# Keybank

> Keybank is a VC fund in Cleveland backing Financial Services and Energy. See 45 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Cleveland, United States
- Total investments: 45
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 49%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company-beta/3252/
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/KeyBank_Help
- Website: http://www.key.com/personal/index.jsp?key=com

Keybank is a VC fund in Cleveland focused on Financial Services and Energy. Cleveland-based KeyCorp is one of the nation's largest bank-based financial services companies, with assets of approximately $92.9 billion. Key companies provide investment management, retail and commercial banking, consumer finance, and investment banking products and services to individuals and companies throughout the United States and, forcertain businesses, internationally. The company's businesses deliver their products and services through branches and offices; a network of 1,335 ATMs; telephone banking centers 800-KEY2YOU® (800-539-2968); and a website, Key.com®, that provides account access and financial products 24 hours a day.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Keybank. Shizune tracks 11 team members at Keybank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/keybank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 9 | 20% |
| Energy | 8 | 18% |
| Non Profit | 8 | 18% |
| Renewable Energy | 8 | 18% |
| Information Technology | 6 | 13% |

63 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 20 | 44% |
| Grant | 7 | 16% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 7 | 16% |
| Series C | 2 | 4% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 34 | 76% |
| Canada | 2 | 4% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Clark H. I. Khayat | Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer | 1 | — |
| Edward P. Campbell | Board Member | 0 | — |
| Vance Opperman | President & CEO | 0 | — |
| Amy G. Brady | Chief Information Officer | 0 | — |
| Brian Maddox | Senior Vice President, CDLI | 2 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nscale | Nscale is an AI GPU cloud platform that provides scale computing to the generative AI market. It develops AI-ready data centers, deploys GPU infrastructure, and delivers AI cloud services. Its AI private cloud platform supports the entire generative AI lifecycle, enabling developers to run and train AI models. It also provides bare metal andvirtualized GPU nodes, Kubernetes-native services (NKS), AI workload scheduling empowered by SLURM, and advanced serverless and dedicated inferencing options. | $900M | Debt Financing | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Breaking Chains Academy of Development | Breaking Chains Academy of Development supports youth by offering training for job skills, education, and guidance. | $20K | Grant | Jun 17, 2026 |  |
| SmartStop Self Storage | SmartStop Self Storage is a provider of secure and convenient self-storage solutions that provide features like 24/7 surveillance, gated access, climate control, and month-to-month leasing terms. | $500M | Post-IPO Debt | Feb 18, 2026 |  |
| Garten Services | Garten Services, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that provides vocational, day activity, and retirement services. | $225K | Grant | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Cedar Realty Trust | Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. is a fully-integrated real estate investment trust that owns shopping centers. Our high-quality core portfolio of primarily grocery-anchored shopping centers straddling the Washington, DC to Boston corridor totals 10 million square feet of GLA. We are focused on creating long-term value for our shareholders and long termrelationships with our tenants. | $20M | Post-IPO Debt | Aug 15, 2025 |  |
| Cintas |  |  | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Children's Home Society of Idaho | The Children's Home Society of Idaho is a non-profit organization that offers emotional and behavioral health services to children. | $300K | Grant | Dec 06, 2024 |  |
| Northwest Housing Alternatives | Northwest Housing Alternatives are a non-profit organization that provides affordable housing development & homeless intervention services. | $300K | Grant | Jul 19, 2024 |  |
| Ramaco Resources | Ramaco Resources is a producer and operator of metallic coal. They have deposits of metallurgical coal totaling over 250 million tonnes. This serves as a raw material in the production of steel in a blast furnace. Elk creek, berwind, ram mine, and knox creek projects make up its portfolio. | $200M | Post-IPO Debt | May 08, 2024 |  |
| SmartStop Self Storage | SmartStop Self Storage is a provider of secure and convenient self-storage solutions that provide features like 24/7 surveillance, gated access, climate control, and month-to-month leasing terms. | $650M | Debt Financing | Feb 22, 2024 |  |

10 of 45 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rabobank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rabobank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Bain Capital Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bain-capital-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Deutsche Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/deutsche-bank) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [JP Morgan Chase](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jpmorgan-chase-co) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- M&T Bank — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- Truist — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Keybank invest in?

Keybank invests primarily in Financial Services, Energy and Non Profit startups, most often at Debt Financing and Grant stage. Most of the 45 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 Keybank?

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### Who are the partners at Keybank?

The team at Keybank includes Clark H. I. Khayat (Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer), Edward P. Campbell (Board Member) and Vance Opperman (President & CEO), among 11 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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