KGC Capital

KGC Capital is a venture capital firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2005 by Richard Kiphart. The firm focuses on seed and early-stage investments, primarily targeting companies in the technology sector. With a commitment to fostering innovation, KGC Capital aims to support emerging businesses as they develop and grow within the competitive tech landscape.

Richard Kiphart

Co-Founder, Chairman

20 past transactions

Paro

Series B in 2021
Founded in 2015, Paro operates a platform that connects businesses with freelance finance professionals for on-demand remote support. Services span bookkeeping and accounting tasks, financial analysis, and fractional CFO strategy, powered by AI technology.

Paro

Series A in 2019
Founded in 2015, Paro operates a platform that connects businesses with freelance finance professionals for on-demand remote support. Services span bookkeeping and accounting tasks, financial analysis, and fractional CFO strategy, powered by AI technology.

Saibao Cloud

Angel Round in 2018
Saibao Cloud is a financial supply chain solution provider.

Long sword

Angel Round in 2018
Long sword is a spicy sauce condiment brand. Its main products are abalone scallop XO seafood secret fresh spicy sauce. Its products are sold through WeChat public number and offline entity super-channels, while providing logistics, after-sales, 24 hours. Fast refund and other services.

Shenzhen Daily Interconnection Technology

Angel Round in 2018
Administrative League is a service provider based in Shenzhen, China, specializing in an online platform that connects users with a diverse range of service providers. These services include home and building cleaning, IT support, legal advice, advertising, food services, social consulting, and healthcare. The company also offers administrative spending and planning services, helping administrative workers organize corporate events and procure office supplies. Through its resource platform, Administrative League aims to enhance administrative efficiency and reduce costs for businesses by providing comprehensive information and resources tailored to their needs.

Mobile Doorman

Series A in 2018
Mobile Doorman is a company that specializes in developing custom-branded mobile applications for apartment communities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company aims to enhance communication between residents and property managers through its innovative app. The application is designed to address the limitations of traditional web portals, allowing residents to interact with building management directly from their smartphones. It offers features such as streamlined communication, package notifications, maintenance request management, and a virtual bulletin board, all integrated with major property management software. By providing a user-friendly platform, Mobile Doorman enables property owners to efficiently monitor and manage their properties, enhancing the overall living experience for residents.

Mac & Mia

Series A in 2018
Mac & Mia, Inc. is an online retailer specializing in children's clothing and accessories for newborns to six-year-olds. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Delaware, the company offers a personalized at-home shopping experience that eliminates the challenges of traditional retail. Mac & Mia's platform features boutique and specialty clothing curated by style experts, with each item hand-selected to align with individual family preferences. This approach allows parents to build stylish and high-quality wardrobes for their children while saving time, enabling them to focus more on family activities. In addition to clothing, Mac & Mia also offers gift cards to enhance the shopping experience.

Fooda

Series C in 2017
Fooda is a Chicago-based company founded in 2010 that specializes in providing food delivery services to offices. It partners with restaurants to offer unique meal services directly in office lobbies or breakrooms, allowing employees to enjoy a variety of authentic dining options at their workplace. Fooda's services include daily lunch deliveries and catering for corporate meetings and events, enhancing the workplace experience by bringing top-rated local, regional, and national restaurants to offices.

Dabble

Venture Round in 2017
Founded in 2011, Dabble is a marketplace for affordable, in-person classes. It connects passionate teachers with curious learners, offering a wide range of topics from arts and culinary to business and technical. The platform facilitates class transactions, provides a creative outlet for teachers, and drives incremental business for local hosts.

Fooji

Series A in 2017
Fooji bridges the digital-to-real-life gap for brands by creating unique fan experiences. It leverages social media networks and on-demand delivery services to generate brand loyalty through delightful, personalized interactions.

XOR Data Exchange

Venture Round in 2017
XOR Data Exchange, Inc. is a data exchange platform that focuses on permission-based data sharing to address fraud and credit risk issues within the financial services and communications sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company enables data owners to maintain control over their information while facilitating its optimization and monetization. By allowing organizations to share data across both competing and non-competing industries, XOR Data Exchange enhances accountability and transparency. Additionally, the company offers solutions such as a compromised identity exchange to protect consumers from identity theft and fraud, as well as Lumen, a patent-pending technology that searches for personal information on the Internet, including dark websites known for trafficking in stolen data. Its clientele includes credit card issuers, small business lenders, marketplace lenders, and companies within the wireless, cable, and satellite industries.

Pangea Money Transfer

Series B in 2016
Pangea Money Transfer is a mobile-centric money transfer platform founded in 2012 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company enables users to send money from the United States to 15 countries across Latin America and Asia in under 30 seconds for a low flat fee. The platform offers features such as automatic transfers, international bill payments, and remittance integration, ensuring fast, secure, and convenient transactions. Recipients can collect cash at thousands of retail locations or have funds directly deposited into a bank account or onto a debit card, making money movement accessible and efficient for users on the go.

