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Kindred Selector II

United States
Growth
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About Kindred Selector II

Kindred Selector II is the early-growth follow-on vehicle paired with Kindred Ventures IV in a $355M combined raise. Designed to concentrate capital into breakout portfolio companies as they scale, it lets Kindred preserve ownership through the rounds where AI and frontier companies need the most fuel. The firm backs roughly 25 companies per cycle with high conviction.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States
Funding StageGrowth
Industry Focus
Ai Ml
Biotech
Deep Tech
Digital Health
Energy Tech
Fintech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Breakout Kindred founders scaling AI, climate, fintech, health

AI & AGI
climate tech
decentralized systems
personalized health
quiet electric mobility

Bullish Signals

100+ portfolio companies; $200B+ aggregate market capwebsite
PlayAI acquired by Meta; Corgi now unicorn statuswebsite
Kotoba, Architect Labs, Hydra Host recent AI announcementswebsite
Generative video, agentic browsers, custom chips focuswebsite
Sandbar Series A $23M; voice AI wearable momentumwebsite
Whisper Aero autonomous electric planes; Inversion space deliverywebsite
Kotoba multilingual voice AI; Architect Labs chip co-designwebsite
Generative video emerging as next AI frontier superwavewebsite

Contrarian Signals

Early-stage backing across 127+ sectors signals broad thesiswebsite
Ownership-protection structure may limit co-investor appetiteblog

Founder Do's

Demonstrate breakout metrics from Kindred portfolio
Align with AGI-for-good, climate, or well-being themes
Build relentlessly on inevitable technological superwaves
Show founder vision + execution rigor
Voice AI, custom chips, agentic browsers priority

Founder Don'ts

Not cold-approach; designed for insiders only
Don't expect first-check capital here
Avoid average-conviction follow-on dilution plays

Key GPs & Partners

SJ
Steve Jang
Founder, Managing Partner
contrarianpattern-recognitionAI-focused
KM
Kanyi Maqubela
Managing Partner
builder-investorhealthcare-tech

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Fund Overview

Fund SizeUSD
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Website
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Key People

Steve Jang, Kanyi Maqubela

Steve JangFounder, Managing Partner
Kanyi MaqubelaManaging Partner

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