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Kindling Fund IV · No. 008700102029374553606672778185899295979899100100%
M. Lindqvist
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- SectorClimate software
- EntrySeed 2021
- NowSeries B · $48M
- First cheque$1.2M
- SectorClimate software
- EntrySeed 2021
- NowSeries B · $48M
- First cheque$1.2M
- SectorClimate software
- EntrySeed 2021
- NowSeries B · $48M
- First cheque$1.2M
The story
Why we wrote the first cheque.
Planning software for the people who run the grid.
Kofi Asante left a grid operator to build the planning tool he could not buy. We wrote the first cheque on a six-page memo, before there was a product to show.
Fieldnote now plans new connections for eleven network operators. Studies that took a team nine weeks are returned in an afternoon, and the queue of solar and storage projects waiting for an answer has halved in the regions that use it.
We led the seed, took part in the Series A and kept our share in the Series B.
The round, step by step
From a memo to where it stands.
- Day 14Six pages, one partner, a yes.
- Seed 2021First cheque: $1.2M
- The team4 → 112 people
- TodaySeries B · $48M
In the founder's words
They read the memo back to me and it described the company better than my own deck did.
More from the portfolio
Other cheques we were first to sign.
The story
Why we wrote the first cheque.
Planning software for the people who run the grid.
Kofi Asante left a grid operator to build the planning tool he could not buy. We wrote the first cheque on a six-page memo, before there was a product to show.
Fieldnote now plans new connections for eleven network operators. Studies that took a team nine weeks are returned in an afternoon, and the queue of solar and storage projects waiting for an answer has halved in the regions that use it.
We led the seed, took part in the Series A and kept our share in the Series B.
The round, step by step
From a memo to where it stands.
- Day 14Six pages, one partner, a yes.
- Seed 2021First cheque: $1.2M
- The team4 → 112 people
- TodaySeries B · $48M
In the founder's words
They read the memo back to me and it described the company better than my own deck did.
More from the portfolio
Other cheques we were first to sign.
The story
Why we wrote the first cheque.
Planning software for the people who run the grid.
Kofi Asante left a grid operator to build the planning tool he could not buy. We wrote the first cheque on a six-page memo, before there was a product to show.
Fieldnote now plans new connections for eleven network operators. Studies that took a team nine weeks are returned in an afternoon, and the queue of solar and storage projects waiting for an answer has halved in the regions that use it.
We led the seed, took part in the Series A and kept our share in the Series B.
The round, step by step
From a memo to where it stands.
- Day 14Six pages, one partner, a yes.
- Seed 2021First cheque: $1.2M
- The team4 → 112 people
- TodaySeries B · $48M
In the founder's words
They read the memo back to me and it described the company better than my own deck did.
More from the portfolio
Other cheques we were first to sign.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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