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Kuwait Investment Authority

435 employees

Manager and administrator of Kuwaiti government's investment funds.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software2
Manufacturing2
Renewable Energy2
Energy2
Internet2
Tracking systems1
Chemical1
CRM1
Finance1
Information Technology1
Enterprise Software1
SaaS1
Consumer Electronics1
Fitness1
Mobile1
Hardware1
Wearables1
Personal Health1
Social Media1
Identity Management1

Funding rounds participated in

$60M sweet spot round size

Most of their 12 investments are in rounds between $18M and $108M

Investor type

Government Office
Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

investment management

Sectors

Investment of sovereign funds

Date founded

1953

Investments made

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TAE Technologies, Inc raised $280M on April 8, 2021

Investors: Wellcome Trust, Venrock, Vulcan Capital and Kuwait Investment Authority

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Indiamart Intermesh Ltd raised $30M on June 24, 2019

Investors: Sylebra Capital, Malabar Investment Advisors, Elevation Capital and Kuwait Investment Authority

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Undisclosed raised $71M on October 25, 2017

Investors: Fidelity International, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA), HDFC Mutual Fund, SBI MUTUAL FUND, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Limited and Kuwait Investment Authority

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Advanced Enzyme Technologies Ltd raised $18M on July 19, 2016

Investors: DB (International) Stock Brokers Ltd, DSP BlackRock Investment Managers Pvt Ltd and Kuwait Investment Authority

M

Morgan Solar Inc. raised $10M on July 13, 2016

Investors: Pyfera Growth Capital Corp., Iberdrola, ArcTern Ventures and Kuwait Investment Authority

J

Jawbone raised $165M on January 15, 2016

Investors: Kuwait Investment Authority

U

Undisclosed raised $60M on December 8, 2015

Investors: DB (International) Stock Brokers Ltd, APAX Group, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and Kuwait Investment Authority

C

Careem raised $60M on November 10, 2015

Investors: Wamda Capital, Lumia Capital, BECO Capital, The Abraaj Group, Arzan Venture Capital, Seera Group and Kuwait Investment Authority

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TouGas Oilfield Solutions GmbH raised undisclosed on September 21, 2015

Investors: Conduit Ventures and Kuwait Investment Authority

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Apttus Softwares Private Limited raised $108M on September 1, 2015

Investors: ICONIQ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, K1 Investment Management and Kuwait Investment Authority

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