Michael Elias is the Managing Director and founding partner of Kennet Partners. See sector focus and contact routes.
Michael Elias is the Managing Director and founding partner of Kennet Partners, a London-based venture capital firm he established in 1997 after previously leading international operations for Thompson Clive & Partners in Silicon Valley and Paris. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.Sc. from Cambridge University as a Marshall Scholar, with over 30 technology investments led across the UK, Europe, and the United States. Kennet Partners focuses on growth-stage B2B SaaS companies in North America and Europe, targeting businesses with strong expansion prospects, founder ownership, and high capital efficiency. The firm typically invests check sizes ranging from €3 million to €50 million, providing expansion capital to management teams to accelerate growth. Notable portfolio companies under his leadership include LoyaltyLion, a SaaS loyalty software provider for eCommerce, Provar, an automated testing software firm, and Nudge, a global financial wellbeing platform. The portfolio also features Adikteev, Dext, Conversica, and Textbroker, reflecting the firm’s track record of 47 exits across 120 investments. Elias emphasizes supporting independent, self-suf
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