Strategy
Stages
Seed
Sectors
SoftwareHealthcareTelecommunicationsRetailClimate TechConsumer
Geographies
USASan Francisco, California, USA
Check size
$250K-$3MRecent changes
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed kindredventures.com
- Sep 5, 2026Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: Software, Healthcare, Telecommunications, Retail, Climate Tech, Consumer kindredventures.com
- Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M From Kindred for a Distributed GPU Cloud Pulse story
- Jun 18, 2026Jun 18, 2026Architect Labs Raises $24M to Speed AI Custom-Chip Design With Kindred Ventures Pulse story
- Jun 15, 2026Jun 15, 2026Invested in Hydra Host (Series A, $100M) Hydra Host
Earlier changes (7)
- Feb 6, 2026Feb 6, 2026New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV (target $230M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund III ($200M) Value Add VC funds tracker
- Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III (target $200M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2021Jan 1, 2021New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund II ($100M) Value Add VC funds tracker
- Oct 29, 2020Oct 29, 2020New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II (target $90M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 24, 2019Jan 24, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I (target $50M) SEC EDGAR Form D
- Jan 1, 2019Jan 1, 2019New fund: Kindred Ventures Fund I ($56M) Value Add VC funds tracker
Funds
7| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund IV | 2026 | target $230M | Venture | As of Feb 6, 2026SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund III | 2023 | $200M | Flagship | As of 2023Value Add VC funds tracker |
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund III | 2022 | target $200M | Venture | As of Mar 21, 2022SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund II | 2021 | $100M | Flagship | As of 2021Value Add VC funds tracker |
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund II | 2020 | target $90M | Venture | As of Oct 29, 2020SEC EDGAR Form D |
Show 2 earlier funds
| Fund | Vintage | Size | Strategy | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kindred Ventures Venture Fund I | 2019 | target $50M | Venture | As of Jan 24, 2019SEC EDGAR Form D |
| Kindred Ventures Fund I | 2019 | $56M | Flagship | As of 2019Value Add VC funds tracker |
Portfolio
2 totalRecent Investment Activity
1| Date | Company | Event | Amount | Valuation | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Hydra Host | Series A | $100M | — | Kindred VenturesNVenturesARK InvestComcast VenturesMagnetarPEAK6Founders Fund10x FoundersSterling RoadFlume Ventures outlined = lead | Hydra Host |
Sector / Stage Activity
By sector (portfolio)
Insurtech
1 · 50%
AI infra
1 · 50%
Co-Investors
12Latest Pulse
- Jul 30, 2026Assured Raises $19M to Automate Healthcare OpsAssured raised $19 million in Series A funding led by Insight Partners to build AI agents that automate healthcare provider back-office operations, with First Round Capital and Kindred Ventures also returning.→
- Jun 18, 2026Architect Labs Raises $24M to Speed AI Custom-Chip Design With Kindred VenturesArchitect Labs raised $24 million led by Kindred Ventures to build AI tools that accelerate custom-chip design, compressing the time and cost of taping out specialized silicon. As every hyperscaler and AI startup races to design its own accelerators, the software that shortens the chip-design cycle is becoming strategically valuable.→
- Jun 18, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M From Kindred for a Distributed GPU CloudHydra Host raised $100 million led by Kindred Ventures to expand its bare-metal GPU platform, which connects customers to distributed AI compute. It's another bet that the GPU-cloud layer -- not just the chips -- is where durable margins in the AI buildout will sit.→
- Jun 17, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M Series A -- Founders Fund and Nvidia Back Bare-Metal GPU InfraHydra Host raised a $100M Series A led by Kindred Ventures, with ARK, Founders Fund, and Nvidia participating, to scale its bare-metal GPU platform. The round is a bet that the AI buildout still needs new ways to provision and access compute, not just more chips.→
- Jun 16, 2026Hydra Host Raises $100M Series A to Broker Idle GPU Capacity for AI LabsHydra Host closed a $100 million Series A led by Kindred Ventures, with Nvidia, ARK Invest, Comcast Ventures and Founders Fund participating, to expand its asset-light 'neocloud' that connects AI builders to dedicated bare-metal GPUs. Its Brokkr operating system standardizes infrastructure across 50+ data centers, positioning Hydra as a broker in the scramble for compute.→
Sources & methodologyshow
Where these figures come from
- Hydra Hostprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- SEC EDGAR Form Dprimary source1 fact
- Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data3 facts
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