About Kinled Holding
Kinled Holding is a venture capital firm founded in 1980. It is primarily based out of Hong Kong, China. As of Feb 2023, Kinled Holding has invested in 89 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Switzerland based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Life Sciences to Consumer and High Tech. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series A round of Nanoflex Robotics Overall, Kinled Holding portfolio has seen 1 unicorn, 7 IPOs and 17 acquisitions including key companies like Zopa, FullCircl and Orchestra BioMed. A lot of funds co-invest with Kinled Holding, with names like Greatbatch sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Kinled Holding has team of 8 people including 3 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 2 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Unicorns
Portfolio Soonicorns
Kinled Holding's List of Top Investments
Kinled Holding has a portfolio of 89 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in Peerbridge Health and PreComb.Their portfolio spans across United Kingdom, United States, Switzerland and 14 more locations. They have invested in Life Sciences, Consumer, High Tech and 25 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Kinled Holding:1. Zopa
Digital bank offering accounts, loans, credit cards, savings, finance. It offers a full suite of financial products including current accounts, personal loans, credit cards, savings accounts, and car finance. Combining the reliability of traditional banking with the convenience of an intuitive app, it helps customers manage, grow, and access their money efficiently while providing competitive rates, cashback, and seamless digital experiences.
Key facts about Zopa
- Founded Year: 2005
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £100M - £500M as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series H
- Total Funding till date: $968M
- Employee Count: 1,051 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Northzone, Benchmark and 35 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series H, Dec 06, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. FullCircl
Cloud based customer journey management software. The platform offers software that enables members to implement business policies, and onboard business customers with automated KYC, AML, and credit checks. It provides an overview of customers, including KYC, AML, and credit information. The platform provides access to insights to connect with new prospects and markets. It allows businesses to onboard customers using automated IDV software. It caters its solution to industries such as bank, fintech, insurance, and more.
Key facts about FullCircl
- Founded Year: 2006
- Location: Winnersh (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £0 - £1M as on Dec 31, 2023
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $20.8M
- Employee Count: 63 as on May 31, 2026
- Investors: Kreos Capital, Volution and 43 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Jun 13, 2019, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
3. Pockit
Pockit provides debit cards for consumers. It can be used for services such as money transfers, cash withdrawal, online/offline payments, and more. It provides an account to monitor expenses & building credits.
Key facts about Pockit
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Annual Revenue: £1M - £10M as on Dec 31, 2021
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $50M
- Employee Count: 53 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: Alternatives Reality, Rventures and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Conventional Debt, Mar 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Wheely
App-based ride-hailing aggregator. Users can book rides by providing location, user details, payment details, preferred dates, and more.
Key facts about Wheely
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: London (United Kingdom)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $96.6M
- Employee Count: 317 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Concentric, Kinled Holding and 14 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Dec 18, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Developer of medical devices for hypertension and atherosclerosis treatment. The companies product portfolio includes Virtue Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon and BackBeat Cardiac Neuromodulation Therapy. Virtue Sirolimus-Eluting Balloon delivers delayed-release bioabsorbable particle encapsulated Sirolimus. This can be used for the prevention of restenosis of treated arteries.
