Michael Elias
Managing Director, London @ Kennet Partners
London, United Kingdom
Michael Elias is a funding round investor at Kennet Partners in London focused on Advertising and Software. Michael has been at the forefront of the development of European technology private equity as it grew from a fledgling niche into the multi-billion dollar market it is today. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of the European Venture Capital Association (EVCA) and chaired its Venture Capital Committee from 2002 to 2006. Michael alsoled Kennet’s investment in Paragon Software (acquired by Openwave), Altitun (acquired by ADC Telecommunications), No Wires Needed (acquired by Intersil), Monis (acquired by Sungard Data Systems), and Ubizen (acquired by Cybertrust).Michael founded Kennet in 1997. Earlier, he was responsible for establishing the international operations of Thompson Clive & Partners in California and Paris.Michael holds a B.A. with highest honours from Harvard University, and received an M.Sc. from Cambridge University where he was a Marshall Scholar.Born in the United States, Michael has lived in several European countries and speaks fluent French.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 75%
Last updated:
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Industries Michael Elias invests in
Stages Michael Elias invests in
Countries Michael Elias invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Advertising 3 (38%)
- Software 2 (25%)
- CRM 1 (13%)
- Apps 1 (13%)
- SaaS 1 (13%)
Stage
- Funding Round 3 (38%)
- Series A 2 (25%)
- Series B 2 (25%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Country
- United States 2 (25%)
- United Kingdom 2 (25%)
- France 1 (13%)
- Germany 1 (13%)
- The Netherlands 1 (13%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Screendragon
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Screendragon is a leading cloud-based project, resource and workflow management solution designed for the needs of high-performing teams. Our unique UX is designed for non-technical users enabling fast adoption by all. We help customers create new ways to increase collaboration, productivity and compliance while decreasing silos, duplication ofefforts and costs. Screendragon software is highly configurable and it can be quickly deployed and scaled to enterprises of all sizes, across all sectors. Longstanding customers of Screendragon include Kelloggs, BP, Sky, Oracle, JWT and McCann World Group. | $26.9M / Venture - Series Unknown / Feb 06, 2024 | |
Provar
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They began as a part of makepositive, a Platinum Salesforce consulting partner. Through their experiences implementing Salesforce projects, they experienced first-hand the difficulty of testing Salesforce in a fast and cost-effective way. None of the existing vendor tools can reliably test Salesforce’s UI, especially complex Visualforce pages. Thealternative is to test manually or use code, writing a custom framework based on Selenium.Determined to makes things better, they created Provar.Since then they have been overwhelmed by Provar’s reception within Fortune 100 companies and Salesforce app vendors. They have a diverse range of customers spanning several industries, and they serve business sizes ranging from 100 employees to 100,000. | $17M / Series A / Feb 03, 2021 | |
Trademob
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Trademob is a leading international platform for programmatic mobile app advertising, helping advertisers and agencies reach their performance and branding goals while maximizing their ROI. The Berlin-based technology company serves its clients using a combination of its proprietary advertising technologies, including a demand-side platform forreal-time bidding, and an extensive network of several hundred international mobile ad networks, SSPs, RTB exchanges and media partners. In this way, the data-driven company is able to advertise and promote an app at any point in its lifecycle, reaching over one billion users worldwide, connecting advertisers with the right target group in the right environment, at any point in the app’s lifecycle. Employing a dedicated, international team of experts, Trademob provides support from user acquisition and retention using display advertising and other products, through to retargeting using RTB technologies.Trademob was founded in 2010. Today, the venture-backed company serves a large number of international clients, such as eBay Kleinanzeigen, Lieferheld, PAYBACK and bwin.party. You can find more info and get in touch with Trademob at www.trademob.com, @Trademob and on the Trademob blog. | $15M / Series B / Nov 07, 2012 | |
SERMO
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SERMO is the leading social network for physicians - the virtual doctors’ lounge and the home of medical crowdsourcing - where doctors anonymously share their true feelings about their profession and lives and talk ‘real world’ medicine. SERMO has nearly 500,000 fully verified and licensed members and is now available for doctors in 24countries: Argentina, Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Guatemala, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, the UK, the US and Venezuela.Founded in 2005, SERMO's mission is to unite physicians and provide them with a safe, private and trusted platform for free and open discussions. SERMO harnesses the collective wisdom of doctors, enabling medical crowdsourcing, knowledge sharing and thus the advancement of medicine.SERMO is free to practicing physicians. Revenue is generated as healthcare institutions, financial services firms and government agencies purchase SERMO products to access this elite group of practitioners. | $25M / Sep 08, 2011 | |
