Kanyi Maqubela

Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures

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Biography

Kanyi Maqubela is a Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures, the San Francisco pre-seed and seed firm founded by Steve Jang. His work centres on frontier technology, digital health, e-commerce, financial technology and supply chain, and the firm's bio lists him as lead investor in Adyton, Basis Theory, Faircraft, Cloudtrucks, Corgi and Tala. He was previously a partner at Collaborative Fund, co-founded Heartbeat Health, and was growth lead at One Block Off the Grid, which was acquired by NRG. He studied Philosophy at Stanford University, has been an adjunct professor at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts, and sits on the board of directors of the UCSF Foundation Investment Company.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

AdytonBasis TheoryFaircraftCloudtrucksCorgiTalaOutschoolImpossible FoodsUpstart UPSTReddit RDDTMuralHelloSignEarnestJustAssuredAtlasBeSoundDupeConceiveEllisEnigmaMobillisInversionMorfNohOpen LedgerOttoProsper HealthSophontStableSeaTuliWarbler Labs

Board Seats

Career Timeline

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Was growth lead at One Block Off the Grid, which was acquired by NRG for 120 million dollars.
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Served as a partner at Collaborative Fund.
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Co-founded Heartbeat Health.
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Became Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures alongside founder and managing partner Steve Jang.

Sources & References

Kindred Ventures - Kanyi Maqubela ↗Kindred Ventures - About ↗