Kairos (company)
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Formerly | Kairos Society |
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Type | Private |
Industry | |
Founded | 2008 (as Kairos Society) |
Founder | Ankur Jain |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Ankur Jain and Alex Fiance (Co-CEOs) |
Website | kairoshq |
Kairos is a U.S based private company that builds products in the housing and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2008 by Ankur Jain, it is headquartered in New York City.[1] As of 2017, the firm managed US$25 million to invest in affordable housing & personal health startups.[2][3][4]
History
Kairos was launched in 2008 by Ankur Jain while at Wharton Business School as a talent incubator.[5][6]
Some founders[who?] from Kairos later founded Periscope, Casper, FiscalNote, and Digital Genius.[7][8][9]
Kairos has launched several companies in their focus areas. Rhino is an alternative to security deposits for renters.[5] Little Spoon is a direct-to-consumer baby product brand.[7] Cera is a homecare service for the elderly based in the United Kingdom.[10][7]
The firm spun out an early stage venture fund, K50, which focuses on financial services products at the pre-seed and seed stages.[3]
References
- ^ Heller, Nathan (2018-09-13). "The Startup Whiz Trying to Make Big Business out of Social Philanthropy". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Lien, Tracey (2017-11-16). "Forget $700 juicers — this venture fund wants to help solve middle-class problems". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ a b Hempel, Jessi (2017-06-28). "The Master Networker Will Connect You Now | Backchannel". WIRED. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Lopez, Linette (2017-11-16). "Silicon Valley has turned into the place it hates the most". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ a b Ioannou, Lori (2017-04-21). "These student entrepreneurs have raised billions in a quest to change the world". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Lopez, Linette (2017-04-29). "Inside young Silicon Valley's elite meeting about the soul of the entire global economy". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ a b c Henry, Zoë (2017-11-16). "Kairos Commits $25 Million to Startups Addressing 'Real Problems'". Inc.com. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Pilon, Mary (2018-08-23). "This Company Finds Tough Problems In the World, Then Launches Startups to Solve Them". Entrepreneur. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Robehmed, Natalie (2012-06-14). "The Kairos Society: Turning Dreams Into Businesses". Forbes. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
- ^ Tepper, Fitz (2017-11-16). "Kairos' $25M venture fund will invest in ideas that help the middle class". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-11-29.
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