# Kindred Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Kindred Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 110 investments on record, 17 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Kindred Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 110 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $20M, Oct 2026 VC firm

Pre-seed Seed Series A Cloud Cloud Infrastructure Middleware

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**63%** of best year **17** **cheques in 12 months**, 110 on record

Since the last cheque **12** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$10M** Cheque size, as they say **$250K – $2.0M** Rounds led **8 of 110** Sole investor **2 rounds** Mostly in **United States, 87%**

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## Kindred Ventures highlights

- 01 17 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 72% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $2.0M

## What they do

> Kindred Ventures backs visionary and relentless founders building the future using technology and science. From their own website

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** $250K – $2.0M as they say
- **Stages:** Pre-seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
- **Sectors:** Cloud Cloud Infrastructure Middleware
- **Based in:** San Francisco, United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **110 appearances**

- **2026** 14 rounds
- **Oct** **[Dream Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dream-labs)** Seed · US · Google News search **$90M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[Mecka AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mecka-ai)** Series B · BetaKit **$60M** With 11 others
- **Jun** **[Hydra Host](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydra-host)** Series A · US · Comcast Ventures **$100M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Mecka AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/mecka-ai)** Series A · US · Ventureburn **$60M** With 5 others
- **Jun** **[Architect](https://millionrounds.com/company/architect)** Seed · US **$24M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Kotoba Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/kotoba-technologies)** Seed · JP **$10M** With 4 others
- **Jun** **[Fearn](https://millionrounds.com/company/fearn)** Seed · US **$5.5M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Corgi](https://millionrounds.com/company/corgi)** Series B · US · Silicon Canals **$106M** With 8 others
- **May** **[District](https://millionrounds.com/company/district)** Seed · US · TechStartups **$15M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Parasail](https://millionrounds.com/company/parasail)** Series A · US · TechStartups **$32M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Insight Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-health)** Series A · Ventureburn **$11M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[Pomo](https://millionrounds.com/company/po-mo)** Seed · US **$4.5M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Sandbar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandbar)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$23M** With 5 others
- **Feb** **[Extropic AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/extropic-ai)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **2025** 27 rounds
- **Dec** **[Fal](https://millionrounds.com/company/fal)** Series D · US · TechCrunch **$140M** With 12 others
- **Dec** **[Iconic](https://millionrounds.com/company/iconic)** Seed · GB **$13M** With 3 others
- **Nov** **[Kaaj](https://millionrounds.com/company/kaaj)** Seed · US · TechCrunch **$3.8M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Mem0](https://millionrounds.com/company/mem0)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$20M** With 14 others
- **Oct** **[Engine Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/engine-labs)** Seed · GB **$5.7M** With 4 others
- **Oct** **[Dedalus Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/dedalus-labs)** Seed · US **$11M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Basis Theory](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis-theory)** Series B · US **$33M** With 4 others
- **Sept** **[Creatify](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatify)** Venture · US · Comcast Ventures **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Scorecard](https://millionrounds.com/company/scorecard)** Seed · US **$3.8M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Rebellions](https://millionrounds.com/company/rebellions)** Series C · KR **$250M** With 2 others
- **Sept** **[BeSound](https://millionrounds.com/company/besound)** Seed · US **$6.8M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Sophont](https://millionrounds.com/company/sophont)** Seed · US **$9.2M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Assured Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/assured-health)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 1 other
- **Aug** **[Nuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/nuro)** Series E · US · Crunchbase News **$203M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Aalo Atomics](https://millionrounds.com/company/aalo-atomics)** Series B · US · TechCrunch **$100M** With 15 others
- **Jun** **[Creatify](https://millionrounds.com/company/creatify)** Series A · US · TechCrunch **$16M** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Aethero](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethero)** Seed · US **$8.4M** With 3 others
- **Jun** **[Insight Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/insight-health)** Seed · US **$4.6M** With 2 others
- **May** **[Adyton PBC](https://millionrounds.com/company/adyton-pbc)** Venture · US **$11M** With 4 others
- **Apr** **[Replenysh](https://millionrounds.com/company/replenysh)** Series A · US **$8.0M** With 3 others
- **Apr** **[BloomCredit](https://millionrounds.com/company/bloomcredit)** Venture · US **$11M** With 4 others
- **Mar** **[Stable Sea](https://millionrounds.com/company/stable-sea)** Seed · US **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Mar** **[Causal Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/causal-labs)** Seed · US **$6.0M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Tala](https://millionrounds.com/company/tala)** Debt · US **$150M** With 5 others
- **Jan** **[Open Ledger](https://millionrounds.com/company/open-ledger)** US · TechCrunch **$3.0M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[Robeauté](https://millionrounds.com/company/robeaute)** Venture · FR · Silicon Canals **$28M** *Led*

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**

KS **Kanyi S. Maqubela** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

SS **Steve Seong Joon Jang** Managing Member of the General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **4** 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

**$1.4B** gross assets of its funds Oct 2026

**Exempt** reporting adviser venture or small private funds

- **Legal name:** Carte Verte Management LLC
- **SEC number:** CRD 304948

Who backs their funds

## 1 LP on record in Kindred Ventures's funds

- **Funds:** 1

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies. Source: an LP list.

