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Kairos Managers, LLC

Venture studioSEC venture capital fund adviser· New York, New YorkKAIROSHQ.COM

Venture studio, based in New York, New York, reporting $2.1B of fund assets on its funds' Form ADV filings.

Composed from this organization's classification, location and filed figures.

Reported fund assets
$2.1B
sum of its funds' Form ADV filings, last 30 months
New companies, 12 mo
2
Investment team
2
Latest vintage
2025
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Ask DFX about thisView relationshipsFind contactsInvestments (13)Team (2)Funds
As of · the latest observation of this organization; filed figures are as of its latest Form ADV

14 additional co-investors and affiliates, 32 additional investments, funds and LPs, 28 events, 4 verified contacts (2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone)

Every relationship, signal and contact on this record, with the source on each.

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What matters now

  1. 4 vehicles
    on Form D, 18 months

    $4.7M reported sold so far.

    A Form D is filed when a vehicle takes its first money, so these are open to LPs now.

    FactSEC Form D filingsFor LPs, fund-of-funds, placement agentsVehicles →
  2. 2 companies
    new in 12 months

    2 new companies in the last 12 months.

    A firm writing cheques this quarter is one a founder can pitch now.

    Factfunding announcements, Form D, the firm's portfolio pageFor Founders, co-investorsInvestments →
  3. 5 deals
    with Actions

    Invests most often alongside Actions (5 shared deals).

    pair last observed on record 1 Oct 2026, not a deal date · The firms it syndicates with are the likeliest to see the same deals and to fill out its rounds.

    Measuredshared rounds and portfolio companies on recordFor Founders building a round, co-investorsCo-investors →

People to know

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  • Alex Fiance
    Managing Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet
  • Ankur Jain
    Managing Member
    Why: Named with investment responsibility
    No route on file yet

Relationship network

57 connected entities

From financing rounds and every investor named in them, Form ADV and Form D filings, the firm's funds and team, and disclosed LP commitments in the venture capital graph. A round's amount is the size of the round, not money that moved between two investors.

Some relationships on this record are counted rather than named here. They open with the full profile.

Click any name or line for the rounds and sources behind it. Line weight is rounds together; dashed lines are inferred.

Reading the network
  • Sponsor
  • Company
  • Fund or vehicle
  • Person

Co-investors are read from the rounds: three or more shared rounds is a strong observed relationship, two a repeat co-investor, one a single round. Funds and people are structural. Nothing is scored that a reader cannot check.

Darker lines were active in the last 24 months or are current; lighter lines are older or undated.

How am I connected?

Name your firm, a company or a person, and DFX finds the published routes to Kairos Managers, LLC: a shared portfolio company or board, a prior employer, a co-investor, a shared LP or service provider. Every step is a filed or published record with its source; none is a guess about who knows whom.

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Investing

13 companies on record, 2 new in 12 months
Investments on record
13 companies, 7 partner-attributed
CompanyRoundRolePartnerRound sizeThis investorDateSource
Alloyportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Cera Careportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Fintech Growthportfolio listingunknownunknownunknownunknownSep 16, 2026Fact Firm website
Stated thesis versus observed behaviour
13 observed deals
Stated (the firm’s website)
Sectors
fintech
Stages
not stated or not yet read
Geography
silicon valley
Check size
not stated; DFX does not estimate checks from round sizes
Self-described
venture studio
Observed (from deals on record)
Stage at participation: no observed deals yet
Stage at first entry: no observed deals yet
Sectors
unknown 46%Other 31%Other Technology 23%
lead rate no observed dealsfollow-on rate no observed dealsnew companies, 12 months 2

Team

2 current, 1 departed
Decision makers
who to call first, and why; then everyone else by function
  • Alex Fiance · Managing Member
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility
  • Ankur Jain · Managing Member
    Why this person: Named with investment responsibility

Ranked by the role the firm or its filing states, a route on file and deals led. Every reason is read from the record, never inferred. Routes are published by the person or the firm (their bio, the team page or a filing) and are revealed on a plan; data bought from a provider is never shown, and a route printed at a firm the person has since left is held back.

