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KKR

Last cheque observed Aug 2026; 57 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $727M, Sept 2026VC firm

SeedSeries ABiopharmaBiotechnologyMobile

Deploying now
71%of best year5cheques in 12 months, 57 on record
Since the last cheque88days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$120MRounds led12 of 57Sole investor23 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inUnited States, 65%
Pitch KKR

KKR highlights

  1. 01

    5 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth and Series C: 57% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 23 rounds, median $68M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

KKR is a leading global investment firm offering solutions in private equity, infrastructure, real estate, and credit.From their own website
Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
BiopharmaBiotechnologyMobile
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first57 appearances

  1. 2026

    4 rounds

  2. Aug
    WilliamsUS · Ventureburn$5.3BWith 2 others
  3. Jun
    SwitchVenture · US · TechStartups$10MWith 4 others
  4. May
    FreshaGrowth · GB · TechCrunch$80MLed
  5. May
    ReservSeries C · US · Ventureburn$125MLed
  6. 2025

    6 rounds

  7. Dec
    SaviyntSeries B · US · Crunchbase News$700MLed
  8. Jul
    EtraveliSE · Crunchbase NewsUndisclosedLed
  9. Apr
    ReliaQuestGrowth · US · TechStartups$500MLed
  10. Mar
    DarwinboxGrowth · IN · TechCrunch$140MLed
  11. Feb
    XOiGrowth · US · TechCrunch$230MLed
  12. Jan
    QventusSeries D · US · TechCrunch$105MLed
  13. 2024

    2 rounds

  14. Nov
    LighthouseSeries C · GB · Silicon Canals$370MLed
  15. Oct
    Powin EnergyDebt · US · Firms' own news pages$200MLed
  16. 2021

    1 round

  17. May
  18. 2019

    5 rounds

  19. Aug
    HuohuaSeries D · CN · Equalocean$85MWith 1 other
  20. Jul
    Furong XingshengSeries B · CN · Voice$40MSole investor
  21. Jul
    aCommerceTH · DealStreetAsia$10MSole investor
  22. Jun
    KnowBe4US · FinSMEs$300MLed
  23. Jan
    BridgeBioUS · FinSMEs$299MWith 6 others
  24. 2018

    12 rounds

  25. Dec
    Barghest Building PerformanceSeries B · SG · DealStreetAsia$33MSole investor
  26. Dec
    Impel NeuropharmaSeries D · US · FinSMEs$68MWith 3 others
  27. Oct
    Epic GamesUS · TechCrunch$1.3BWith 6 others
  28. Oct
    BytedanceCN · Forbes$3.0BWith 3 others
  29. Oct
    VoyagerPH · TechCrunch$175MWith 1 other
  30. Sept
    DarktraceSeries E · GB · TechCrunch$50MWith 1 other
  31. Jul
    AppLovingUS · FinSMEs$400MSole investor
  32. Jul
    Ajax HealthSeries B · US · Bioportfolio$120MWith 5 others
  33. Jul
    StarryUS · Bostonglobe$100MWith 2 others
  34. Jun
    OutSystemsUS · FinSMEs$360MWith 1 other
  35. Apr
    Cherwell SoftwareUS · FinSMEs$172MSole investor
  36. Jan
    Altavair AirFinanceUS · FinSMEs$1.0BSole investor
  37. 2017

    6 rounds

  38. Nov
    JitterbitSeries C · US · FinSMEs$25MSole investor
  39. Sept
    EchoNousUS · FinSMEs$35MSole investor
  40. Apr
    IvaluaUS · FinSMEs$70MSole investor
  41. Apr
    LyftUS · FinSMEs$600MWith 4 others
  42. Feb
    Cherwell SoftwareUS · FinSMEs$50MSole investor
  43. Jan
    CerêveSeries B · US · FinSMEs$38MSole investor
  44. 2016

    6 rounds

  45. Oct
    YuppTVUS · FinSMEs$50MWith 3 others
  46. Oct
    OVHFR · FinSMEs$276MWith 1 other
  47. Sept
    AcuFocusUS · FinSMEs$66MSole investor
  48. Jul
    DarktraceSeries C · GB · TechCrunch$65MWith 7 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 registration24 named

AMAdam M. NowakVice President of KKR Dislocation Opportunities Limited (Member of the GP of the GP of the Issuer)iFiling they signed
ABAidan BaileyChief Compliance OfficeriForm ADV
ASAlberto SignoriDirectoriForm ADV
AJAled JohnChief Risk OfficeriForm ADV
AHAlexander Horstmann-CainesVice PresidentiFiling they signed
AJAnnette Jane Odonnell-ButnerChief Compliance Officer of Kkr Credit Advisors (Us) LLCiForm ADV
BWBrian Wesley DillardNon-Executive DirectoriForm ADV
BKBruce KarpatiGlobal Chief Compliance Officer & CounseliForm ADV
CYChin Yu OhExecutive DirectoriForm ADV
CAChristopher Andrew SheldonHead of CreditiForm ADV
CDChristopher DenuneVice PresidentiFiling they signed
CSChristopher S. WadeVice President of the General Partner.iFiling they signed
CMClare M. MarrinanVice President of KKR Asia Tactical Credit Holdings LLC (Member of the GP of the GP of the issuer)iFiling they signed
CMCormac M. GunneVice President of KKR RCP Europe II LLC (Member of the GP of the GP of the issuer)iFiling they signed
DBDaniel B. O'NeillVice President of KKR Asia Tactical Credit Holdings LLC (Member of the GP of the GP of the issuer)iFiling they signed
DRDaniel Ryan PietrzakPresidentiForm ADV
DJDev J. GopalanPresident of the General PartneriFiling they signed
EHEdmund Hugh O'NeillChief Executive OfficeriForm ADV
EKEdna KwongChief Compliance Officer (Apac)iForm ADV
EMEileen Mary FitzpatrickDirectoriForm ADV
EFEilish FinanDirectoriForm ADV
ECElizabeth Camilla DetwilerManaging Director, CCOiForm ADV
GRGeorge Rosenberg RobertsExecutive Co-ChairmaniForm ADV
GHGreg HickeyDirector of KKR Multi-Asset Class Credit Platform ICAViFiling they signed

