Kindred Capital

www.kindredcapital.vc

Kindred invests in mission-driven pre-seed and seed stage founders. They focus on exceptional founders who are building companies that create positive change in the world.

Check Size

Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Ai Ml, Robotics, Biotech

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Investment Thesis

Kindred believes early-stage venture is fundamentally about exceptional people. They make high conviction investments in mission-driven pre-seed and seed founders who are ‘outliers, optimists and operators’ creating the world they want to live in. The firm was founded in 2015 with a mission to create the venture firm founders would have wanted to work with as entrepreneurs themselves, maintaining a relentless focus on what founders actually need.

What Sets Them Apart

Equitable Venture model where every founder backed becomes a co-owner of the fund, sharing in fund profits with at least 20% carry allocation after investor commitments are returned
Partner-only investment team ensuring founders only meet with decision-makers, enabling speed at entrepreneur's pace
Transparent deal terms with publicly available term sheets designed not to obstruct partnerships
Deep founder networks described as building 'an army around founders' - a diverse, experienced community providing traction support
Team of operators-turned-investors with global networks and hands-on startup experience
Carry vesting structure identical to founder equity vesting (20% year 1, monthly thereafter over 5 years), creating true alignment
Founders retain carry status even after exit, acquisition, or failure (unless considered 'bad leavers'), valuing community membership and learning from failure