Kennet Partners

🕚Here’s a throwback to an exciting and bold venture fund launch from 2024. 💸 In Q3 2024 London, United Kingdom based Kennet Partners closed €266 million Kennet VI, with commitments from Edmond de Rothschild, British Patient Capital Company, Federated Hermes and Bpifrance. 💡 Investing in high growth #B2B #SaaS technology companies which are founder-owned and either highly capital efficient or fully bootstrapped with €3M to €50M in revenue. Kennet's investment is the first external funding that companies receive and is used to scale and expand internationally, build world class management teams and build strategic value. 🌍 #Europe 📈 Founded in 1997, the firm's PortCos include Qount, Fluid Topics, Provar, Screendragon, Antidot, Jiminny, LoyaltyLion, Scoro, among others. 💭 “We have proven over numerous fund cycles that capital efficient B2B SaaS businesses offer attractive investment opportunities and that helping entrepreneurs build outstanding management teams and enter global markets remains a winning formula.” - Michael Elias, Managing Director, Kennet Partners 💭 “Our commitment is to support and nurture companies that are at the forefront of innovation and value creation.” - François-Xavier Vucekovic, CIO at Edmond de Rothschild 🗞️ Kennet https://lnkd.in/e5xWZmz3. 👏 For the #AudaciousInvestors unleashing innovation and empowering tomorrow🚀 Hillel I Javier I Eric I Cillian I Alex I Jonathan I Michael I Edward I Anila I Jamie I Javier I Eric I Regina I Olivier I Team Kennet … #GrowthEquity #venture #vc #funds #startups #entrepreneurs #funding #tech #UK #entrepreneurship #technology #innovation #fund 

✨ Celebrating Bootstrapper Excellence! ✨ Last week, we hosted our first Bootstrapper Awards, recognizing the incredible achievements of bootstrapped B2B software companies. This event wasn’t just about celebrating success—it was about bringing together like-minded founders who, despite their different niches, face similar challenges—scaling, hiring, and building from the ground up. It was great to see so many valuable connections form! 👏 Huge congratulations to our winners: 🏆 Kennet Emerging Bootstrapped Company of the Year – Obviously 🏆 Kennet High Growth Bootstrapped Company of the Year – ThreatAware 🏆 Kennet Bootstrapped Company of the Year – Inflo A special thank you to our Keynote Speaker, Sumir Karayi, founder of 1E, who shared invaluable insights from his journey—from selling a majority stake to The Carlyle Group in 2021 to TeamViewer’s $720M acquisition in 2024. We were also honoured to have Alexis Prenn, co-founder of Dext (formerly Receipt Bank) with us to present the awards—your continued support for bootstrapped founders is truly appreciated! Lastly, a massive thank you to our sponsors: Finatal, Fladgate LLP, and Evelyn Partners—your support made this event possible. 📸 Stay tuned for the event highlights—our photographer captured some fantastic moments that we can’t wait to share! #KennetBootstrapperAwards #GrowthEquity #B2BSoftware #BootstrappedSuccess #FounderJourney #EdRPrivateEquity #EDRAM

Excited to host amazing Founders at the Bootstrapped Awards 🏆 tonight.

Building a business from scratch with limited resources takes unstoppable ambition—no shortcuts, no safety nets. 💪 Tomorrow evening at the Kennet Bootstrapped Awards 🏆, we celebrate the companies that made it happen regardless. Winners will be announced by serial entrepreneur Alexis Prenn—someone who knows first-hand what it takes to build from the ground up. 🚀 A huge thank you to our incredible sponsors, Fladgate LLP, Finatal and Evelyn Partners for making this event possible. ✨ We can't wait to see you all there and wish the best of luck to all our nominees!🍀

📢 We're Hiring! Associate, Investment Team – London With fresh capital to invest and a strong deal pipeline, this is an exciting opportunity to work with some of the most promising tech businesses. 💡 What you’ll do: 🔹 Identify and evaluate high-growth tech businesses 🔹Build relationships with founders & management teams 🔹Support investments from origination to exit 🎯 What we’re looking for: 🔹 3+ years in tech private equity or venture capital 🔹 Strong financial & analytical skills 🔹 Deep understanding of software/AI markets If this sounds like you or someone in your network, we’d love to hear from you! #Hiring #PrivateEquity #TechInvesting https://lnkd.in/eXBwcPeJ

We're thrilled to announce our latest investment in Qount, an AI-powered practice management platform for accounting firms. #PrivateEquity #GrowthInvestment #B2BSaaS

We’re excited to announce Sumir Karayi, founder of 1E, as the keynote speaker for the Bootstrapped Technology Awards 2025! "TeamViewer buys 1E, which detects PC software problems, for $720M" - TechCrunch These awards celebrate exceptional companies built without external funding, and we want to hear your nominations. Nominate a company you admire—link in the comments. #BootstrappedAwards #SustainableGrowth #Entrepreneurship

We are thrilled to share that Kennet Partners has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Private Equity Wire European Awards 2025 in the ‘Overall Fund Raising of the Year: Growth’ category for Kennet VI! 🎉   We are grateful to Private Equity Wire for recognizing Kennet in this category and to our valued partners at Edmond de Rothschild for their important support in our fundraising efforts for Kennet VI.   #PrivateEquity #Fundraising #Awards #KennetPartners #PEWAwards

Picture this: 50 of the best bootstrapped technology companies, all in one room. That’s what the Kennet Bootstrapped Technology Awards are all about—a celebration of the incredible companies and teams who are redefining B2B technology by building world-class businesses without external funding. Do you know a company or individual pushing boundaries in this space? Nominate them today: ➡️ kennet.com/awards ⬅️ Let’s shine a spotlight on the grit, creativity, and leadership driving these businesses forward. 🚀 #KennetAwards #Bootstrapped #SaaS #SustainableGrowth

Picture this: 50 of the best bootstrapped technology companies, all in one room. That’s what the Kennet Bootstrapped Technology Awards are all about—a celebration of the incredible companies and teams who are redefining B2B technology by building world-class businesses without external funding. Do you know a company or individual pushing boundaries in this space? Nominate them today: ➡️ kennet.com/awards ⬅️ Let’s shine a spotlight on the grit, creativity, and leadership driving these businesses forward. 🚀 #KennetAwards #Bootstrapped #SaaS #SustainableGrowth