Steve Jang
Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures
San Francisco, California
Overview
Work Experience
Founder & Managing Partner
2014 - Current
Based in San Francisco, Kindred Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund with $550M in AUM, which invests as a lead investor in the earliest stage rounds of startups. Our mission is to find and invest in world-class founders who seek to solve important problems and bring positive change to society using technology. While we are thrilled to invest in theme areas we've invested in heavily in the past, we also are deeply curious about new frontiers where we can learn alongside the founders we back. Since inception, we've backed over 100 companies at early stages in different theme areas, including AI, Computing, Consumer/Social, Crypto/Web3, Developer Tools, Data Infrastructure, Fintech, Health, Marketplaces, Mobility, and Synthetic Biology. Some of the notable startups that have become leaders in their space are Uber, Coinbase, DYDX, Tonal, Color Health, Humane, Perplexity, Postmates, Poshmark, Zora, Heartbeat Health, Tala, and Blue Bottle Coffee.
Kindred Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund that supports startup companies.
Board Member
2021
Building advanced quiet electric propulsion systems for air mobility and freight.
Whisper Aero is harnessing the power of air more cleanly, efficiently, and quietly than ever before.
Raised $40,500,000.00 from Aero X Ventures, LaunchTN, Abstract, Linse Capital, Menlo Ventures, EVE Atlas, Kindred Ventures, Connor Capital SB, Cosmos Ventures and Karman Ventures (fka Moving Capital).
Board Member
2020
leading digital strength-training and connected fitness platform using robotics, ML, and CV.
Tonal is a smart home gym that uses artificial intelligence and coaching to provide strength training.
Raised $580,000,000.00 from Cobalt Capital, Kindred Ventures, Dragoneer Investment Group, Transformational Healthcare, Team Builder Ventures and L Catterton.
Board Member
2019
a new AI-centric computing device and platform designed and built for people and context.
Humane is a platform that creates and sells consumer hardware, software, and services.
Raised $230,000,000.00 from Socium Ventures, Lachy Groom, Salesforce Ventures, Top Tier Capital Partners, HICO, Microsoft, Volvo Cars Tech Fund, Hudson Bay Capital Management, Kindred Ventures and Sam Altman.
Board Member
2021
population-scale digital health screening and care guidance platform for employers and public organizations, covering genomics, viral diseases, and cancer.
Color is a healthcare delivery platform that offers cancer prevention, screening programs, and healthcare services for people.
Raised $482,000,000.00 from T. Rowe Price, General Catalyst, Kindred Ventures, WR Hambrecht, Viking Global Investors and Emerson Collective.
Board Member
2020
Social Marketplace for onchain creative communities
Zora Labs is a marketplace for non-fungible tokens.
Raised $62,624,521.00 from Kindred Ventures, Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures and Paradigm.
Board Member
2020
Modern Multi-Cloud Application Delivery.
Co-Founder & Board Member
2018
Crypto wallet infrastructure and tooling. Wallet-as-a-service for developers, brands, and creators. Acquired by Phantom.
Bitski provides blockchain wallet infrastructure for creating and selling NFTs.
Raised $23,310,000.00 from Justin David Blau, Andreessen Horowitz, Jimmy Donaldson, Kindred Ventures, Marcy Venture Partners, Ariel Emanuel, Serena Williams, Shawn Carter, Galaxy Digital and Night Ventures.
Founding Advisor & Angel Investor
2009
Leading global mobility, delivery, and logistics platform.
Uber develops, markets, and operates a ride-sharing mobile application that allows consumers to submit a trip request.
Raised $30,212,450,000.00 from PayPal.