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Kinetic Ventures

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Kinetic Ventures is a leading venture capital investor in high growth, industry defining communications, information and power/clean

Chevy Chase, United StatesFounded 1995kineticventures.com
61
Investments
8
Exits
$500M
AUM
13.1%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

Kinetic Ventures invests in high-growth companies across the communications, information, and power/clean technology sectors, with a focus on industry-defining businesses at various stages of development.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 1 years

6
2000

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 61 companies

S
Silicon Laboratories
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
V
Vitesse Semiconductor
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
W
Wavecom
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
C
Ciena
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
P
PMC-Sierra
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
P
Powerwave Technologies
Communications · Growth, 0
Active
T
Telocity
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active
A
Airspan Networks
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active
S
Sycamore Networks
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active
N
NextWave Wireless
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active
C
Corvis Corporation
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active
B
Broadbus Technologies
Communications · Growth, 2000
Active

Notable Exits

CompanyTypeYearValue / Acquirer
GenMark DiagnosticsAcquisition2021$1.8B
BioTimeAcquisition2020—
VaxartIPO2020—
InvitaeIPO2015—
AcelRx PharmaceuticalsIPO2014—
SequenomIPO2000—
AradigmIPO1996—
XOMAIPO1991—

Frequently Asked Questions

Kinetic Ventures focuses on Series A, Series B, Series C+ stage investments.

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