Kindred Fund IV
Kindred
◆ Investment Thesis
Kindred’s thesis is to back visionary, relentless founders at the earliest possible moment, including before a company is formally formed, and to help shape the team, idea, and initial direction. The firm emphasizes technology and science-led opportunities across a broad set of sectors, with particular interest in frontier technology, AI, fintech, healthtech, climate, mobility/logistics, and other “future-defining” markets, while using a high-conviction, collaborative approach and often serving as the first institutional check.[1][2][3][4]
◆ About Kindred
Kindred Ventures, founded in 2014 in San Francisco, California, is a technology-focused venture capital firm that launched its first fund in 2015 with a mission to build an entrepreneur-friendly model, including making backed founders co-owners of the fund.[3][5][7] The firm emphasizes high-conviction investments in pre-seed and seed-stage startups led by mission-driven founders—outliers, optimists, and operators—targeting sectors like artificial intelligence, climate tech, fintech, mobility, logistics, life sciences, consumer products, and business services.[1][3][4] It operates a partner-only team for speed, invests check sizes from $100K to $3M, and has backed over 100 startups with a combined market cap exceeding $20B, including Coinbase, Uber, Animoto, and recent portfolio companies like RobCo, Cradle, and Lottie.[1][3][4] Kindred Ventures IV, L.P., a Delaware-based venture capital fund, began fundraising in early 2025 targeting $200M as its fourth flagship fund, with sales of interests yet to start and a fundraising period not exceeding one year.[1][6] By mid-2025, it achieved a first close at over 75% of its goal alongside a second opportunity fund, aiming for a combined $330M, following the precedent of Fund III which closed at $312M total with an opportunity fund.[1][2] The firm has managed at least 12 closed funds and maintains a global geographic focus across the US, Canada, Europe, Asia-Pacific, India, LatAm, MENA, and Africa.[4][5] Notable activities include originating ideas as a seed VC and startup studio, assembling founding teams, and building initial products to gain an edge at the concept stage, while leading pre-seed and seed rounds.[3][4] Key team members include Managing Partner Kanyi Maqubela, CFO Adriana Martinez, Investor Mark Wasuwanich, and Head of Operations Natalie Arora.[5]
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◆ FAQ
What does Kindred Fund IV invest in?
Kindred Fund IV invests in fintech, healthtech, AI, climate tech, mobility, logistics, frontier technology, digital health and supply-chain/logistics at the pre-seed, seed and series-a stages.
Which geographies does Kindred Fund IV focus on?
Kindred Fund IV focuses on US, Europe and Global, and is headquartered in United States.
What is Kindred Fund IV's typical check size?
Kindred Fund IV typically writes checks of $0.5M to $5M.