KGC Capital
VC Fund
Chicago, United States
KGC Capital is a venture capital firm that specializes in seed and early-stage venture investments. It is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Richard Kiphart.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries KGC Capital invests in
Stages KGC Capital invests in
Countries KGC Capital invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Richard Kiphart
|
|||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Finance 2 (29%)
- E-Commerce 2 (29%)
- Financial Services 2 (29%)
- Advice 1 (14%)
- Retail 1 (14%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (43%)
- Series B 2 (29%)
- Series C 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Richard Kiphart
Co-Founder, Chairman
|
Co-Founder, Chairman | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Paro
|
Paro is the alternative employment model for the future of finance work. Through technology, Paro matches businesses with the highest vetted freelance bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs who provide remote, on-demand, hourly support when clients need it.The company aims to empower business professionals to work on their ownterms, from day one with Paro through retirement, providing professional expertise to young companies as well as Fortune 500 businesses. Paro vets the talent, accepting only 2% of those applying to its platform, to ensure every client receives access to deeply experienced professionals who are the best fit to solve their specific financial needs. In parallel, Paro harnesses AI to offer these finance experts the tools and insights they need to build their own businesses and enhance their professional success.Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $25M / Series B / Jul 20, 2021 | |
|
Paro
|
Paro is the alternative employment model for the future of finance work. Through technology, Paro matches businesses with the highest vetted freelance bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs who provide remote, on-demand, hourly support when clients need it.The company aims to empower business professionals to work on their ownterms, from day one with Paro through retirement, providing professional expertise to young companies as well as Fortune 500 businesses. Paro vets the talent, accepting only 2% of those applying to its platform, to ensure every client receives access to deeply experienced professionals who are the best fit to solve their specific financial needs. In parallel, Paro harnesses AI to offer these finance experts the tools and insights they need to build their own businesses and enhance their professional success.Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $10M / Series A / Sep 26, 2019 | |
Mac & Mia
|
Mac & Mia provides a personalized at-home shopping experience that exposes moms and dads to boutique and specialty clothing pieces for their newborns to six year olds without any of the hassle of traditional shopping | $5M / Series A / Apr 19, 2018 | |
Fooda
|
Fooda is a provider of office lunch services used to offer workplace food programs that employees love and look forward to every day. Its services allow restaurants to partner with companies and office buildings to provide unique restaurant-based meal services and top-rated restaurants who visit and serve in the office lobby or company breakroom adenable employees to find delicious, authentic restaurants and enjoy them at work | $12.5M / Series C / Sep 26, 2017 | |
XOR Data Exchange
|
XOR Data Exchange is a data revolution by providing data owners with the accountability, control, and transparency they want to share data and solve industry challenges with confidence. Developed by data, technology and analytics experts, the company helps organizations optimize and monetize the data they possess, with data from other companies intheir industry as well as other industries.XOR Data Exchange was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in Austin, Texas, United States. | $2M / Feb 03, 2017 | |
Pangea Money Transfer
|
Pangea Money Transfer is an award-winning mobile-centric money transfer platform that allows on-the-go users to send money from the U.S. to 15 countries across Latin America and Asia in less than 30 seconds -- all for a low flat fee. Receivers can collect the cash at thousands of retail locations or have it directly deposited into any bank accountor onto a debit card.The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. | $11.6M / Series B / Dec 06, 2016 | |
Whittl
|
Whittl allows consumers to compare prices for local services such as child care, guitar classes, housekeeping, dog grooming, and others. Whittl (formerly MyServista) empowers consumers to share and compare prices for 100s of local services.For the first time, people can compare prices for services just as easily as they can for airline ticketsand TVs. | $3.3M / Series A / Jun 24, 2015 |
Co-Investors
Access 48,091 investors
822 industries, 177 countries. Updated daily. Emails and phones included.
Browse database — It's Free!
Find investors for your startup
Search 48,091 investors by industry and country. Emails and phones included.
Similar Investors
Similar stage
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does KGC Capital invest in?
KGC Capital invests primarily in Finance, E-Commerce and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 7 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 KGC Capital?
Public channels for KGC Capital include the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.
Who are the partners at KGC Capital?
The team at KGC Capital includes Richard Kiphart (Co-Founder, Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
Is Shizune's investor data accurate?
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 Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
Contact your first 100 investors today
Find who invests in your industry, stage, and country. Download investor list with emails in 5 minutes.
Find investors — It's Free!
Continue with Google
Continue with LinkedIn
