Ross Chaldexott, Evgeny Komarevtsev and Dave Berner (all who helped build unicorn Campaign Monitor - have come out of stealth mode with Kinde having raised a A$10.6M Seed round led by Nick Crocker at Blackbird Ventures with participation from Victoria Treyger of Felicis Ventures. Didier Elzinga (Culture Amp, CEO), Greta Bradman, Benjamin Humphrey (Dovetail, CEO), and Nick Menere (Code Barrel co-founder)
The Kinde vision aligns to that of Blackbird’s to create a world with more founders….
Founder Ross Chaldexott - who helped build Atlassian, Campaign Monitor and Shopify - says that
having Felicis Ventures join the round feels like we have the dream combination backing us. is a formidable investor and advisor and we’re very excited to have her guidance. This is only the fourth time Felicis has invested in an Australian company and their track record is impeccable, with previous investments in Canva, Culture Amp and Dovetail.
What is Kinde?
Kinde helps software teams get started with infrastructure that they can start building on top of immediately, which means they can focus on what makes their business unique.
Think Shopify, for SaaS. Kinde is a single product that solves all of the boring infrastructure needs out of the box, a product that will grow with founders as their businesses grow. When they need a little extra power, our marketplace lets them bring in best of category products to supercharge their business.
Founding a software startup is hard - Believe us, we’ve seen a few! (Says Ross) . Before someone can start on their product, they have to build essential infrastructure like user management, release management, experimentation, commerce and billing. These things have nothing to do with their idea but waste their valuable time and money.
Kindes Mission
Kinde’s mission is to democratise technology that only established businesses could historically afford and means new founders can accelerate from day one.
“We believe every founder has the potential to unlock the future of human achievement – and that everyone should have the tools and the opportunity to participate. We will do everything we can to help founders and their teams succeed and so build a world with more founders. Anyone with an idea, not just engineers, should be able to start a SaaS company. We aim to shorten the distance between having that idea and getting it into the hands of people who need it.”
Exiting stealth - Calling all Developers to help
With the capital raising announcement they are launching their Early Acceleration Program, to help early stage founders get started on their journey. Register your interest at kinde.com
There’s a lot to do, crazy problems to solve and they need a company of giants to get them there.
Tanya - heard Ross’s shout out for help and has joined the team!!!
We are looking for amazing people to join us on our mission to reinvent the way software companies get started and help us build a world with more founders.
If you want to be involved in the Kinde adventure right from the start, visit kinde.com/careers. They would love to hear from you!
https://kinde.com/blog/news/announcing-our-10-million-seed-round-led-by-blackbird
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