Investment team
2 current, 1 departed
1 departed (kept with end dates)
Contacts
2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone

2 published business email, 1 general firm email, 1 firm phone on record, each with its source. Values open with the complete profile.

Funds and LPs

22 vehicles, 0 LPs disclosed
Funds and vehicles
22 reported, 3 no longer reported
VehicleTypeVintageLifecycleReported GAVOwnersForm D soldLatest Form D
Kairos Continuity CI2, L.P.Fund2025 form d first saleNewly closed$4.0M
Mar 31, 2026
8$1.7M
of $1.7M
May 1, 2025
Kairos Continuity A2, L.P.Fund2025 form d first saleNewly closed$3.5M
Mar 31, 2026
9$3.0M
of $3.0M
Aug 19, 2025
Kairos Continuity Rh3, L.P.Fund2024 adv first reportedEarly deployment$9.1M
Mar 31, 2026
13$0
of $30.0M
Aug 17, 2023
Limited partners
0 LPs, 0 disclosed commitments
No LP commitment on record. An LP edge needs a public disclosure with a quote: a pension report (see Limited partners for the plans read), a fund announcement naming the LP, or a Form ADV owner. The fund page carries the LP’s reported performance.
Known LPs and allocators
2 relationships across the firm's funds, from public pensions and the allocator graph
AllocatorTypeFundAmountDateSource
Argyros Family FoundationFOUNDATIONKairos Investors Fund II, LP..$17.7M
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Jul 31, 2025Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns
Shear Family Foundation IncFOUNDATIONKAIROS PROVIVI SPV, LP at Kairos Managers, LLC$69,131
fair value on the foundation's return
reported as of Dec 31, 2024Fact IRS Form 990 / 990-PF e-file returns

Relationships across DFX

17 co-investors · on 1 other DFX graph
Co-investors
17 counted from shared deals, for the whole firm
  • Actions
    5 shared deals · strong
    2026-10-01
  • Dcm
    1 shared deal · one time
    2026-10-01
  • GGV Capital
    1 shared deal · one time
    2026-10-01
Across DFX and the capital chainon 1 other DFX graph · 2 capital paths Show
Across DFX
Across the graphs

Kairos Managers, LLC is the same institution as 1 record in Allocators.

Allocators1

The joined record opens with the product, beside every other relationship on this page.

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Capital chain

Kairos Managers, LLC sits on 2 traced paths of capital across the graphs.

Allocator commitments to a manager

DFX traced 2 paths of capital through this record

Every record on each path, what it committed or lent, and as of when.

