Kinetic Ventures
VC Fund
Chevy Chase, United States
Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean technology companies. For over two decades they have partnered with outstanding entrepreneurs to build world-class enterprises. Kinetic is gratified to be partners with many remarkable entrepreneurs in thecreation of industry defining companies like Ciena, VerticalOne, Corvis, Cerent, Peace Software, Broadware, APX, Calix, Altierre and SmartSynch.Kinetic Ventures VIII, capitalized by corporate pension, endowment and family office investors primarily invests in early stage companies. They also selectively invest in seed and growth stage opportunities. Areas of focus for the fund include:- Communications. Solutions that bring greater speed, functionality, usability or accessibility to voice, data and video networks.- Information Technology. Solutions that deliver greater efficiency, collaboration, security and functionality to users.- Power/Clean Technology. Solutions for the power and related industries that take advantage of the ongoing and rapid evolution in communications, information and energy technologies.
- Total investments:
- 69
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 17%
- Fund size:
- $150M
- Last fund:
Last updated:
For AI agents: llms.txt
Industries Kinetic Ventures invests in
Stages Kinetic Ventures invests in
Countries Kinetic Ventures invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 8 contacts → | |||
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 13 (19%)
- Mobile 6 (9%)
- Financial Services 6 (9%)
- Enterprise Software 6 (9%)
- FinTech 5 (7%)
Stage
- Series A 14 (20%)
- Series B 12 (17%)
- Series C 12 (17%)
- Funding Round 10 (14%)
- Seed 6 (9%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nelson Chu
Managing Director
|
Managing Director | Total investments: 2 | Find email | |
|
Cam Lanier
Senior Director
|
Senior Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Campbell B. Lanier
Senior Director
|
Senior Director | Total investments: 10 | Find email | |
|
Carol Deslandes
Owner
|
Owner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Claudia Pagano
Fund Administrator
|
Fund Administrator | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 8 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that provides car loan services to its clients. The company's transparent and easy-to-use line of credit puts the customer in the driver’s seat, while its proprietary, predictive valuation tool knows the perfect time to buy and sell and teaches owners to see their vehicle as an asset.Carputty wasfounded by Patrick Bayliss and Joshua Tatum in 2020. | $5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Mar 06, 2024 | ||
| Ramp is a financial technology company that develops software for corporate spend management, finance operations, and business payments. The company provides an integrated platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable automation, procurement, travel booking, reimbursements, treasury services, and accountingautomation. Its software is designed to help organizations manage business spending, streamline financial workflows, and centralize finance operations within a single system. The platform enables businesses to issue and manage corporate cards, process vendor payments, track expenses, handle employee reimbursements, and automate accounting processes. It also incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities that assist with receipt matching, transaction categorization, policy enforcement, approval workflows, and financial reporting. These features are intended to reduce manual administrative work and improve visibility into organizational spending. | $300M / Series D / Aug 21, 2023 | ||
| Ando Money enables customers to join and drive a transformative movement to combat the climate crisis through carbon-reducing banking. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in San Diego, California. | $6M / Seed / Oct 21, 2021 | ||
| Ramp is a financial technology company that develops software for corporate spend management, finance operations, and business payments. The company provides an integrated platform that combines corporate cards, expense management, accounts payable automation, procurement, travel booking, reimbursements, treasury services, and accountingautomation. Its software is designed to help organizations manage business spending, streamline financial workflows, and centralize finance operations within a single system. The platform enables businesses to issue and manage corporate cards, process vendor payments, track expenses, handle employee reimbursements, and automate accounting processes. It also incorporates artificial intelligence capabilities that assist with receipt matching, transaction categorization, policy enforcement, approval workflows, and financial reporting. These features are intended to reduce manual administrative work and improve visibility into organizational spending. | $300M / Series C / Aug 24, 2021 | ||
| Carputty is a consumer automotive startup that provides car loan services to its clients. The company's transparent and easy-to-use line of credit puts the customer in the driver’s seat, while its proprietary, predictive valuation tool knows the perfect time to buy and sell and teaches owners to see their vehicle as an asset.Carputty wasfounded by Patrick Bayliss and Joshua Tatum in 2020. | $7.2M / Seed / Aug 06, 2021 | ||
| Wisio lets social media creators and experts answer questions and requests from followers via paid interactions. The company’s platform empowers followers to gain exclusive access via personalized videos to their favorite creators. Wisio's flexible and easy-to-use platform is packed with features to help creators build deeper communitieswhile monetizing the creator - follower relationship. Thousands of them are already using it to help build their online reputation and business.Wisio's vision is to make everyone reachable. | $1.6M / Seed / Jun 21, 2021 | ||
| Everyware provides a secure, user-friendly payment collection and two-way messaging platform. It provides smart payment integration layered with add-ons to deliver faster service, reduce costs, and provide higher levels of customer service, enabling clients to improve post-sale communication ad puts money back into their bottom line. | $5M / Series A / Oct 08, 2019 | ||
| Kobiton is a mobile testing platform that accelerates the delivery and testing of mobile apps. It offers manual and automated testing on real devices, in the cloud, or on-premise.The company provides mobile app developers with access to real iOS and Android devices, allowing them to run manual or automated scripts, and identify issues inreal-time. With Kobiton, developers enjoy complete control over the entire mobile experience (multi-touch, GPS, camera, etc.), automatically generated activity logs, and highly detailed automation reports that are always accessible to the entire team.Kobiton was incorporated by Josh Lieberman and Vu Lam in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. It has additional offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. | $5.2M / Series A / Aug 21, 2019 | ||
| Kobiton is a mobile testing platform that accelerates the delivery and testing of mobile apps. It offers manual and automated testing on real devices, in the cloud, or on-premise.The company provides mobile app developers with access to real iOS and Android devices, allowing them to run manual or automated scripts, and identify issues inreal-time. With Kobiton, developers enjoy complete control over the entire mobile experience (multi-touch, GPS, camera, etc.), automatically generated activity logs, and highly detailed automation reports that are always accessible to the entire team.Kobiton was incorporated by Josh Lieberman and Vu Lam in 2016 and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. It has additional offices in San Francisco and Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. | $3M / Seed / Sep 25, 2018 | ||
| Optii, headquartered in Austin, TX and with offices in London and Brisbane, is a hotel operations solution that leverages smarter technologies such as artificial intelligence, analytics, messaging and mobility to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of housekeeping and service delivery departments. Optii operates in real-time and allows hotelsto streamline operations, reduce costs and enhance the guest experience in proven and tangible ways, without requiring capital expenditure and complex integrations. Optii is a Thayer Ventures portfolio company and is used by hotels around the world including La Cantera Resort & Spa and The Don Cesar in the United States, Okada Manilla Resort & Casino, Doma Hotels, IHG and more. | $4M / Series B / Jun 26, 2018 | ||
| See all 69 investments → | |||
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 industry
Similar stage
Featured in Investor Lists
Recommended lists
FAQ
What does Kinetic Ventures invest in?
Kinetic Ventures invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Financial Services startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 69 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 Kinetic Ventures?
Public channels for Kinetic Ventures include LinkedIn and 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 Kinetic Ventures?
The team at Kinetic Ventures includes Nelson Chu (Managing Director), Cam Lanier (Senior Director) and Campbell B. Lanier (Senior Director), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. 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
