United Kingdom · Investor

Kite Ventures

Last cheque observed Mar 2015. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

QuietVC firm

SeedSeries ASeries BNetwork EffectsAggregatorMarketplaces

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 27 on record
Since the last cheque4228days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$14MRounds led0 of 27Sole investor2 roundsExits3 from the portfolioMostly inGermany, 56%
Pitch Kite Ventures

Kite Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    27 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 50% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $1.0M

  4. 04

    3 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth
Sectors
Network EffectsAggregatorMarketplaces
Based in
London, United Kingdom
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first27 appearances

  1. 2015

    2 rounds

  2. Mar
    AuctionataSeries C · DE$46MWith 11 others
  3. Mar
    HelplingSeries B · DE$45MWith 3 others
  4. 2014

    5 rounds

  5. Sept
    Delivery HeroSeries G · DE$350MWith 2 others
  6. Aug
    PlatedSeries A · US$15MWith 9 others
  7. Apr
    AuctionataSeries B · DE$30MWith 3 others
  8. Feb
    PlatedSeed · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  9. Jan
    PlatedSeries A · US$5.0MWith 6 others
  10. 2013

    5 rounds

  11. Jul
    Delivery HeroSeries D · DE · techcrunch.com$30MWith 8 others
  12. May
    MerchantrySeries B · US · finsmes.com$7.0MWith 2 others
  13. Apr
    AuctionataSeries A · DE$17MWith 5 others
  14. Mar
    PlatedSeed · US · techstars.com$1.4MWith 7 others
  15. Feb
    Trends BrandsSeries B · RU$4.0MWith 2 others
  16. 2012

    4 rounds

  17. Oct
    AuctionataSeries A · DE$169MWith 5 others
  18. Aug
    Delivery HeroSeries D · DE · techcrunch.com$50MWith 1 other
  19. Mar
    Delivery HeroSeries C · DE$33MWith 1 other
  20. Jan
    AuctionataSeed · DE$3.0MWith 4 others
  21. 2011

    7 rounds

  22. Nov
    LieferheldVenture · DE · finsmes.com$11MWith 5 others
  23. Oct
    PixonicVenture · RU · finsmes.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  24. Oct
    TradeshiftSeries B · US · eu.techcrunch.com$17MWith 4 others
  25. Oct
    Delivery HeroSeries B · DE$15MWith 2 others
  26. Jun
    HitFox GroupSeed · DE · gruenderszene.deUndisclosedWith 5 others
  27. May
    PixonicSeries C · RU · ewdn.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  28. May
    OstrovokSeries A · RU · finsmes.com$14MWith 14 others
  29. 2010

    2 rounds

  30. Nov
    DS Digitale SeitenSeries A · DE · gruenderszene.de$2.1MWith 3 others
  31. Jun
    FyberSeries A · DE · techcrunch.com$4.6MWith 5 others
  32. 2009

    2 rounds

  33. Jan
    Kanobu NetworkSeed · RUUndisclosedSole investor
  34. Jan
    AlterGeoVenture · RU · eng.cnews.ru$1.0MSole 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

We hold 2 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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed3 in all

MerchantryBought by Tradeshift$30MAug 2015
FyberBought by RNTS Media$190MOct 2014
Kanobu NetworkBought by RamblerUndisclosedJun 2011

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

Quick answers about Kite Ventures

What does Kite Ventures invest in?

Kite Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (50% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Network Effects, Aggregator and Marketplaces.

How active is Kite Ventures?

27 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Mar 2015.

How big are Kite Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $14M.

Does Kite Ventures lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 27 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Kite Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Germany (56%), the United States (22%) and Russia (22%).

Is Kite Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Mar 2015.

Who does Kite Ventures invest alongside?

Most often HV Holtzbrinck Ventures (5 rounds together), Bright Capital (4 rounds together) and Earlybird Venture Capital (4 rounds together).

What kind of investor is Kite Ventures?

Kite Ventures is a VC firm based in London, United Kingdom.

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