Kindred Ventures
Venture Capital Est. 2014
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- San Francisco, United States
- Founded
- 2014
- Tracked deals
- 1
About
San Francisco–based, earliest-stage venture firm backing visionary founders at pre-seed and seed across AI, climate, health, fintech, consumer, and developer infrastructure; can lead or co-lead early rounds.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Investment Focus
Investment Stages
Stages
Seed Series A
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
United States
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
North America
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
United States
1 known office
San Francisco, United States (HQ)
Deals & Activity
Tracked Deals
1
Most common deal types
Series A (1)
Recent tracked deals
Hydra Host
Series A - 2026
$100M
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