Kenneth Erskine Overview
- Investor Type
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Angel
- Investments
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8
- Portfolio
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4
- Exits
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4
Kenneth Erskine General Information
Description
Mr. Kenneth Erskine serves as Principal General Partner at Matu. He served as Board Member at ICE Angels. He is an Investment Committee member of the Global from Day One Seed Fund. He also is an Angel Investor. He is a mentor of incubator start-ups, an active member of the ICE Angels, and an investor in more than 40 start-ups including Nexus6, eBus, Parrot Analytics, SYL Semantics, and the Optima Corporation. Prior to joining the ICE Angels, he spent fifteen years in leadership positions at Hewlett-Packard and Compaq. He has been involved with the Icehouse since its inception; he secured sponsorship from HP for its establishment in 2001. He serves as Board Member and Advisor at Codify Asset Solutions. He holds an Executive MBA from ESCP business school in Paris.
Business Details
Primary Investor Type
Corporate Office
- 101 Pakenham Street West
- Auckland, Auckland 1010
- New Zealand
Kenneth Erskine Investments (8)
| Company Name | Deal Date | Deal Type | Deal Size | Industry | Company Stage | Lead Partner |
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| Kara Technologies | 19-Jun-2024 | Later Stage VC | Communication Software | Generating Revenue | ||
| AskNicely | 01-Jun-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| EFTPlus | 27-May-2015 | Business/Productivity Software | Generating Revenue | |||
| BioLumic | 01-Dec-2014 | Other Agriculture | Generating Revenue | |||
| Avertana | 29-Aug-2014 | Other Commercial Services | Generating Revenue | |||
| Glassjar | 12-Aug-2014 | Financial Software | Out of Business | |||
| Geneious | 09-Jun-2012 | Angel (individual) | Enterprise Systems (Healthcare) | Generating Revenue | ||
| Kayasand | 09-Jun-2012 | Angel (individual) | Raw Materials (Non-Wood) | Generating Revenue |
Kenneth Erskine Exits (4)
| Company Name | Exit Date | Exit Type | Exit Size |
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| Kayasand | 01-Jan-2024 | Secondary Transaction - Private | |
| EFTPlus | 01-Nov-2022 | ||
| Geneious | 01-Jan-2022 | Buyout/LBO | |
| Glassjar | 01-Sep-2015 | Out of Business |
Kenneth Erskine Investments by Industry, Year, and Region
Investments by Industry
Investments by Year
Investments by Region
Kenneth Erskine Co-Investors (7)
| Name | With | Exits | Lead Partner | Series | Industry |
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| Auckland UniServices | 1 |
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Kenneth Erskine FAQs
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Who is Kenneth Erskine?
Kenneth Erskine is an angel Investor who has made 8 investments.
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What kind of investor is Kenneth Erskine?
Kenneth Erskine is an angel investor.
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What does Kenneth Erskine do?
As an angel investor, Kenneth Erskine invests personal money into promising companies, typically in exchange for equity.
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What has Kenneth Erskine invested in?
Kenneth Erskine has made numerous investments in companies like Kara Technologies, AskNicely, and EFTPlus within the Communication Software and Business/Productivity Software industries.
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What has Kenneth Erskine invested in recently?
Kenneth Erskine's latest investment was on 19-Jun-2024 in Kara Technologies, a company within the Communication Software industry.
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