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KBW Ventures

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kbw-ventures.com

KBW Ventures is a venture capital firm founded and led by HRH Prince Khaled bin Alwaleed bin Talal Al Saud. It focuses on venture capital, value creation, and growth equity, working with founders and portfolio companies across sectors and global markets.

Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & BiotechFintech

In its own wordsbiotechsustainabilityfintechweb3gaminghealthcare

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5portfolio companies
2funding rounds on record1 led
1rounds, last 12 months
$5M to $20Mtypical round it comes in at
Seedmost frequent entry

KBW Ventures lists 5 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 2 funding rounds, 1 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 100% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (30%), Healthcare & Biotech (20%) and Fintech (20%). 40% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside 1955 Capital, Accel and Ankaa Ventures.

Counts come from funding rounds that name KBW Ventures, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.

Entry stage

share of companies by the stage of its first round
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Share of companies by the stage of the firm's first round
Value
Pre-seed0%
Seed100%
Series A0%
Series B0%
Growth0%

Activity by year

rounds it joined, last 10 years
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Funding rounds per year
TotalRounds it led
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Investor profile

percentile among all firms
Portfolio size: 5 companiesRecent activity: 1 rounds in 12 monthsEarly stage: 100% of entries at pre-seed or seedEvidence: 0% of companies confirmed by a roundSector focus: 30% in its largest sectorReach: 4 countriesPortfolio size4th pctRecent activity59th pctEarly stage100th pctEvidence52th pctSector focus52th pctReach70th pct
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KBW Ventures compared with all firms
MeasurePercentile of all firmsValue
Portfolio size4th5 companies
Recent activity59th1 rounds in 12 months
Early stage100th100% of entries at pre-seed or seed
Evidence52th0% of companies confirmed by a round
Sector focus52th30% in its largest sector
Reach70th4 countries

Invests most often with

firms sharing its portfolio companies
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Co-investors
Share
1955 Capital1
Accel1
Ankaa Ventures1
Astir Ventures1
Autodesk Foundation1
Azoic Ventures1
Capital One Ventures1
Catalyst Fund1

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Its portfolio companies

where they are based, and what their own sites show

Site status

  • Site answers5100%
  • No longer answers00%
  • Points to another company00%
  • Parked or sold domain00%

A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.

Investment themes

share of its checked companies

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Investment themes
This firmAll checked companies
AI & Machine Learning30%18%
Healthcare & Biotech20%15%
Fintech20%12%
Enterprise Software10%8%
Gaming10%1%
Education10%7%

Compare KBW Ventures head to head

portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both back

Three or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.

Recent portfolio activity

when companies last raised with KBW Ventures
DateCompanyStage
26 Oct 2026NoorNationnoornation.comSeed
14 Mar 2025playsout.complaysout.comSeed Led

Round details for KBW Ventures

Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in KBW Ventures' rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.

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Portfolio

5 companies checked against their own sites
CompanyWhat it doesThemesFirst round with itEvidence
Ampaireampaire.com · United StatesAmpaire develops and flies hybrid-electric aircraft
AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
AppZenappzen.com · United StatesAppZen provides AI-powered automation solutions for accounts payable and expense management
FintechAI & Machine Learning
Portfolio page
Birdbird.com · NetherlandsThe company provides various communication products and APIs for developers, including email, SMS, WhatsApp, and voice services.
Healthcare & BiotechFintech
Portfolio page
NoorNationnoornation.com · EgyptThe company designs, manufactures, and deploys innovative off-grid solutions for clean energy and safe water
EducationHealthcare & Biotech
Oct 2026SeedFunding round
playsout.complaysout.com · United Arab EmiratesThe company provides a platform for embedding mini games, live shows, and micro-dramas into other apps
Enterprise SoftwareGaming
Mar 2025SeedFunding round

About this data

site last read 5 Nov 2026
The homepage of KBW Ventures, as last read
kbw-ventures.com as VCinfo last read it
Site
kbw-ventures.com
Last read
5 Nov 2026
Watching since
6 Nov 2026
Rounds since
14 Mar 2025
Companies checked
5

Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.

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