Eric Kohlmann

Managing Partner

2023 - Current

KGS is a deep tech venture capital firm partnering with entrepreneurs who are looking to leverage cutting-edge, IP-centered technology to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges, including applications in neuro-tech, bioengineering, advanced materials, clean energy, and photonics. The firm is deeply embedded in global networks of next-generation entrepreneurs, VCs, industry experts, and world-leading academic institutions. With over 30 years of combined venture capital and entrepreneurship experience across multiple continents, its founders understand both sides of investing and building, creating a uniquely global and founder-support-centric firm.

Venture Partner

2024

HOF Capital is a multi-stage venture capital firm. Backed by over 200 influential, industry leaders, we look for relentlessly ambitious founders and help them build generational companies. HOF supports entrepreneurs by providing them with long-term-focused capital from idea to IPO, and helping them structure meaningful partnerships with enterprises in its LP network.

Strategic Advisor

2024

- GMI helps AI companies access GPUs at 2x the speed. - Leading GPU cloud provider serving top AI customers in the US and Asia. H100s available across 3 global locations. - Backed by Headline and HOF Capital

Board Member, Investor

2022

Investor

2022

Investor

2020

Omneky is a leading generative AI company.

Investor

2018

◦ Investor and engaged in regular, strategic discussions with the founders. CTRL-labs announced its sale to Facebook for ~$1B in September 2019.

Investor

2016

Co-Founder, Board Member

2013

◦ Invested in numerous technology startups including CTRL-labs, Sqream DB, Teralytics, Bloom Diagnostics, Omneky, Sania Therapeutics and Canaery among others. ◦ Co-investor with many leading international VC firms such as Google Ventures, Amazon Alexa Fund, Spark Capital, LUX Capital, Matrix Partners, Breyer Capital, Atomico, Horizons Ventures (Li Ka-shing) and Lakestar.

Co-Founder, Advisor

2013

◦ Smart diagnostics startup currently in FDA approval process. ◦ Raised > $30MM of outside capital to date.