Kilonova Capital

Kilonova Capital is a private investment firm based in San Francisco, California, specializing in the technology and energy sectors. The firm focuses on providing structured, disciplined capital to growth-stage companies, emphasizing special situation financings and buyouts of proven, private technology companies. Their investment approach includes recapitalizations, divestitures, management buyouts (MBOs), and other special situations, aiming to align the interests of shareholders and management while providing value-added capital to operate and scale the company.

The firm's investment strategy leverages extensive institutional relationships and proprietary analytics and AI to originate target transactions. Their team has a deep history in special situations structuring and includes a roster of Silicon Valley veterans to rapidly enhance portfolio company value. Kilonova Capital invests across core technology sectors, including software, internet and digital media, eCommerce, data and analytics, fintech, and frontier technology. They deploy investments ranging from $25 million to $100 million over the life of a single investment.

Kilonova Capital's operating model is designed to provide value-added capital to operate and scale portfolio companies. By leveraging their extensive institutional relationships and proprietary analytics and AI, they aim to originate target transactions and rapidly enhance portfolio company value. Their team includes a roster of Silicon Valley veterans with a deep history in special situations structuring, enabling them to effectively execute their investment strategy and deliver value to their portfolio companies.