Kindred Ventures

Venture capital firm
San Francisco, California, USAFounded 2014kindredventures.comSee connections →

Seed-stage venture capital fund founded 2014 supporting startups in software, healthcare, climate, and consumer sectors.

Strategy

Stages
Seed
Sectors
SoftwareHealthcareTelecommunicationsRetailClimate TechConsumer
Geographies
USASan Francisco, California, USA
Check size
$250K-$3M

Recent changes

  1. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed kindredventures.com
  2. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Software, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail, Climate Tech, Consumer kindredventures.com
  3. Jun 18, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M From Kindred for a Distributed GPU Cloud Pulse story
  4. Jun 18, 2026Architect Labs Raises $24M to Speed AI Custom-Chip Design With Kindred Ventures Pulse story
  5. Jun 15, 2026Invested in Hydra Host (Series A, $100M) Hydra Host
Earlier changes (7)
  1. Feb 7, 2025New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV (target $230M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  2. Jan 1, 2023New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund III ($200M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  3. Mar 21, 2022New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III (target $200M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  4. Jan 1, 2021New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund II ($100M) Value Add VC funds tracker
  5. Oct 29, 2020New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II (target $90M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  6. Jan 23, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I (target $50M) SEC EDGAR Form D
  7. Jan 1, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund I ($56M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

7
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV2025target $230MVenture
As of Feb 6, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D
Kindred Ventures Fund III2023$200MFlagship
As of 2023Value Add VC funds tracker
Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III2022target $200MVenture
As of Mar 21, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D
Kindred Ventures Fund II2021$100MFlagship
As of 2021Value Add VC funds tracker
Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II2020target $90MVenture
As of Oct 29, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D
Show 2 earlier funds
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I2019target $50MVenture
As of Jan 24, 2019SEC EDGAR Form D
Kindred Ventures Fund I2019$56MFlagship
As of 2019Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

5 total

Recent Investment Activity

2

Track record: led 1 and participated in 0 of 1 tracked venture round · 1 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series A

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Oct 5, 2026RobCosecondaryParticipated$40M$1B
Sequoia CapitalLeadunverifiedLightspeed Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedGreenfield PartnersunverifiedKindred VenturesunverifiedLingotto Investment ManagementunverifiedPromus VenturesunverifiedCherry VenturesEuropean Tech Collective
Tech Funding News
Jun 15, 2026Hydra HostSeries ALed$100M—Hydra Host

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
Semiconductors
1 · 20%
Healthcare AI
1 · 20%
Insurtech
1 · 20%
AI infra
1 · 20%
Robotics
1 · 20%

Co-Investors

12

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Value Add Research

Latest Pulse

  1. Mecka AI Nears $500M On Robot Data RushMecka AI, which pays crowdsourced workers to record everyday tasks for training humanoid robots, is nearing a Sequoia-led round at close to a $500 million valuation.→
  2. Assured Raises $19M to Automate Healthcare OpsAssured raised $19 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners to build AI agents that automate healthcare provider back-office operations, with First Round Capital and Kindred Ventures also returning.→
  3. Architect Labs Raises $24M to Speed AI Custom-Chip Design With Kindred VenturesArchitect Labs raised $24 million led by Kindred Ventures to build AI tools that accelerate custom-chip design, compressing the time and cost of taping out specialized silicon. As every hyperscaler and AI startup races to design its own accelerators, the software that shortens the chip-design cycle is becoming strategically valuable.→
  4. Hydra Host Raises $100M From Kindred for a Distributed GPU CloudHydra Host raised $100 million led by Kindred Ventures to expand its bare-metal GPU platform, which connects customers to distributed AI compute. It's another bet that the GPU-cloud layer -- not just the chips -- is where durable margins in the AI buildout will sit.→
  5. Hydra Host Raises $100M Series A -- Founders Fund and Nvidia Back Bare-Metal GPU InfraHydra Host raised a $100M Series A led by Kindred Ventures, with ARK, Founders Fund, and Nvidia participating, to scale its bare-metal GPU platform. The round is a bet that the AI buildout still needs new ways to provision and access compute, not just more chips.→
  6. Hydra Host Raises $100M Series A to Broker Idle GPU Capacity for AI LabsHydra Host closed a $100 million Series A led by Kindred Ventures, with Nvidia, ARK Invest, Comcast Ventures and Founders Fund participating, to expand its asset-light 'neocloud' that connects AI builders to dedicated bare-metal GPUs. Its Brokkr operating system standardizes infrastructure across 50+ data centers, positioning Hydra as a broker in the scramble for compute.→

Kindred Ventures FAQ

How large are Kindred Ventures' funds?

Kindred Ventures funds Value Add tracks include Kindred Ventures Fund III ($200M, 2023); Kindred Ventures Fund II ($100M, 2021); Kindred Ventures Fund I ($56M, 2019), out of 7 Kindred Ventures funds tracked in total.

What companies has Kindred Ventures invested in?

Kindred Ventures' portfolio includes RobCo, Assured, Architect Labs, Hydra Host, Corgi.

Who does Kindred Ventures co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Kindred Ventures most often invests alongside Alumni Ventures (1 shared deal), ARK Invest (1 shared deal), BlueYard Capital (1 shared deal), Comcast Ventures (1 shared deal), Contrary Capital (1 shared deal).

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