Kenneth Ballenegger
Managing Partner @ Utopian Ventures
Kenneth Ballenegger is a seed investor at Utopian Ventures focused on FinTech and Financial Services. Kenneth Ballenegger
- Total investments:
- 42
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 7%
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Industries Kenneth Ballenegger invests in
Stages Kenneth Ballenegger invests in
Countries Kenneth Ballenegger invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 9 (21%)
- Financial Services 9 (21%)
- Software 8 (19%)
- Artificial Intelligence 6 (14%)
- Finance 4 (10%)
Stage
- Seed 25 (60%)
- Series A 4 (10%)
- Pre-Seed 3 (7%)
- Funding Round 2 (5%)
- Angel 1 (2%)
Country
- United States 26 (62%)
- United Kingdom 2 (5%)
- India 1 (2%)
- Mexico 1 (2%)
- Singapore 1 (2%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| ZBiotics is a synthetic biology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. The company bioengineers probiotic bacteria for nutraceutical and other applications. ZBiotics is pioneering the use of genetically engineered probiotics to solve intractable problems. | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 12, 2020 | ||
| Alpaca is a financial technology company that provides developer-first APIs and brokerage infrastructure for programmatic access to stock, options, and cryptocurrency markets, enabling businesses and individual traders to integrate trading and investing capabilities into their applications. Its platform offers REST, WebSocket, and event-driveninterfaces that support algorithmic trading, automated strategy execution, real-time market data, backtesting, and portfolio management workflows. Alpaca’s services also include brokerage account functionality, clearing and settlement services, and tools that allow firms to embed investing features into their products or to build custom trading systems on top of its API-centric architecture. The company supports global fintech partners with solutions such as tokenization, high-yield cash programs, multi-leg options trading, and advanced order types that align with diverse trading and investment use cases. Its technology is used by developers, quant traders, fintech platforms, and financial institutions seeking programmable market access and integrated financial services. | $6M / Series A / Nov 08, 2019 | ||
| Revive was born to take on a supply chain challenge that every brand faces: What should we do with slightly imperfect returns, store try-ons, display samples, or just plain old excess inventory?Without actionable data, brands only have a few (not ideal) options: costly recycling - difficult when the materials are not built to be recycled easily;donations - also difficult since donation centers cannot process that much volume; and as the last resort, incineration or destruction of the goods. Current options offer no financial recovery, and brands expect to lose the majority of asset value for deadstock.Revive is a first-in-line solution. Before recycling or donating, let our AI-powered platform show the recovered value potential of this inventory. Let us help you make a decision of whether these small damages are worth cleaning and/or repairing to be sold. Based on your decision, Revive will help realize the maximum value of this neglected inventory. | $4M / Seed / Oct 21, 2019 | ||
| We power cross‑border payments for the world’s fastest‑growing startups and enterprises; with a specific focus on emerging markets. Send and receive instant payments globally through a single API or via our web platform. | $2.1M / Seed / Jul 19, 2019 | ||
| We provide a Trade Finance and SaaS product for exporters to unlock working capital and manage their exports efficiently | $1.5M / Seed / Apr 25, 2019 | ||
| At Traverse, we use AI and automation to speed up traditional prospecting, feasibility assessment and front end engineering work by a factor of 10. We help project developers find exceptionally high IRR projects across continents and also help them reduce development risks dramatically at the single project level. | Seed / Apr 15, 2019 | ||
| Handle.com powers the largest credit and finance teams in construction. Fortune 500 material suppliers and contractors trust Handle software on a daily basis to provide their credit and finance departments with an end-to-end solution. Handle is the new modern technology approach to better manage online payments, waivers and lien management forconstruction. | $150K / Seed / Mar 19, 2019 | ||
| Pronto is a fast-growing marketplace that provides ride-sharing and delivery services for second-tier cities in LATAM. It is based on a subscription model for the drivers instead of commissions. It was founded in 2017 by Miguel Cano, Gabriel Cano and Nydia Cano. Pronto is currently backed up by Y Combinator (Winter 2019) and global venturecapital funds. | $2M / Seed / Mar 18, 2019 | ||
| Boundary Layer Technologies is a startup that builds high-speed container ships using hydrofoil technology. It was founded in 2018. | $2.3M / Seed / Mar 18, 2019 | ||
| Cityfurnish is an internet company that specializes in the fields of e-commerce and online rental. It features an online renting zone where contemporary and modern styles amalgamate to establish a new genre of wooden furniture and furnishings. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. | $150K / Seed / Mar 18, 2019 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Utopian Ventures
Oyster Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in exceptional new-frontier technology companies. They target companies that bring liquidity and efficiency to antiquated industries, companies that enable globalization, with leverage to massively scale. It also specializes in early-stage investments in startups in fintech, with a focus on blockchain, crypto, E-commerce, market place, artificial intelligence, fintech, media tech, and SaaS companies. Oyster Ventures was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
Utopian Ventures Contacts
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What does Kenneth Ballenegger invest in?
Kenneth Ballenegger invests primarily in FinTech, Financial Services and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 42 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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When did Kenneth Ballenegger last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Kenneth Ballenegger closed in Mar 2020. Shizune tracks 42 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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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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