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Kindred Ventures

Venture capital · San Francisco, California, United States · kindredventures.com ↗
Steve Jang and Kanyi Maqubela's seed fund.

Kindred Ventures invests at seed in founders building AI, software and fintech.

8 employeesSan Francisco, California, 94102, United StatesLinkedIn ↗+1 415-420-8321
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Focus: Seed and Venture Capital · Venture Funding · Venture Capital Funding · Venture Finance · Venture Capital Financing · Venture Financing · Venture Capitalism · VC Funds · Venture Capital Funds · Venture Capital

Investing activity

Kindred Ventures appears in 8 AI deals tracked by the Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $39M, and led 8 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $6M and the largest at $24M. The most recent are Kotoba Technologies (Seed, $10M, Jun 2026), Overworld (Pre-seed, $4.5M, Jun 2026) and Architect (Seed, $24M, Jun 2026).

Kindred Ventures most often invests alongside SV Angel, Seven Stars Ventures, Databricks Ventures and Mehdi Ghissassi, and the companies it backs on Lounge are mostly in AI.

Deals

8
AI rounds and acquisitions Kindred Ventures took part in, newest first.

Frequently asked questions about Kindred Ventures

What AI companies has Kindred Ventures invested in?

Kindred Ventures's AI investments include Kotoba Technologies, Overworld, Architect, Pomo, Fearn, Poppy and District. The 8 rounds on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.

Where is Kindred Ventures based?

Kindred Ventures is based in San Francisco, California, United States.

What stage does Kindred Ventures invest at?

In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Kindred Ventures has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $6M. Kindred Ventures led 8 of those rounds.

Who does Kindred Ventures co-invest with?

Kindred Ventures's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are SV Angel (3 deals), Seven Stars Ventures (2 deals), Databricks Ventures (2 deals), Mehdi Ghissassi (2 deals) and Massimo Mascaro (2 deals).

How can founders reach Kindred Ventures?

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