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Kindling
Kindling Fund IV · No. 008700102029374553606672778185899295979899100100%
M. Lindqvist
Authorised signatureThe cheque is signed
Questions
Ask usanything.
Warm introductions, cheque sizes, ownership, board seats and what happens after you press send.
Questions
Ask usanything.
Warm introductions, cheque sizes, ownership, board seats and what happens after you press send.
Questions
Ask usanything.
Warm introductions, cheque sizes, ownership, board seats and what happens after you press send.
Questions
Asked before the first call.
Straight answers on stage, ownership, board seats and how long a decision takes.
Memo · To founders
Read in2 daysNo warm intro needed.
Sixty-one per cent of our companies arrived as a cold e-mail. Send six lines on what you are building. A partner reads it within two working days.
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Pre-seed and seed are most of what we do: usually between $250,000 and $4M as the first institutional cheque. We also lead a small number of Series A rounds, mostly in companies we already back.
No. Sixty-one per cent of our portfolio came through a cold e-mail or the pitch form. A partner reads every one within two working days.
Fourteen days from the first call at seed, ten at pre-seed and twenty-one at Series A. If the answer is no, you get it early and with the reasons.
About 8 % at pre-seed, a little under 10 % at seed and about 16 % at Series A. The cheque at the top of this page works out the stake for any amount.
Not at pre-seed or seed. At Series A we ask for one seat. We are happy to be an observer earlier if you want us in the room.
Climate software, AI infrastructure, robotics, fintech rails and developer tools. We read pitches outside these and say quickly if it is not for us.
Yes. We keep reserves for every company and have taken our share in four of every five follow-on rounds.
Europe and North America. The partners are in London and New York, and we travel for the first meeting if the company cannot.
Questions
Asked before the first call.
Straight answers on stage, ownership, board seats and how long a decision takes.
Pre-seed and seed are most of what we do: usually between $250,000 and $4M as the first institutional cheque. We also lead a small number of Series A rounds, mostly in companies we already back.
No. Sixty-one per cent of our portfolio came through a cold e-mail or the pitch form. A partner reads every one within two working days.
Fourteen days from the first call at seed, ten at pre-seed and twenty-one at Series A. If the answer is no, you get it early and with the reasons.
About 8 % at pre-seed, a little under 10 % at seed and about 16 % at Series A. The cheque at the top of this page works out the stake for any amount.
Not at pre-seed or seed. At Series A we ask for one seat. We are happy to be an observer earlier if you want us in the room.
Climate software, AI infrastructure, robotics, fintech rails and developer tools. We read pitches outside these and say quickly if it is not for us.
Yes. We keep reserves for every company and have taken our share in four of every five follow-on rounds.
Europe and North America. The partners are in London and New York, and we travel for the first meeting if the company cannot.
Memo · To founders
Read in2 daysNo warm intro needed.
Sixty-one per cent of our companies arrived as a cold e-mail. Send six lines on what you are building. A partner reads it within two working days.
Write topitch@kindling.vc
Questions
Asked before the first call.
Straight answers on stage, ownership, board seats and how long a decision takes.
Pre-seed and seed are most of what we do: usually between $250,000 and $4M as the first institutional cheque. We also lead a small number of Series A rounds, mostly in companies we already back.
No. Sixty-one per cent of our portfolio came through a cold e-mail or the pitch form. A partner reads every one within two working days.
Fourteen days from the first call at seed, ten at pre-seed and twenty-one at Series A. If the answer is no, you get it early and with the reasons.
About 8 % at pre-seed, a little under 10 % at seed and about 16 % at Series A. The cheque at the top of this page works out the stake for any amount.
Not at pre-seed or seed. At Series A we ask for one seat. We are happy to be an observer earlier if you want us in the room.
Climate software, AI infrastructure, robotics, fintech rails and developer tools. We read pitches outside these and say quickly if it is not for us.
Yes. We keep reserves for every company and have taken our share in four of every five follow-on rounds.
Europe and North America. The partners are in London and New York, and we travel for the first meeting if the company cannot.
Memo · To founders
Read in2 daysNo warm intro needed.
Sixty-one per cent of our companies arrived as a cold e-mail. Send six lines on what you are building. A partner reads it within two working days.
Write topitch@kindling.vc
How we decide
From first e-mail to a term sheet in fourteen days.
One partner takes your pitch from the first e-mail to the term sheet. No committee tour and no silence: you always know which day you are on.
Pitch usThe fourteen days
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Day 02 · First call02 / 05
Forty-five minutes, one partner.
We ask about the problem and why you are the ones to solve it. You ask us anything about the fund.
Written by one partnerDay02Kindling
Day 06 · The memo03 / 05
Six pages, written for you.
Your partner writes the case for investing: market, product, team and risks. You read the draft and correct us where we are wrong.
Written by one partnerDay06Kindling
Day 10 · Partner meeting04 / 05
One hour with the partnership.
You present and the memo has already been read. We vote the same afternoon and call you before the day ends.
Written by one partnerDay10Kindling
Day 14 · Term sheet05 / 05
A cheque and a clean term sheet.
Standard terms, no board seat asked at pre-seed and seed. The money is in your account within a week of signing.
Written by one partnerDay14Kindling
How we decide
From first e-mail to a term sheet in fourteen days.
One partner takes your pitch from the first e-mail to the term sheet. No committee tour and no silence: you always know which day you are on.
Pitch usThe fourteen days
01 / 05
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Day 00 · Pitch01 / 05
Send the deck, or a paragraph.
No warm intro needed. Every pitch is read by a partner, and you hear back within two working days.
Written by one partnerDay00Kindling
Day 02 · First call02 / 05
Forty-five minutes, one partner.
We ask about the problem and why you are the ones to solve it. You ask us anything about the fund.
Written by one partnerDay02Kindling
Day 06 · The memo03 / 05
Six pages, written for you.
Your partner writes the case for investing: market, product, team and risks. You read the draft and correct us where we are wrong.
Written by one partnerDay06Kindling
Day 10 · Partner meeting04 / 05
One hour with the partnership.
You present and the memo has already been read. We vote the same afternoon and call you before the day ends.
Written by one partnerDay10Kindling
Day 14 · Term sheet05 / 05
A cheque and a clean term sheet.
Standard terms, no board seat asked at pre-seed and seed. The money is in your account within a week of signing.
Written by one partnerDay14Kindling
How we decide
From first e-mail to a term sheet in fourteen days.
One partner takes your pitch from the first e-mail to the term sheet. No committee tour and no silence: you always know which day you are on.
Pitch usThe fourteen days
01 / 05
01234567891011121314Day01234567890123456789of 14
Day 00 · Pitch01 / 05
Send the deck, or a paragraph.
No warm intro needed. Every pitch is read by a partner, and you hear back within two working days.
Written by one partnerDay00Kindling
Day 02 · First call02 / 05
Forty-five minutes, one partner.
We ask about the problem and why you are the ones to solve it. You ask us anything about the fund.
Written by one partnerDay02Kindling
Day 06 · The memo03 / 05
Six pages, written for you.
Your partner writes the case for investing: market, product, team and risks. You read the draft and correct us where we are wrong.
Written by one partnerDay06Kindling
Day 10 · Partner meeting04 / 05
One hour with the partnership.
You present and the memo has already been read. We vote the same afternoon and call you before the day ends.
Written by one partnerDay10Kindling
Day 14 · Term sheet05 / 05
A cheque and a clean term sheet.
Standard terms, no board seat asked at pre-seed and seed. The money is in your account within a week of signing.
Written by one partnerDay14Kindling