Henry Kaestner
Managing Principal, Co-Founder & Partner @ Sovereign’s Capital
Saratoga, United States
Henry Kaestner is a seed investor at Sovereign’s Capital in Saratoga focused on PropTech and Software. Henry Kaestner is the Chairman, Co-Founder and previous CEO of Bandwidth.com, a company that together with his business partner, David Morken, he has grown from $0 to $200 million in revenue. The values of Bandwidth.com have always been: Faith, Family, Work and Fitness (in that order). Bandwidth.com was the 4th fastest growing privately heldcompany in the country from 2003 through 2007, a position it achieved without acquisition or institutional funding. Prior to co-founding Bandwidth.com Mr. Kaestner founded Chapel Hill Brokers (a predecessor to ICAP Energy), an institutional energy derivatives broker that became the top ranked electricity broker in the country. Mr. Kaestner has also been involved in a number of ministry and philanthropic activities. He co-founded and serves as Chairman of the Board of DurhamCares, sits on the Board of Visitors at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the Board of Directors of Praxis, an accelerator committed to helping Faith driven entrepreneurs. He serves as an elder in the Presbyterian Church of America and lives in Saratoga, CA with his wife Kimberley and their three sons.
- Total investments:
- 2
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
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Industries Henry Kaestner invests in
Stages Henry Kaestner invests in
Countries Henry Kaestner invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- PropTech 1 (50%)
- Software 1 (50%)
- Wellness 1 (50%)
- Agentic AI 1 (50%)
- Human Resources 1 (50%)
Stage
- Seed 1 (50%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (50%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Kadence
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Kadence is the world’s #1 workplace operations platform for people and spaces. Designed for modern enterprises, Kadence unifies space management, team scheduling, occupancy insights, and AI-powered coordination into one seamless platform. Organizations around the world use Kadence to lower real estate costs, increase employee engagement, and drivebetter business outcomes. Trusted by leading global companies, Kadence empowers teams to work with purpose and operate at peak performance in today’s flexible work environment. | $10M / Seed / Dec 06, 2022 | |
Forte
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Forte is a mental wellness platform that provides mental fitness resources in workplace. | $1.5M / Pre-Seed / Feb 24, 2022 |
Co-Investors
About Sovereign’s Capital
Sovereign’s Capital provides capital and strategic partnerships to values-driven, market-leading companies and funds, with the goal of delivering exceptional returns for all stakeholders.Their operations are concentrated in five primary areas. First, they directly invest in profitable lower middle-market companies that generate revenues between$10 million and $100 million, with owner's earnings ranging from $3 million to $20 million. Second, they support promising early-stage technology companies at the Seed and Series A stages. Third, they allocate investments to publicly traded companies. Fourth, they focus on domestic real estate opportunities, prioritizing value-add strategies. Lastly, they employ a fund-of-funds approach, investing in venture and private equity fund managers through primaries, secondaries, co-investments, and GP stakes. Their distinctive advantage lies in their values-driven investment philosophy, their capacity for maintaining long-term holdings, their flexibility in crafting solutions tailored to owners’ needs, and their dedication to achieving excellence through disciplined strategic, operational, and financial partnerships.
Sovereign’s Capital Contacts
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William Norvell
Venture Partner
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Adora Jones
Senior Associate
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David Tjokrorahardjo
Managing Principal
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Henry Kaestner
Managing Principal, Co-Founder & Partner
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Jake Thomsen
Managing Partner
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What does Henry Kaestner invest in?
Henry Kaestner invests primarily in PropTech, Software and Wellness startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Henry Kaestner last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Henry Kaestner closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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