- [**Blue Future Partners** 1 fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-future-partners) Fund Vintage Committed Kindred Ventures - -

## What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

**5** of 13 we have independently watched raise

[Aalo](https://millionrounds.com/company/aalo-atomics)[Aethero](https://millionrounds.com/company/aethero)[Animoto](https://millionrounds.com/company/animoto)[Anjuna](https://millionrounds.com/company/anjuna)[Basistheory](https://millionrounds.com/company/basis-theory) Adyton Anjuna introduces Seaglass Architectlabs Atlascard Introducing The Information’s Withassured alliance.xyz aww.tokyo/en

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.

New fund on file

**$20M**

raised in Oct 2026

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 **$10M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$2.0M**

Led 8 of 110 rounds **7%**

- **Said size:** $250K – $2.0M
- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed said *46*
- Series A said *25*
- Venture *15*
- Series B said *9*
- Series C *3*
- Pre-seed said *-*
- Growth said *-*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 10
- [Coinbase Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase) 9
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 9
- [SV Angel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel) 6
- [Village Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2) 6
- [Karman Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures) 5

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Coinbase Ventures** Corporate VC **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/coinbase)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**SV Angel** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sv-angel)[**Village Global** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/village-global-2)[**Karman Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/karman-ventures)[**Khosla Ventures** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/khosla-ventures)[**Liquid 2 Ventures** VC firm **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/liquid-2-ventures)[**NVIDIA** Company **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nvidia)[**Neo** Accelerator **4** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/neo)[**20VC** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/20vc)[**Andreessen Horowitz** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andreessen-horowitz)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Kindred Ventures put money into.

[**Hydra Host** $100M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/hydra-host)[**Architect** $24M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/architect)[**Fearn** $5.5M · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/fearn)[**Corgi** $106M · May 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/corgi)[**Sandbar** $23M · Mar 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sandbar)[**Fal** $140M · Dec 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/fal)

## On podcasts

2 episodes naming Kindred Ventures in the title, and 4 more that mention it.

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) 16 Nov 2021 · 53 min Kindred Ventures Kanyi Maqubela on large firms entering seed, the challenges of rising valuations, and the nuances of portfolio construction With [Kanyi Maqubela](https://millionrounds.com/person/kanyi-maqubela) Mentions [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures)[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 13 May 2020 · 60 min Kanyi Maqubela, Kindred Ventures With [Kanyi Maqubela](https://millionrounds.com/person/kanyi-maqubela) Mentions [Kindred Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kindred-ventures)[Collaborative Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/collaborative-fund) Apple PodcastsShow page

### Mentioned in

- [Equity](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/equity) 12 Aug 2026 · 31 min Why Sandbar thinks it’s voice-enabled ring can avoid the AI hardware graveyard Apple Podcasts
- [Generative Now](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/generative-now) 17 Jul 2025 · 46 min Scott Belsky & Steve Jang: From AI Chatbots to Copilots Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Origins: Inside Venture Capital](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/origins-openlp) 1 Feb 2023 · 51 min Nick (Notation) & Beezer (Sapphire) co-host Kanyi Maqubela (Kindred) Apple PodcastsShow page
- [Invest Like the Best](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/invest-like-the-best) 30 Mar 2021 · 1h 12m Kanyi Maqubela - Dawn of the 21st Century - [Invest Like the Best, EP. 219] Apple PodcastsShow page

## Quick answers about Kindred Ventures

### What does Kindred Ventures invest in?

Kindred Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (72% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Cloud, Cloud Infrastructure and Middleware.

### How active is Kindred Ventures?

110 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 8. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Kindred Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Dream Labs (Seed, Oct 2026), Mecka AI (Series B, Sept 2026) and Hydra Host (Series A, Jun 2026).

### How big are Kindred Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $10M. It says it writes cheques of $250K to $2.0M.

### Does Kindred Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 8 of its 110 investments on record (7%).

### Where does Kindred Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (87%) and the United Kingdom (5%).

### Is Kindred Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Kindred Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Alumni Ventures (10 rounds together), Coinbase Ventures (9 rounds together) and Y Combinator (9 rounds together).

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