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KdT Ventures

Geography
United States
Stage
Series A
Fund size
$100M
Focus
Deep Tech and SaaS
Signals
Published
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N°01 / About

About KdT Ventures

KdT Ventures is a venture capital firm based in United States, focusing on Series A stage investments. The fund actively supports founders building innovative solutions in Deep Tech, SaaS, providing strategic guidance and capital to help startups scale.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageSeries A
Industry Focus
Deep Tech
SaaS

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Scientist/MD-PhD solving hard neuro/materials/supply problems

frontier science
physical layer
deep tech
pre-seed/seed
neuroscience
critical minerals
government partnerships

Bullish Signals

First institutional check, leads/co-leads roundswebsite
3 Managing Partners, operator-native teamwebsite
Pre-seed/seed focus, high-conviction entrywebsite
Team built, used frontier tech firsthandwebsite
Dedicated ops + talent hires signal scalewebsite
AI/simulation accelerates deep science commercializationwebsite
Long-term portfolio relationships > short-term cashwebsite
Model built for messy high-uncertainty sciencewebsite
Portfolio co PHNX Materials: critical minerals extractionlinkedin
Doubles down on seed winners, strong convictionlinkedin
Government partnerships (DOE, defense) validate thesislinkedin
400+ founders/year, 3rd annual neuro founder programlinkedin
PsyMed co-host proves neuro/psychiatry commitmentlinkedin
Partner leads neuroscience founder education pipelinelinkedin

Contrarian Signals

Narrow physical-layer thesis onlyexternal
Long timelines — deep science commercializationexternal
Medicine/chemicals/materials — slow marketswebsite

Founder Do's

Engineer matter, energy, information at scale
Come at pre-seed or seed stage
Show deep science commercialization path
Embrace high-uncertainty, messy scientific beginnings
Jump from academia with strong conviction

Founder Don'ts

Pitch pure software / no physical layer
Expect late-stage or growth check
Skip scientific depth in pitch

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M
Saves0
People

Key People

Peter Coker

Cain McClaryManaging Partner & Founder
Mack HealyManaging Partner
Phil GrayeskiManaging Partner
Patrick MalonePartner
Ketan YerneniPrincipal
Blair WilletteAssociate
Kaitlyn DavisHead of Operations
Yusuf UddinHead of Talent
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