Next Performance
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In 2009, we built NextPerformance by thinking how we could bring greater intelligence to new technologies in online display marketing.How could we remove the hit-and-miss nature of much online advertising to ensure that every euro, dollar or pound of ad spend is spent wisely?Recent years have seen a revolution in online marketing, with therise of real-time advertising and retargeting.This shift offers the highly appealing idea that you can gather enough behavioural data on your prospective clients to know that you are delivering the right marketing messages to each of them, in the right places, all the time. | $17.6M / May 31, 2011 | |
Specific Media
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Specific Media is a leading global media company connecting brands with consumers across one of the largest audiences worldwide. Our exclusive data partnerships, multi-screen and multi-format targeting capabilities, and innovative advertising solutions enable brands to influence purchasing decisions as they are being made. With over 500 premiumpublishing partners, superior reporting methodologies, and a suite of proprietary products, Specific Media allows for smarter and more efficient campaigns.Specific Media is headquartered in Irvine, California, with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Dallas, Boston, Detroit, Atlanta, and Minneapolis. Our international offices are located in The United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Germany. For more information, visit specificmedia.com and find us on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. | $8M / Series A / Jan 31, 2006 | |
No Wires Needed
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They are in the midst of the wireless Internet revolution and high-speed, affordable standards-based wireless connectivity has arrived. The meteoric growth of the Internet and online services have proven the benefits of shared data and shared resources. With wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), users can access shared information without lookingfor a place to plug in, and network managers can set up or augment networks without installing or moving wires. This new king of freedom provides optimal mobility and increased productivity, and allows for a highly flexible, simple and speedy installation. No Wires Needed delivers industry leading wireless LANs and wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges that improve productivity, decrease total cost of ownership and bring new meaning to the phrase network service. | $5.5M / Series B / Jan 20, 2000 | |
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No Wires Needed
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They are in the midst of the wireless Internet revolution and high-speed, affordable standards-based wireless connectivity has arrived. The meteoric growth of the Internet and online services have proven the benefits of shared data and shared resources. With wireless Local Area Networks (WLANs), users can access shared information without lookingfor a place to plug in, and network managers can set up or augment networks without installing or moving wires. This new king of freedom provides optimal mobility and increased productivity, and allows for a highly flexible, simple and speedy installation. No Wires Needed delivers industry leading wireless LANs and wireless LAN-to-LAN bridges that improve productivity, decrease total cost of ownership and bring new meaning to the phrase network service. | Jan 01, 1999 |
Co-Investors
Federated Hermes
1 deal together
TEV Ventures
1 deal together
About Kennet Partners
Kennet invests in growth companies providing information technology products and business services that leverage information technology. Kennet provides expansion capital to firms who want to accelerate growth and build exceptional shareholder value in partnership with an experienced investor.As a growth equity investor, Kennet works withmanagement teams to build shareholder value. They provide direct support to their portfolio companies, including strategy formulation, business development, executive recruitment and corporate finance initiatives.Kennet is an experienced growth equity team with a track record of building global market leaders and achieving high-value exits. Kennet is a different kind of investor. They help successful, entrepreneurial technology businesses in North America and Europe take the next big jump in growth.
Kennet Partners Contacts
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Francesco Mantica
Principal, Silicon Valley
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Hillel Zidel
Managing Director, London
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Mark A. Bradley
Executive Advisory Board Member
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Michael Elias
Managing Director, London
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Alex Taylor-Harris
Director
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FAQ
What does Michael Elias invest in?
Michael Elias invests primarily in Advertising, Software and CRM startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 8 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 Michael Elias last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Michael Elias closed in Feb 2024. Shizune tracks 8 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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