# Kevin Linker

> Kevin Linker is a Series E investor at The Raine Group (New York) backing Apps and Mobile. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [The Raine Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/therainegroup)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Nov 2021
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-linker-839b909

Kevin Linker is a Series E investor at The Raine Group in New York focused on Apps and Mobile. Kevin Linker is the Managing Partner of Raine Next-Gen Communications. Previously, Kevin worked at Serengeti Asset Management LP (2007-2011), as a multi-strategy investment advisor based in New York City with over $1 billion in assets under management. He joined the fund pre-launch and assisted with the build out of the fund'sinfrastructure, team and investment portfolio. Kevin was responsible for identifying, researching and managing all of the fund's investments in the global technology sector, as well as the gaming, lodging and leisure sectors. He evaluated investments across multiple asset classes, including equities (long / short), credit (distressed, performing, credit default swaps) and private companies. He also served on steering committees and creditors committees in several distressed situations.Prior to joining Serengeti, Kevin worked in the consumer group at Maverick Capital (2006), investing in the gaming, lodging and leisure sectors; worked at Viking Global Investors (2003-2005), investing in the global technology sector; worked at Pivotal Asset Management (1999-2001), a technology focused cross-over fund; and worked in the technology mergers and acquisitions department at Morgan Stanley (1994-1997).Kevin has a BS in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University and an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Apps | 1 | 100% |
| Mobile | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Real Time | 1 | 100% |
| Developer APIs | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| PubNub | PubNub is a secure global Data Stream Network (DSN) and easy to use API that enables our customers to connect, scale, and manage realtime applications and IoT devices. With over 70 SDKs for every platform, 250ms worldwide data transfer times, and scalability for hundreds of millions of devices, PubNub’s unique infrastructure gives you the abilityto easily connect and operate world-class realtime applications and IoT devices. PubNub is headquartered in San Francisco. Visit https://www.pubnub.com to start a free trial today. | $65M | Series E | Nov 04, 2021 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [HPE Growth](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hpe-growth-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bosch Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/robert-bosch-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sapphire Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sapphire-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Scale Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scale-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About The Raine Group

VC Fund · New York, United States

An integrated merchant bank advising and investing in high growth sectors of technology, media and telecom. Offices in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Paris, Shanghai and Singapore.

5 contacts available at The Raine Group.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brandon Gardner | Partner, Co-Founder President & COO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brandon-gardner |
| Fred Davis | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fred-davis-3 |
| Jason Schretter | Partner / Head of EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-schretter |
| Kevin Linker | Managing Partner, Raine Next-Gen Communications | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kevin-linker |
| Todd Rosoff | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/todd-rosoff |

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## FAQ

### What does Kevin Linker invest in?

Kevin Linker invests primarily in Apps, Mobile and Software startups, most often at Series E stage. Most of the 1 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 Kevin Linker last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kevin Linker closed in Nov 2021. Shizune tracks 1 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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