Kingfisher Investment Advisors

2013

Founded

6

Investments

United States

Offices

Venture Fund

Investor Type

About

Kingfisher Investment Advisors is a venture growth firm specializing in mid and late-stage, high-growth private technology companies. Founded in 2013, the firm focuses on providing growth equity and offering individual shareholders opportunities for early liquidity. Their investment strategy emphasizes collaboration with management teams and shareholders, ensuring swift and discreet investment processes.

Notably, Kingfisher does not disclose the names of its portfolio companies or discuss selling shareholders, maintaining a high level of confidentiality. The firm's investments typically range from $5 million to $25 million, with a preference for enterprise software and corporate IT infrastructure sectors. Over the years, Kingfisher has invested in numerous companies that have become category leaders, including Arista Networks, Coursera, DocuSign, Domo, Fastly, Five9, Lyft, Palantir Technologies, Planet Labs, RingCentral, and SimilarWeb.

As of April 2025, Kingfisher is investing from its over-subscribed 4th vintage fund, with a flexible bite-size ranging from $5 million to $25 million. In July 2023, Preqin, a leading company in data analysis and market insights for the Alternative Asset community, placed two of Kingfisher’s most recent funds in the top 1% globally of realized performance. The study ranked KEP III 5th out of over 700 PE/VC funds globally sized up to $250 million, and KEP II was ranked 7th by the same study.

Investment Focus

Investment Stage

Portfolio Companies

Arista Networks, Coursera, DocuSign, Domo, Fastly, Five9, Lyft, Palantir Technologies, Planet Labs, RingCentral

Gepgraphic Focus

United States

Key Differentiators

Confidentiality in portfolio and shareholder information, Collaborative approach with management and shareholders, Swift and discreet investment processes

Thypical Investment Size

$5 million to $25 million

Total Funds Raised

Not publicly disclosed

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Cybersecurity

FinTech

SaaS

San Francisco

Series C

Series D

United States