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Evidence and history

33 dated events, 59 observations from 3 sources
Timeline
33 dated events
  1. seen on or beforeSep 15, 2026
    Kairos Managers, LLC: INSTITUTIONAL_VC -> VENTURE_STUDIO (name or self-description says studio or venture builder)
    Classification changedClassificationInferenceno URL
  2. Mar 31, 2026
    Kairos Investors Fund IV, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Kairos Managers, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $92,061,224
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceKairos Investors Fund IV, L.P.Form ADV
  3. Mar 31, 2026
    Kairos Continuity A2, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Kairos Managers, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $3,453,711
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceKairos Continuity A2, L.P.Form ADV
  4. Mar 31, 2026
    Kairos Continuity Ci2, L.P. first reported on Form ADV by Kairos Managers, LLC (Venture Capital Fund), GAV $4,015,925
    Fund first reported on Form ADVFundsInferenceKairos Continuity CI2, L.P.Form ADV
  5. Oct 31, 2025
    Kairos Managers, LLC filed the first Form D for Kairos Investors Fund IV, L.P. (fund 4), its next fund after Kairos Investors Fund III, L.P. (vintage 2022)
    Fund next filedderived signalInferenceKairos Investors Fund IV, L.P.no URL
Identity and regulatory footprint
Address, phone, Form ADV filing and ownersForm ADV filed Mar 31, 2026 · 16 private fundsShow
Headquarters
New York, NYadviserinfo.sec.gov
Office address
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Business phone
unknownadviserinfo.sec.gov
Website
KAIROSHQ.COM
SEC adviser type
Exempt reporting adviseradviserinfo.sec.gov
SEC exemption claimed
Venture capital fund adviseradviserinfo.sec.govItem 2.B(1): advises solely venture capital funds
Latest Form ADV
Mar 31, 2026
Private funds reported
16 (16 venture capital funds)adviserinfo.sec.gov
Private fund gross assets, adviser total
$2.1Badviserinfo.sec.govreported GAV of the funds, the adviser's own number; not fund size, not dry powder
Classification history
Every classification this record has carried3 on recordShow
  1. Sep 15, 2026
    Venture studio (confirmed, 95%)
    Name or self-description says studio or venture builder
  2. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $959M across 17 vehicles
  3. Sep 12, 2026
    Institutional venture firm (confirmed, 95%)
    Venture manager, reported GAV $959M across 14 vehicles
Evidence
59 observations from 3 sources
Every observation behind this profile, with its source, date and class
FactValueEffectiveClassSource
Why admittedVC exemption, VC funds reportedMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC exemption claimedVenture capital fund adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC adviser typeExempt reporting adviserMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2018-01-25Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
First Form ADV filing2018-01-25Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-29Sep 30, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-25Sep 26, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-23Sep 24, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-21Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1+panel:2026-09-22Sep 23, 2026FactForm ADV
Adv history loadedadv-hist-1Sep 12, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2026-03-31Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Latest Form ADV filing2024-03-26Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
SEC statusERA - ActiveMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
SEC status effective2018-01-25Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture share of reported funds1Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Business phoneMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
HeadquartersNew York, NYMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Office addressMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Self-described typeVenture studioSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Self-described typeVenture studioSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Legal formLimited Liability CompanyMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Portfolio pageSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Portfolio pageSep 15, 2026Factno URL
Private funds reported16Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported16Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private funds reported13Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$2.1BMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$2.1BMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Private fund gross assets (reported)$954MMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Schedule a diffsadiff-1Sep 14, 2026FactForm ADV
Stated geographysilicon valley
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated geographysilicon valley
“geography words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsfintech
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 16, 2026Factno URL
Stated sectorsfintech
“sector words on the home page”
Sep 15, 2026Factno URL
Venture funds reported16Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported16Mar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
Venture funds reported13Mar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 31, 2026FactForm ADV
WebsiteMar 26, 2024FactForm ADV
Site titleSep 16, 2026Factno URL
Site titleSep 15, 2026Factno URL
How this is scored
Scores, classification basis and filing advisersVenture studio, confirmedShow
Importance
57
elevated
Active deployment
33
moderate
Emerging
0
low
Freshness
100
high
Venture studioSEC exempt reporting adviser

Name or self-description says studio or venture builder

The inputs behind each score
importance
gav: $1 · funds: 1 · people: 0.08 · investments: 0.41 · co investors: 0.5
active deployment
investments 12m: 0.25 · fund raising 18m: 0 · people joined 12m: 0 · vintage within 3y: 1 · latest investment at: 2026-04-20
emerging manager
fund count: 25 · reported gav: $2.1B · first adv filing: 2018-01-25 · years since first filing: 8.7

Fits, record history and connections

scored matches for this investor, every identity change, every edge

Fits

27 scored matches, best firstas of
  • score 45.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 44.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio
  • score 44.1confidence 100%
    Why: sector fit; geography fit; activity; analogous
    Watch: adjacent portfolio

+24 more scored matches

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Scored by DFX match engines from the record's observed portfolio, stage, geography and recent activity. A fit is a reason to look, not a mandate; the blockers say what the model could not confirm. Names and the evidence sentences show with the names on this page.

Record history

2 dated events on the change ledger, latest event first
  • Organization classification changed
    2026-09-15
  • Adviser's first ADV filing
    2018-01-25source on record

The ledger records every merge, rename and reclassification this record went through and the dated filings observed on it, so the identity on this page can be traced to the records it was built from. The ledger's own sentences name other records, so they show with the names.