We also hold 157 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

$693Bassets it manages, 5 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
KKR Registered Advisor LLC
SEC number
CRD 309284

Funds on its Form ADV

576 private funds, $387B in gross assets · filed Mar 2024

Private equity 306Hedge 60Real estate 15

  1. KKR North America Fund XIII SCSPPrivate equity992 investors$18B
  2. KKR SPN Investments L.P.Private equity2 investors$16B
  3. KKR Asian Fund IV SCSPPrivate equity433 investors$14B
  4. KKR Americas Fund XII L.P.Private equity281 investors$14B
  5. KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV (Usd) SCSPPrivate equity733 investors$12B
  6. KKR Asian Fund III L.P.Private equity223 investors$9.9B
  7. KKR-Milton Strategic Partners L.P.Private equity1 investor$7.7B
  8. KKR ASIA Pacific Infrastructure Investors II SCSPPrivate equity94 investors$7.4B
  9. KKR Core Investors (H) L.P.Hedge1 investor$5.6B
  10. KKR European Fund V (Usd) SCSPPrivate equity125 investors$4.9B

And 566 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

5 LPs on record in KKR's funds

Committed
$29B
Funds
48
Vintages
1981 to 2026

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2026.

  • Washington State Investment Board28 funds$13B
    FundVintageCommitted
    KKR North America Fund XIV2026$600M
    KKR European Fund VI2023$300M
    KKR Global Impact Fund II2023$150M
    KKR North America Fund XIII2022$750M
    KKR Asian Fund IV2021$500M
    KKR European Fund V2020$300M
    KKR Asian Fund III2018$500M
    KKR Americas Fund XII2017$750M

    and 20 more

  • Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund22 funds$8.7B
    FundVintageCommitted
    KKR North America Fund XIV2024$350M
    KKR Americas Fund XIII2021$275M
    KKR Americas Fund XII2017$500M
    KKR Asian Fund III2017$250M
    KKR Asian Fund II2013$200M
    KKR North America Fund XI2012$750M
    KKR E2 Investors (Euro 2 Annex Fund)2009$37M
    KKR European Fund III2008$463M

    and 14 more

  • California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS)8 funds$3.0B
    FundVintageCommitted
    KKR North America Fund XIII2022$600M
    Sunrise Boulevard PE Partners2021$500M
    KKR Asian Fund IV2021$300M
    KKR European Fund V2020$300M
    KKR Asian Fund II2013$350M
    KKR European Fund III2008$312M
    KKR Asian Fund2007$273M
    KKR 2006 Fund2006$400M
  • Minnesota State Board of Investments18 funds$2.8B
    FundVintageCommitted
    KKR Asian Fund V2026$200M
    KKR North America Fund XIV2024$400M
    KKR Global Infrastructure Investors V2024$200M
    KKR Ascendant Strategy2023$150M
    KKR Core Investments Fund II2022$100M
    KKR European Fund VI2022$100M
    KKR North America Fund XIII2021$300M
    KKR MN Partnership2021$150M

    and 10 more

  • California State Teachers Retirement System7 funds$1.9B
    FundVintageCommitted
    KKR North America XIV2025$400M
    KKR North America XIII2022$275M
    KKR Asian Fund IV2021$300M
    KKR Asian Fund III2018$180M
    KKR Americas Fund XII2017$300M
    KKR North America Fund XI2013$150M
    KKR 2006 Fund2007$300M

What they claim to have backed

From their own portfolio page (on their website)

0 of 1 we have independently watched raise

CLIENT PORTAL

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.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

FotoliaBought by Adobe Systems$800MDec 2014
Spotcast CommunicationsBought by Leap WirelessUndisclosedMar 2001

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

Companies it bought

Acquisitions by the firm itself

IpreoUndisclosedMay 2011

Who they invest alongside

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

Recently backed

The latest companies KKR put money into.

Quick answers about KKR

What does KKR invest in?

KKR invests most often at Growth and Series C (57% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biopharma, Biotechnology and Mobile.

How active is KKR?

57 investments on record, 5 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 12. The most recent was in Aug 2026.

What has KKR invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Williams (Undisclosed round, Aug 2026), Switch (Venture, Jun 2026) and Fresha (Growth, May 2026).

How big are KKR's cheques?

The median round it joins is $120M.

Does KKR lead rounds?

Yes: it led 12 of its 57 investments on record (21%).

Where does KKR invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (65%), the United Kingdom (10%) and China (8%).

Is KKR investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 5 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does KKR invest alongside?

Most often Ten Eleven Ventures (6 rounds together), F-Prime Capital (2 rounds together) and General Atlantic (2 rounds together).

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