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KEC Ventures

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2011

AUM

$100 M

Location

New York, New York, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Pre-seed Series A

Region of investment

North America Europe Middle East
Investor profile last updated: 19 February, 2026

Profile

KEC is an early-stage venture capital firm founder by founders for founders in New York City.

Started by a team of entrepreneurs and operators, we bring the lessons learned from building companies worth over $5B to our founders.

Industry

Education Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Security Software SaaS Fintech Financial Services Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Industrial Technology

KEC Ventures Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region
Size AUM Launch date
KEC Ventures Fund
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Financial Services
Fintech
Industrial
SaaS
Software
Technology
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$60 M
August 2014

Contacts

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Title
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Jeff Citron Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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Jeff Parkinson Managing Partner
Managing Partner
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FAQs about KEC Ventures

KEC Ventures is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
KEC Ventures is located in New York, New York, United States.
KEC Ventures was founded in 2011.
KEC Ventures invests in companies and startups in Education, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Security, Software, SaaS, Fintech, Financial Services, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Industrial, Technology.
KEC Ventures invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe, Middle East.
KEC Ventures invests in companies and startups at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A.
KEC Ventures usually invests $10-50 m on average.
KEC Ventures has around $100m assets under management.
KEC Ventures last fund was created/launched in 2014-08-10
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