Fooji

Seed Round in 2016
Fooji bridges the digital-to-real-life gap for brands by creating unique fan experiences. It leverages social media networks and on-demand delivery services to generate brand loyalty through delightful, personalized interactions.

Mobile Doorman

Seed Round in 2015
Mobile Doorman is a company that specializes in developing custom-branded mobile applications for apartment communities. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, the company aims to enhance communication between residents and property managers through its innovative app. The application is designed to address the limitations of traditional web portals, allowing residents to interact with building management directly from their smartphones. It offers features such as streamlined communication, package notifications, maintenance request management, and a virtual bulletin board, all integrated with major property management software. By providing a user-friendly platform, Mobile Doorman enables property owners to efficiently monitor and manage their properties, enhancing the overall living experience for residents.

XOR Data Exchange

Series A in 2015
XOR Data Exchange, Inc. is a data exchange platform that focuses on permission-based data sharing to address fraud and credit risk issues within the financial services and communications sectors. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, the company enables data owners to maintain control over their information while facilitating its optimization and monetization. By allowing organizations to share data across both competing and non-competing industries, XOR Data Exchange enhances accountability and transparency. Additionally, the company offers solutions such as a compromised identity exchange to protect consumers from identity theft and fraud, as well as Lumen, a patent-pending technology that searches for personal information on the Internet, including dark websites known for trafficking in stolen data. Its clientele includes credit card issuers, small business lenders, marketplace lenders, and companies within the wireless, cable, and satellite industries.

AdYapper

Series A in 2015
AdYapper provides an analytics and insights platform for advertisers to optimize campaigns across display, mobile, and TV advertising. The platform delivers real-time analytics, alerts, verification data, and viewability metrics to measure performance, consumer sentiment, and audience engagement. It centralizes data from the ad ecosystem to identify wasted spend and guide in-flight budget reallocations. The solution also includes an influence scoring tool and a domain scorecard to grade inventory, helping clients eliminate low-quality placements and improve media buying decisions. In addition, AdYapper enables advertisers to transform television marketing into an inbound opportunity by sharing content, gathering feedback, and engaging audiences. The company is based in Chicago with additional offices in New York.

Rithmio

Seed Round in 2015
Rithmio, Inc. is a company specializing in gesture recognition technology, offering a software platform that enables product teams to develop accurate and personalized gesture-based applications. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Rithmio's platform integrates with motion-sensing devices, including wearables, smartphones, and connected sports equipment, to learn, track, and analyze user movements in real time. Its flagship product, Constellation, supports the creation of next-generation wearables and connected clothing, facilitating partnerships with leading semiconductor companies and consumer electronics manufacturers. These collaborations allow Rithmio's technology to be embedded at the System on Chip or reference design level, enhancing the functionality of various devices in the market.

Whittl

Series A in 2015
Whittl is an online marketplace that enables consumers to compare prices for a wide range of local services, including childcare, guitar classes, housekeeping, dog grooming, and salons. Formerly known as MyServista, the company allows users to easily share and compare service prices, mimicking the convenience of comparing prices for products like airline tickets or electronics. Additionally, Whittl facilitates online payments for these services, helping users stay informed about local options and make more informed purchasing decisions. By streamlining the process of finding and selecting local services, Whittl empowers consumers to choose the best value for their needs.

Housecall Pro

Seed Round in 2014
Housecall Pro is a developer of a mobile software platform that connects service professionals with homeowners. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Diego, California, the company offers a comprehensive tool designed to manage various business workflows. Its platform enables users to handle job scheduling, customer databases, invoicing, payment processing, and technician dispatching through a smartphone and a web portal. Housecall Pro caters to a range of service industries, including plumbing, carpet cleaning, landscaping, pest control, home cleaning, handyman services, and chimney sweeping. By providing a low-cost solution, the company helps service professionals streamline their operations and enhance their overall efficiency.

AdYapper

Seed Round in 2013
AdYapper provides an analytics and insights platform for advertisers to optimize campaigns across display, mobile, and TV advertising. The platform delivers real-time analytics, alerts, verification data, and viewability metrics to measure performance, consumer sentiment, and audience engagement. It centralizes data from the ad ecosystem to identify wasted spend and guide in-flight budget reallocations. The solution also includes an influence scoring tool and a domain scorecard to grade inventory, helping clients eliminate low-quality placements and improve media buying decisions. In addition, AdYapper enables advertisers to transform television marketing into an inbound opportunity by sharing content, gathering feedback, and engaging audiences. The company is based in Chicago with additional offices in New York.
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