# Kindred Ventures

> Kindred Ventures is a San Francisco venture capital firm investing at formation, pre-seed and seed stages. Founded as an angel fund by Steve Jang in 2014 and subsequently developed with managing partner Kanyi Maqubela, it combines financing with help shaping ideas, assembling initial teams and building products. In June 2026 it announced $355 million across Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II.

- **Founded:** 2014
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Steve Jang (Founder & Managing Partner), Kanyi Maqubela (Co-founder of institutional investment partnership; Managing Partner)
- **Products:** Formation and seed investing, Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II, Kindred Selector I
- **Notable:** Announced $355 million across two new funds in June 2026., Reports backing 100+ startups and over $200 billion in aggregate portfolio market capitalization; neither measure is realized fund performance., Steve Jang appeared on the Forbes Midas List in 2023 and 2024, according to his official biography.

## Products & services

- **Formation and seed investing** — Capital and partner involvement before company formation and at pre-seed and seed stages; help with initial teams, ideas, products and networks.
- **Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II** — New fund pair announced in June 2026, totaling $355 million; investment themes include AI, compute, infrastructure and energy.
- **Kindred Selector I** — Opportunity vehicle announced alongside the third core fund, expanding capital support beyond earliest rounds.

## Achievements

- Announced $355 million across two new funds in June 2026.
- Reports backing 100+ startups and over $200 billion in aggregate portfolio market capitalization; neither measure is realized fund performance.
- Steve Jang appeared on the Forbes Midas List in 2023 and 2024, according to his official biography.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Announced participation in Dream Labs’ $90 million seed financing and a board seat for Steve Jang.
- **2026-09** — Published its investment thesis on Dynamic Creatures and interactive character robots.
- **2026-06** — Announced $355 million across Kindred Ventures IV and Kindred Selector II.
- **2026-06** — Announced its lead role in Kotoba’s $10 million seed round.

## Links

- Website: https://kindredventures.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kindredventures/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KindredVentures

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Last updated: 2026-10-27