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Kepha Partners
Kepha Partners is an exempt reporting adviser in Waltham, MA, established in 2012. It is headquartered there. The firm has been registered since its founding.
Kepha Partners
Kepha Partners is an exempt reporting adviser in Waltham, MA, established in 2012. It is headquartered there. The firm has been registered since its founding.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2007
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Waltham
Corporate office
Waltham, MA, United States
Principals
Jo Tango
Founder & Managing Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who makes investment decisions at Kepha Partners?
Jo Tango, the firm's founder and managing partner, is the primary decision-maker. Tango established Kepha in 2007 after a career at Highland Capital Partners and runs a concentrated portfolio with a single-GP governance structure. All capital-allocation and portfolio-support decisions flow through him, which is unusual for an institutional venture firm founded in the late 2000s.
Which sectors has Kepha Partners publicly avoided?
Kepha does not maintain a public list of excluded sectors, but its portfolio and investment history show a consistent focus on enterprise-technology companies with a software or applied-AI component. Consumer internet, life sciences, and hard tech beyond industrial software have not been part of its stated remit.
How does Kepha Partners compare to other early-stage enterprise funds in the Northeast?
Kepha occupies a specific niche: a single-GP, Waltham-based firm targeting enterprise startups from Seed through growth. Unlike larger Boston-area firms such as .406 Ventures or Underscore VC, Kepha has not scaled its partnership or fund sizes over multiple vintages. That makes it one of the few remaining institutional-but-boutique enterprise-focused funds still run by its founding partner.
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