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Kindred Selector II

Geography: United States
Stage: Growth
Fund size: USD
Focus: AI/ML, Biotech, Deep Tech and Digital Health
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

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

generative video

voice AI

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

Corgi AI insurance unicorn raised full-stack carrier platformwebsite

Inversion space delivery $44M funding; $71M USAF contractwebsite

Tala global fintech $40 loans emerging markets scalewebsite

Color Health cancer services tumour boards expansion April 2026website

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, generative video 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

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund SizeUSD

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

Steve Jang, Kanyi Maqubela

Steve JangFounder, Managing Partner

Kanyi MaqubelaManaging Partner

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