About Kinled Holding
Kinled Holding is a venture capital firm founded in 1980. It is primarily based out of Hong Kong, China. As of Feb 2023, Kinled Holding has invested in 88 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Switzerland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it led the $2.41M Seed round of PreComb along with FiveT. This round also saw participation from HTGF.
Overall, Kinled Holding portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 6 IPOs and 14 acquisitions including key companies like FullCircl, Satago and Frontier Car Group. A lot of funds co-invest with Kinled Holding, with names like Ascent Biomedical Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Kinled Holding has team of 4 people including 2 partners.
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Kinled Holding's List of Top Investments
Kinled Holding has a portfolio of 88 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Peerbridge Health and PreComb.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, SwitzerlandÌý²¹²Ô»å 12 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Consumer, High TechÌý²¹²Ô»å 24 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A Ìý²¹²Ô»å 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kinled Holding:
1. FullCircl
Cloud based customer journey management software. The platform offers software that enables members to implement business policies, and onboard business customers with automated KYC, AML, and credit checks. It provides an overview of customers, including KYC, AML, and credit information. The platform provides access to insights to connect with new prospects and markets. It allows businesses to onboard customers using automated IDV software. It caters its solution to industries such as bank, fintech, insurance, and more.
Key facts about FullCircl
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Winnersh (United Kingdom)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.8M
- Employee Count: 95 as on Nov 30, 2022
- Investors: Kreos Capital, and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 13, 2019, $1.27M
- Highlight: Acquired
2. BVNK
Online platform offering multiple crypto services. It allows users to send payments on all payment schemes and blockchain networks, trade in and out of positions inside the platform, earn returns on all assets held on the platform through yield solutions, and more.
Key facts about BVNK
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £7.34M as on Feb 28, 2022
- Valuation: $750M as on Dec 17, 2024
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $93.2M
- Investors: Saison Capital, Sisuholdings and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 17, 2024, $50M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Satago
Provider of a risk management platform for businesses. It provides users with a platform that helps businesses manage credit risks, enhance debtor management, and access invoice finance. It offers a platform that enables businesses to get paid and payment on delayed invoices.
Key facts about Satago
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £2.57M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $33.4M
- Employee Count: 35 as on Dec 31, 2021
- Investors: BDMI, Seedcamp and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Mar 09, 2022, $12.4M
- Highlight: Acquired
4. Pockit
Pockit provides debit cards for consumers. It can be used for services such as money transfers, cash withdrawal, online/offline payments, and more. It provides an account to monitor expenses & building credits.
Key facts about Pockit
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £2.68M as on Dec 31, 2020
- Valuation: $61.6M as on Jun 05, 2020
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 34 as on Dec 31, 2023
- Investors: rventures.vc, The North East Development Capital Fund and 34 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Aug 03, 2023, $10M
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Frontier Car Group builds and runs digital used car marketplaces in emerging markets across the world. Some of its C2B marketplaces include Vendenos tu Auto in Chile, VendeTuAuto in Mexico, Cars45 in Nigeria, Ototrink in Turkey, CarFirst in Pakistan, and BeliMobilGue in Indonesia. Its marketplaces enable sellers to get online quotes with instant pricing, schedule physical inspections and one of its inspection centers, and get a competitive offer from the dealer network. The company also offers a range of B2B and B2C financial products.
Key facts about Frontier Car Group
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Berlin (Germany)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $553M
- Employee Count: 73 as on Dec 31, 2019
- Investors: VentureSouq, Olx Group and 23 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series D, Jan 02, 2020, $400M
- Highlight: Acquired
Kinled Holding's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kinled Holding has invested in 88 companies over the last 9 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Nanoflex Robotics and most recent follow-on round was in PreComb.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2016 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Kinled Holding's Investments by Stage
Kinled Holding has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.02M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.7M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $6.76M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $18M.Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Kinled Holding's Investments by Sector
Kinled Holding has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, HealthTech, Robotics - Industry Applications and FinTech. Notably, it has invested in 61 Tech companies, 50 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 21 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 13 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Robotics - Industry Applications | 2 |
FinTech | 1 |
Others | 2 |
Kinled Holding's Investments by Geography
Kinled Holding has made most investments in Switzerland (4), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Switzerland | 4 |
Canada | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Kinled Holding's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Kinled Holding:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 09, 2023 | Switzerland | Series A | $12M | ||
Oct 04, 2022 | Switzerland | Seed | $1.31M | ||
Apr 26, 2021 | Switzerland | Seed | $2.41M | HTGF [+1] | |
Mar 04, 2020 | Canada | Seed | Undisclosed | ||
Jan 10, 2020 | United Kingdom | Series A | $1.4M |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Kinled Holding's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
56 | Internet-first native bank and diversified loan offering platform for consumers | 2005 | London | Series H | zqanhfu |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Kinled Holding's Portfolio
Here are Kinled Holding's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 26, 2023 | - | - | - | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | - | |
Feb 21, 2018 | - | - | - | |
Feb 14, 2018 | - | - | - | |
 | Jan 26, 2016 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Kinled Holding's Portfolio
Here are Kinled Holding's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
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Team profile of Kinled Holding
Kinled Holding has a team of 4 membersÌýincluding 2 PartnersÌýlocated in China, United Kingdom and . Kinled Holding's team sits on the board of 1 company.Here is a list of all team members in Kinled Holding:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | Saanen | |||
Partner | Hong Kong | - | - | |
Associate | London | - |
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Over the past 9 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Kinled Holding's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Kinled Holding:ÌýVenture Kick, LAB Ventures and 7 others have invested in rounds before Kinled Holding. There are 2 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Kinled Holding and 1 company where LAB Ventures has invested before Kinled Holding.
- Top Co-investors of Kinled Holding:Ìý11 investors entered a company along with Kinled Holding. These include investors like Ascent Biomedical Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Kinled Holding:ÌýA total of 5 investors have invested in Kinled Holding's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include (1 company), Graphene Ventures (1 company) and CIP Merchant Capital (1 company).
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