Kinetic Ventures (tech venture capital firm with alumni from McKinsey, Harvard, Sloan)
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Keywords: US -- Atlanta / Southeast | US -- Washington, D.C./Virginia | Venture Capital and Private Equity

Company name
Kinetic Ventures

Short description for overview page

Technology venture capital firm focusing on communications, IT, and green power.


Tags

Venture capital, information technology, communications, early stage, growth, power, clean technology, McKinsey, Harvard Business School, Sloan, MIT


URL

http://www.kineticventures.com


Description

Kinetic Ventures has invested in 100+ companies at the early/growth stage. It invests in three major areas: communications, information technology and power/clean technology. Specifically:

Communications:

* Last mile connectivity
* Telephony over the Internet
* RFID/sensor networks
* Handheld delivery
* Broadcast TV/video on cell phones
* Triple play

Information Technology:

* Mobile platforms
* Open source
* On-Demand computing
* Customized content and entertainment
* Lite applications
* Security/Identity management

The size of Kinetic's investments ranges from $2 million to $7 million. For larger investments, it will arrange a syndicate of investors. It typically exits through an IPO or acquisition. Although majority control is not required, Kinetic Ventures usually serves on a portfolio company's board of directors.

Kinetic's track record includes Ciena, VerticalOne, Ramp Networks, Corvis, Cerent, Metricom, PlaceWare and Peace Software.


Alumni connected with this company

McKinsey, Harvard Business School, Sloan, MIT


City or Greater Metropolitan Area, State (and Country if not U.S.)
Chevy Chase, Maryland and Atlanta Georgia

Year founded
1985
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