About Kairos
Kairos is a venture capital firm founded in 2008. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Jul 2023, Kairos has invested in 16 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Enterprise Applications and Retail. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series B round of Clair Overall, Kairos portfolio has seen 2 unicorns and 1 acquisition, namely Bilt Rewards, Prevu and Cera. A lot of funds co-invest with Kairos, with names like Greystar sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kairos has team of 25 people including 18 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series B & 1 more
Portfolio Acquisitions
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Kairos' List of Top Investments
Kairos has a portfolio of 16 companies, including 2 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Openapp and Flux.Their portfolio spans across United States, India, United Kingdom and 2 more locations. They have invested in Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Retail and 19 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series B and 1 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kairos:
1. Bilt Rewards
SaaS-driven reward-based rental management solution for residential properties. It facilitates rent payment management, downpayment management, reward reeding with fitness centers, provides a catalog of art, decor, and apparel, credit score management with rent payments to credit bureaus, and more.
Key facts about Bilt Rewards
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $958M
- Employee Count: 369 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Acrew Capital, Mastercard and 31 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jul 10, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Clair
Cloud-based employee benefits platform for on-demand pay. It provides access to payments, APIs, mobile apps, and digital banking. It offers HCM as well as freelance platforms. It also provides a pay card and a banking app through which users may check account balances and request wage advances.
Key facts about Clair
- Founded Year: 2019
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $67.7M
- Employee Count: 79 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Thrive Capital, Techstars and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 21, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Little Spoon
Internet-first restaurant that prepares and delivers baby food on a subscription basis. It claims users can select the plan and the food is delivered to their house on a weekly basis. The company offers a rotating menu of flavors with no preservatives.
Key facts about Little Spoon
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $90M
- Employee Count: 164 as on Feb 28, 2026
- Investors: Serena Ventures, Seven Hound Ventures and 20 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Feb 08, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Prevu
Provider of end-to-end real estate brokerage services. The company's digital platform offers homebuyers to receive a reward, enabling customers to save while buying and selling real estate property.
Key facts about Prevu
- Founded Year: 2003
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $8.17M
- Employee Count: 38 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Alpaca, Citi and 8 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Dec 14, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
5. Cera
Provider of a digital-first home healthcare provider that offers personalized care solutions to patients. It delivers nurse-led and complex care, including services for learning disabilities and autism. It offers reablement and bridging services. The organization facilitates career development for care professionals and provides training.
Key facts about Cera
- Founded Year: 2015
- Location: Colchester (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £225M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $571M
- Employee Count: 1,236 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Credo Ventures, BDT & MSD Partners and 57 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Jan 13, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Kairos' Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kairos has invested in 16 companies over the last 8 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 5 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Clair and most recent follow-on round was in Cera.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2022 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
2019 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
2018 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Kairos' Investments by Stage
Kairos has made 10 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $1.43M, 3 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $46.3M and 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $76.6M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 10 |
Series B | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kairos' Investments by Sector
Kairos has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, FinTech, HealthTech, Retail and Consumer Goods. Notably, it has invested in 11 Tech companies, 8 Consumer (B2C) companies, 5 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 5 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 5 |
FinTech | 3 |
HealthTech | 3 |
Retail | 3 |
Consumer Goods | 2 |
Others | 27 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kairos' Investments by Geography
Kairos has made most investments in United States (8), followed by India where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 8 |
India | 2 |
United Kingdom | 2 |
Colombia | 1 |
Philippines | 1 |
Others | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kairos' recent investments
Kairos has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kairos:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jul 06, 2023 | United States | Series B | 1109 | [+1] | |
Oct 25, 2022 | United States | Series A | 3782 | [+7] | |
Aug 04, 2022 | United Kingdom | Series C | 7669 | ||
Aug 04, 2022 | United Kingdom | Conventional Debt | 7004 | ||
Oct 15, 2021 | United States | Seed | 6964 |
Unicorns in Kairos' Portfolio
Kairos has 2 unicorns in its portfolio - Cera and Bilt Rewards. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Cera. It became a unicorn in 2025, 4 years after Kairos first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Kairos' portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
60 | Provider of a digital-first home healthcare provider that offers personalized care solutions to patients | 2015 | Colchester | Series C | puqutdo | ||
73 | SaaS-driven reward-based rental management solution for residential properties | 2021 | New York City | Series B | getd{pq |
Acquired companies in Kairos' Portfolio
1 company from Kairos' portfolio has been acquired. The most recent acquisition were Prevu in Nov 2025 by Realpha Technologies.Here are Kairos' portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 25, 2025 | Aug 27, 2019 | Seed | 5129 |
Team profile of Kairos
Kairos has a team of 25 members including 18 Partners and 1 Principal located in United States, India and 3 more locations. Kairos' team sits on the board of 3 companies.Here is a list of top team members in Kairos:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
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Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | India | Cera, Better Place Forests and 1 more | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | United States | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - |
Co-investors of Kairos
Over the past 8 years, 138 investors have co-invested in Kairos's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kairos: Kairos, Wells Fargo and 68 others have invested in rounds before Kairos. There are 2 companies where Kairos has invested before Kairos and 1 company where Wells Fargo has invested before Kairos.
- Top Co-investors of Kairos: 25 investors entered a company along with Kairos. These include investors like Greystar (1 company).
- Invested after Kairos: A total of 43 investors have invested in Kairos's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Vanderbilt University (2 companies), General Catalyst (1 company) and Eldridge Industries (1 company).
Recent News related to Kairos
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Menopause startup Alloy raises $16 millionFortune•Nov 18, 2024•Alloy, Kairos, P.A.C.E. HEALTH CARE, INC., Emmeline Ventures and 3 others
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UK home healthcare company Cera lands $320M in fundingBecker's Hospital Review•Aug 05, 2022•Cera, Kairos, Goldman Sachs, J P Morgan and 10 others
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Little Spoon raises $44m in financing to grow baby food delivery serviceFoodBev Media•Jul 23, 2021•Little Spoon, Valor Equity Partners, Kairos
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World Of Hyatt And Bilt Rewards Team Up To Help Renters Earn Points For TravelHospitality Net•Jun 22, 2021•Hyatt, Kairos
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Home services app GoodWork raises $1.6m in seed fundingTech in Asia•May 14, 2020•GoodWork, Chaac Ventures, Elysium Venture Capital, Kairos and 5 others
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Remote home care provider Cera raises USD 70 millionTelecompaper•Feb 26, 2020•Cera, Kairos, Yabeo, Guinness Asset Management
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Dubai-based car subscription startup Invygo raises $1 million seed, plans expansion to Saudi & BahrainMENAbytes•Nov 27, 2019•Invygo, Class 5, EquiTrust Life Insurance, GII and 1 other
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Prevu Raises $2 Million in Seed Funding to Grow its Digital Home Buying PlatformBusiness Wire•Sep 12, 2019•Prevu, Corigin Ventures, Compass, Transfix and 6 others
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