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At a glance
Kindred Ventures appears in 2 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 2. Its most recent tracked deal was Dream Labs' $90M Seed round (Oct 19, 2026). ValueAddVC also tracks 7 funds managed by Kindred Ventures.
Strategy
Stages
Seed
Sectors
SoftwareHealthcareTelecommunicationsRetailClimate TechConsumer
Geographies
USASan Francisco, California, USA
Check size
$250K-$3MRecent changes
- Oct 19, 2026Oct 19, 2026Invested in Dream Labs (Seed, $90M) SiliconANGLE
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed kindredventures.com
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Software, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail, Climate Tech, Consumer kindredventures.com
- Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M From Kindred for a Distributed GPU Cloud Pulse story
- Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026Architect Labs Raises $24M to Speed AI Custom-Chip Design With Kindred Ventures Pulse story
Earlier changes (8)
- Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026Invested in Hydra Host (Series A, $100M) Hydra Host
- Feb 7, 2025Feb 7, 2025New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV (target $230M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund III ($200M) Value Add VC funds tracker
- Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III (target $200M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund II ($100M) Value Add VC funds tracker
- Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II (target $90M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 23, 2019Jan 23, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I (target $50M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund I ($56M) Value Add VC funds tracker
Funds
7| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV | 2025 | target $230M | Venture | As of Feb 6, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund III | 2023 | $200M | Flagship | As of 2023Value Add VC funds tracker |
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III | 2022 | target $200M | Venture | As of Mar 21, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund II | 2021 | $100M | Flagship | As of 2021Value Add VC funds tracker |
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II | 2020 | target $90M | Venture | As of Oct 29, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D |
Show 2 earlier funds
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I | 2019 | target $50M | Venture | As of Jan 24, 2019SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund I | 2019 | $56M | Flagship | As of 2019Value Add VC funds tracker |
Portfolio
6 totalRecent Investment Activity
3Track record: led 2 and participated in 0 of 2 tracked venture rounds · 2 in the last 12 months · led 1 Seed, 1 Series A
| Date | Company | Event | Role | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Dream Labs | Seed | Led | $90M | — | B CapitalLeadPulse 2.0 · unverifiedKindred VenturesLeadPulse 2.0 · unverifiedUnusual VenturesPulse 2.0 · unverifiedSV AngelPulse 2.0 · unverifiedWing Venture CapitalPulse 2.0 · unverified | SiliconANGLE |
| Oct 5, 2026 | RobCo | secondary | Participated | $40M | $1B | Sequoia CapitalLeadunverifiedLightspeed Venture PartnersLeadunverifiedGreenfield PartnersunverifiedKindred VenturesunverifiedLingotto Investment ManagementunverifiedPromus VenturesunverifiedCherry VenturesEuropean Tech Collective | Tech Funding News |
| Jun 15, 2026 | Hydra Host | Series A | Led | $100M | — | Hydra Host |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
Robotics
2 · 33%
Semiconductors
1 · 17%
Healthcare AI
1 · 17%
Insurtech
1 · 17%
AI infra
1 · 17%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Seed
1 · 33%
Series A
1 · 33%
Co-Investors
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Latest Pulse
- Oct 19, 2026Dream Labs Raises $90M Seed To Build AI Models For RobotsDream Labs raised a $90 million seed round led by B Capital and Kindred Ventures to build foundation models that let one AI system operate many different kinds of robots.→
- Sep 11, 2026Mecka 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.→
- Jul 30, 2026Assured 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.→
- Jun 18, 2026Architect 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.→
- Jun 18, 2026Hydra 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.→
- Jun 17, 2026Hydra 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.→
- Jun 16, 2026Hydra 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 Dream Labs, 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 SV Angel (2 shared deals), Alumni Ventures (1 shared deal), ARK Invest (1 shared deal), B Capital (1 shared deal), BlueYard Capital (1 shared deal).
Sources & methodologyshow
Where these figures come from
- Hydra Hostprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SiliconANGLEmajor outlet1 fact
- Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data3 facts
- Tech Funding NewsValue Add VC data1 fact
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