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Kirenaga Partners invests in early-stage venture companies that have developed products and are on the verge of initial commercialization, at the stage they call 'Post-Technical Validation and Pre-Commercialization.' The firm focuses on transforming cutting edge ideas into revolutionary businesses by filling the funding gap for investments typically around $2 million—a check size often too large for personal and angel networks, and too small for the largest institutions. They target Space Coast Technologies including advances in data and AI, space technologies, life and material sciences, imaging, sensing, data processing, robotics, and clean tech. The firm seeks meaningful market opportunities that positively impact millions of people, impactful industry breakthroughs with substantial gross margins, validated and defensible technology approaching commercialization that can be cash flow positive in 12-24 months, and appropriate entry valuations with potential to yield a 10x return in 5 years or less.
Notable quotes
“What we have seen over and over again – and we can't stand it – is the failure of great ideas to make the leap to great businesses. Visionary founders need both capital and good advice – and unfortunately, often get too little of each. It drives us crazy and it's why our purpose is To Transform Cutting Edge Ideas Into Revolutionary Businesses.”
“After leading Censys' seed round, Kirenaga is thrilled to lead their Series A funding. This new round will help expand their manufacturing capacity and continue their advancements in imaging, data processing and machine learning. In the rapidly growing drone and imaging marketplace, Censys continues to be one of the industry leaders.”
Team
Recent investments
| Company | Round | Size | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kraken | Unknown | — | — |
| Censys Technologies | Series A | $8m | 2022-07-05 |
| Censys Technologies | Seed | $2m | 2020-07-27 |
| Clearview AI | Series B | — | 2021-07-21 |
| Spintech Holdings | Unknown | — | — |
| Space Perspective | Series A | — | 2021-10-14 |
| Violet Defense | Series B | — | 2021-11-02 |
| Mattrix Technologies | Unknown | — | — |
| 4MATIV | Unknown | — | — |
| LC Square | Series B | — | 2023-07-23 |
Frequent co-investors
| VC firm | Deals together |
|---|---|
| Collective Capital Ventures | 1 |
| Prime Movers Lab | 1 |
| Peter Thiel | 1 |
| Katalyst Securities | 1 |
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