Kerala Ventures

www.kerala.vc

Kerala mainly builds tech startups with a focus on healthcare, people & work organizations, and energy. They partner with bold founders for the very long term, typically originating approximately one new venture per year.

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Not specified

Stages

Pre Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Healthtech, Enterprise Saas, Marketplace

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Investment Thesis

Kerala is a private holding dedicated to partnering with visionary founders from inception, acting as a founding investor for the long term. They are driven by “the quest of collective adventure and outstanding ambition” and focus on heavily backing a limited number of new ventures (typically 1 per year) with sustained energy and enthusiasm. Over years they have built an extensive track record in supporting entrepreneurs on strategic and operational topics.

What Sets Them Apart

Hiring expertise as primary added value - involved in 200+ hiring processes and 1,200+ interviews across portfolio companies
Founding investor model - enter at creation stage "when there's no client, no revenue and everything has to be proven"
Very long-term ownership with ~20% target equity stakes
Co-founded Sonnar, a next-generation headhunting firm serving fast-growing startups and tier-1 PE/VC firms
Published bestselling methodology book "La méthode pour recruter les meilleurs" (The Method to Recruit the Best)