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Kerala Ventures
Kerala is a private holding dedicated to the launch and scale of new ventures. It partners with bold founders for the very long term and acts as a founding...
Overview
Kerala is a private holding dedicated to the launch and scale of new ventures. It partners with bold founders for the very long term and acts as a founding investor. It focuses on a limited number of new businesses and mainly builds tech startups in healthcare, people & work organizations and energy. Its number-one expertise is hiring A-player teams.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2012
Location
Region
Europe
Country
France
City
Paris
Corporate office
Paris, France
Principals
Antoine Freysz
Co-founder & Managing Partner
Olivier Martret
Co-founder & Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does Kerala Ventures participate in fund-of-funds commitments or only direct deals?
Kerala invests directly in operating companies, not in other venture funds. The firm's model is built on principal-to-founder relationships and board-level governance, which is fundamentally incompatible with a fund-of-funds approach. There is no public record of Kerala making LP commitments to external managers.
Who runs investment decisions at Kerala Ventures?
Co-founders Antoine Freysz and Olivier Martret are the firm's managing partners and the primary decision-makers on investments. Freysz brings founder-operator experience from building and exiting RegionsJob, while Martret's background spans venture investing and operational roles. The small team size means investment committee decisions are concentrated in the founding partners.
What sectors does Kerala Ventures explicitly avoid?
Kerala has not publicly stated exclusionary sectors, but its portfolio concentration means the firm naturally avoids areas outside its core competence in digital-first businesses. Publicly confirmed investments cluster in enterprise software, digital health, fintech, and mobility. Hard-tech, deep science, and capital-intensive infrastructure plays sit outside Kerala's observable mandate.
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