# Kensington Capital Ventures

> Kensington Capital Ventures is a VC fund in Boston backing Credit and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, United States
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2022
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.kcventures.com/

Kensington Capital Ventures is a single family office focused on opportunistically investing across various sectors in the thru the life of a company.Their investment activities range from investing in managed private equity funds, managed public equity & hedge funds as well as direct investments into operating companies. Our philanthropicmission is to drive global awareness in children & families, education, economic empowerment, and health & well-being.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Credit | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| PropTech | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| InsurTech | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Gay | Principal | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-gay |
| Jon Gay | Principal | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jon-gay |
| Kyle Gay | Vice President | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kyle-gay |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| TheGuarantors | TheGuarantors is a FinTech company that offers innovative risk and financial solutions for the real estate ecosystem. With a focus on data and industry expertise in real estate, risk, and finance, TheGuarantors has created winning opportunities for landlords, leasing staff, brokers, renters, and tenants by taking the risk out of the leasing processand making it more efficient at the same time. The company ranks on the lists of The Inc. 5000, Forbes' Best Startup Employers, Insider's Proptech Companies to Bet Your Career On, and The Financial Times' Fastest Growing Companies. | $50M | Series C | Apr 25, 2022 |  |
| Simplus | Simplus is a Platinum Salesforce partner specializing in quote-to-cash implementations. It provides enterprise-wide digital transformation through advisory, implementation, change management, custom configuration, and managed services. | $20M | Series C | Jan 30, 2019 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Banner Capital Management, LLC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ainge-advisory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alven](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alven-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Arch Capital Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arch-capital-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cross Creek](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cross-creek-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [EPIC Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/epic-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [KSV Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ksv-global) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Kensington Capital Ventures invest in?

Kensington Capital Ventures invests primarily in Credit, FinTech and PropTech startups, most often at Series C 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.

### How do I contact Kensington Capital Ventures?

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### Who are the partners at Kensington Capital Ventures?

The team at Kensington Capital Ventures includes Dan Gay (Principal), Jon Gay (Principal) and Kyle Gay (Vice President). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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