Key facts about Orchestra BioMed
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: New Hope (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $206M
- Employee Count: 99 as on Aug 31, 2026
- Investors: RTW Investments, Perceptive Advisors and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jul 31, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Kinled Holding's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Kinled Holding has invested in 89 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 1 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Nanoflex Robotics and most recent follow-on round was in PreComb.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 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Kinled Holding's Investments by Stage
Kinled Holding has made 3 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $2.02M, 2 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $6.7M, 2 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $6.76M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $18M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 3 |
Series A | 2 |
Series B | 2 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kinled Holding's Investments by Sector
Kinled Holding has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Life Sciences, High Tech, HealthTech, Robotics - Industry Applications and Enterprise Applications. Notably, it has invested in 65 Tech companies, 55 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 24 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 21 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Life Sciences | 6 |
High Tech | 5 |
HealthTech | 2 |
Robotics - Industry Applications | 2 |
Enterprise Applications | 1 |
Others | 3 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kinled Holding's Investments by Geography
Kinled Holding has made most investments in Switzerland (4), followed by Canada where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Switzerland | 4 |
Canada | 1 |
Spain | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
United States | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Kinled Holding's recent investments
Kinled Holding has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Kinled Holding:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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Feb 09, 2023 | Switzerland | Series A | 3176 | ||
Oct 04, 2022 | Switzerland | Seed | 1840 | ||
Apr 26, 2021 | Switzerland | Seed | 7974 | [+1] | |
Mar 04, 2020 | Canada | Seed | 4539 | ||
Jan 10, 2020 | United Kingdom | Series A | 8794 |
Unicorns in Kinled Holding's Portfolio
Kinled Holding has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - Zopa. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is Zopa which became a unicorn in 2021, 5 years before Kinled Holding first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Kinled Holding's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 | Provider of digital banking services including loans savings and accounts | 2005 | London | Series H | aharjzc |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Kinled Holding's Portfolio
7 of Kinled Holding's portfolio companies have become public. Orchestra BioMed got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jan 2023 and Distribution Finance Capital got listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) at marketcap of $139M.Here are Kinled Holding's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan 26, 2023 | - | - | 9976 | |
May 09, 2019 | - | - | 2873 | |
Feb 21, 2018 | - | - | 4660 | |
Feb 14, 2018 | - | - | 8125 | |
Sep 23, 2016 | - | - | 8112 |
Acquired companies in Kinled Holding's Portfolio
17 companies from Kinled Holding's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was PlayStack.Here are Kinled Holding's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 29, 2026 | - | - | 4634 | |
Mar 17, 2026 | - | - | 4232 | |
Jan 09, 2026 | - | - | 8319 | |
Oct 30, 2024 | - | - | 8747 | |
Apr 02, 2024 | - | - | 2074 |
Team profile of Kinled Holding
Kinled Holding has a team of 8 members including 3 Partners and 2 Principals located in United Kingdom and China. Kinled Holding's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Kinled Holding:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | London | - | - | |
Partner | China | - | - | |
Partner | United Kingdom | - | - | |
Principal | Cobham | - | - | |
Principal | United Kingdom | - | - |
Co-investors of Kinled Holding
Over the past 10 years, 25 investors have co-invested in Kinled Holding's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Kinled Holding: Venture Kick, BioMedPartners and 7 others have invested in rounds before Kinled Holding. There are 2 companies where Venture Kick has invested before Kinled Holding and 1 company where BioMedPartners has invested before Kinled Holding.
- Top Co-investors of Kinled Holding: 11 investors entered a company along with Kinled Holding. These include investors like Greatbatch (1 company).
- Invested after Kinled Holding: A total of 5 investors have invested in Kinled Holding's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include CIP Merchant Capital (1 company), Graphene Ventures (1 company) and Innosuisse (1 company).
Recent News related to Kinled Holding
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Danubeneuro: Med-tech Accelerator Launched With 1 Million Euros In Funding Per Projectbrutkasten•Mar 05, 2024•Danubeneuro, Dolby Family Ventures, Kinled Holding, WILD Group
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Nanoflex Robotics Raises Initial $12M in FundingFinSMEs•Feb 10, 2023•Nanoflex Robotics, Ascend Capital Partners, Kinled Holding, Mountain Labs and 2 others
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Calyxha Biotechnologies GmbH. (3/4/20). "Press Release: Calyxha Endeavors to Develop Novel Approaches to Tissue Degenerative Diseases and Receives Support from Austrian VC and International Investors". Vienna.Life-Sciences-Germany•Mar 04, 2020•Calyxha, Arax Capital Partners, Kinled Holding, The Olympian Group and 2 others
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Peerbridge announces $11M raise to grow ECG ambulatory sensor patch businessMobiHealthNews•Nov 19, 2019•Peerbridge Health, Northwell, Ascent Biomedical Ventures, Kinled Holding
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System1 processes $25mglobaluniversityventuring.com•Sep 18, 2018•System1, System1 Biosciences, CRV, Liquid 2 Ventures and 8 others
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System1 Announces a $25 Million Series A Funding to Advance Integrated Technology Platform for Neurotherapeutics DiscoveryBusiness Wire•Sep 12, 2018•System1 Biosciences, CRV, Liquid 2 Ventures, Pfizer and 7 others
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Iproteos closes a round of funding valued at 1.5 million EurosIRB Barcelona•Oct 25, 2016•Iproteos, Caixa Capital Risc, Kinled Holding, ASCIL Biopharm
