Investor Type | Firm |
Type of Fund | Venture Capital Fund |
Industries | Other • IT (& TMT) • FinTech (& Financials services) • Real Estate (& Construction) |
Stages | Expansion, MBO/LBO, Corporate Divestiture, Spinout |
Investing | United States • Sweden • Denmark • Finland • Norway |
Kistefos AS is a venture capital fund that operates out of its headquarters located at 555 E Lancaster Ave, Suite 640, Radnor, Pennsylvania, 19087, United States. The fund primarily invests in a variety of industries encompassing IT and TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications), FinTech and financial services, as well as Real Estate and Construction. Their expertise lies in equity investments, with specialities that include Expansion, MBO/LBO (Management Buy-Out/ Leveraged Buy-Out), Corporate Divestiture, and Spinout. They aim to partner with companies during pivotal stages of growth and transformation, providing not just financial support but also their vast industry knowledge and operational experience. While the fund's website indicated as Seminal Capital Partners differs in name, it showcases an investment thesis revolving around growth impact investments, with a focus on sectors such as Healthcare, Education, and Food & Nutrition, which have substantial influences on humanity. The website reveals SEMCAP's intent to generate above-market returns through partnering with entrepreneurs who lead seminal trends supported by technological, social, and environmental changes, and regulatory evolution. The firm's foundational strength is in three decades of technological investments in response to such significant trends. The co-founders, Buck Buckley and Cyrus Vandrevala, possess extensive backgrounds as serial entrepreneurs and technology investors. SEMCAP is committed to empowering companies that are at the vanguard of these transformative trends, using the capital, networks, and expertise at their disposal. Essential to their investment philosophy is supporting businesses with strategic insights, networks, and operational experience to foster significant transformations. In identifying investment themes, the fund closely monitors sectors undergoing changes likely to impact the coming century significantly, including shifts in government policy, advancements in technology, and evolving consumer values across Healthcare, Education, and Food & Nutrition.