kester (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United Kingdom · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Kester Capital Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Oct 2026, closing $14M. Last cheque observed Dec 2006. Quiet New fund $14M, Oct 2026 Private equity Series A Series B Technology Life Sciences Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 1 on record Since the last cheque **7269** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$25M** Rounds led **0 of 1** Exits **1 from the portfolio** Pitch Kester Capital ## Kester Capital highlights - 01 1 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Series B: 100% of its rounds - 03 1 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > A sector focused private equity fund with outstanding credentials and expertise From their own website - **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified) - **Cheque size:** Up to $75M as they say - **Stages:** Series A Series B - **Sectors:** Technology Life Sciences - **Based in:** London, United Kingdom - **Cold pitches:** Not accepted ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **1 appearances** - **2006** 1 round - **Dec** **[Xanthus Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/xanthus-pharmaceuticals)** Series B · US **$25M** With 9 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 registration **2 named** AM **Adam Maidment** Executive Officer i Filing they signed RC **Robert Cameron Crockett** Executive Officer i Filing they signed We also hold **7** 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 **$332M** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026 **Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds - **Legal name:** Kester Capital LLP - **SEC number:** CRD 174588 ## Exits from the portfolio Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **1 in all** **[Xanthus Pharmaceuticals](https://millionrounds.com/company/xanthus-pharmaceuticals)** Bought by Antisoma **Undisclosed** May 2008 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. New fund on file **$14M** raised in Oct 2026 From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy. ## The cheque Series A Series B Median round joined **$25M** the round, not its cheque Led 0 of 1 rounds **0%** - **Said size:** Up to $75M - **Sole investor:** Never alone - **Last cheque:** Dec 2006 - **Exits:** 1 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Series B said *1* - Series A said *-* **Pitching Kester Capital?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## Quick answers about Kester Capital ### What does Kester Capital invest in? Kester Capital invests most often at Series B (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Technology and Life Sciences. ### How active is Kester Capital? 1 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Dec 2006. ### How big are Kester Capital's cheques? The median round it joins is $25M. ### Is Kester Capital investing now? No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Dec 2006. ### What kind of investor is Kester Capital? Kester Capital is a private equity firm based in London, United Kingdom. ### How much does Kester Capital manage? About $332M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026). ### Has Kester Capital raised a new fund? Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Oct 2026, reporting $14M raised. ### When was Kester Capital founded? Kester Capital was founded in 2007. ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=kester) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=kester)