Kester Keating Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Director & Head...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Kester Keating General Information

Biography

Mr. Kester Keating serves as Director & Head of US Principal Investments at Barclays. He serves as Board Member at Acadia. He served as Board Member at Here. He is the Head of US Strategic Investments for Barclays based in New York. He has ten years capital markets experience and announced deals he has led include Cloud9 Technologies, Neptune Networks and H20.ai . He is a board member at BIDS Trading. He served as Board Member at Cloud9 Technologies. Prior to Barclays he was a strategy consultant at Oliver Wyman. He has a master's degree from Columbia University and bachelor's degree from Oxford University.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Director & Head of US Principal Investments, Barclays
Education
University of Oxford, PPE
Columbia University, MA (Master of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
ke
Phone
+44 020
Address
  • 1 Churchill Place
  • Canary Wharf
  • London E14 5HP
  • England, United Kingdom
+44 020

Kester Keating Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Barclays Service Provider Director & Head of US Principal Investments London, United Kingdom Commercial Bank

Kester Keating Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Acadia (Business/Productivity Software) Business/Productivity Software Acquired/Merged (Operating Subsidiary) Formerly VC-backed Norwell, MA

Kester Keating Lead Partner on Deals (7)

Kester Keating has been the lead partner on 7 deals. Their latest deal was with Velotix, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made on 22-May-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Velotix 22-May-2024 Early Stage VC Completed Business/Productivity Software Ramat Gan, Israel
Revelio Labs 29-Jul-2021 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
Cloud9 Technologies 04-Jun-2020 Completed Communication Software New York, NY
Applica 20-Jan-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software Warsaw, Poland
TouchBistro 30-Aug-2019 Completed Business/Productivity Software Toronto, Canada
Cloud9 Technologies 31-Jul-2018 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Communication Software New York, NY
Cloud9 Technologies 12-Oct-2016 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Communication Software New York, NY

Kester Keating Network (120)

Board Members (58)

Name Company Representing Location From
Dinkar Jetley Here Pivot Investment Partners New York, NY
Peter Axilrod Acadia (Business/Productivity Software) Self Norwell, MA
Acadia (Business/Productivity Software) Self Norwell, MA
Acadia (Business/Productivity Software) Self Norwell, MA
Acadia (Business/Productivity Software) Self Norwell, MA

Portfolio Executives (55)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Noam Biran Velotix CPO 22-May-2024 Ramat Gan, Israel
Gadi Davidyan Velotix CSO 22-May-2024 Ramat Gan, Israel
Velotix Chief Marketing Officer 22-May-2024 Ramat Gan, Israel
Velotix Chief Revenue Officer 22-May-2024 Ramat Gan, Israel
Velotix Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer 22-May-2024 Ramat Gan, Israel

Fund Team Members (7)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Steven Poulter Barclays Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund London, United Kingdom
Andrew Challis Barclays Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund London, United Kingdom
Barclays London, United Kingdom
Barclays London, United Kingdom
Barclays London, United Kingdom

Kester Keating Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Barclays Northern Powerhouse Fund Barclays Buyout Closed 2019

Kester Keating FAQs

  • Who is Kester Keating?

    Mr. Kester Keating serves as Director & Head of US Principal Investments at Barclays.

  • How much does Kester Keating typically invest?

    Kester Keating's median deal size is .

  • What is Kester Keating’s main position?

    Kester Keating’s primary position is Director & Head of US Principal Investments.

  • What are the contact details for Kester Keating?

    Kester Keating’s email address is ke and his phone number is +44 020 .

  • How many active board seats does Kester Keating hold?

    Kester Keating holds a board seat in Acadia (Business/Productivity Software).

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