Kairos HQ

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Kairos HQ
FormerlyKairos Society
Company type Private
Industry
Founded2008 (as Kairos Society)
Founder Ankur Jain
Headquarters
New York
,
United States
Key people
Ankur Jain and Alex Fiance (Co-CEOs)
Website kairoshq.com

Kairos HQ is a U.S based private company that builds products in the housing and healthcare sectors. Founded in 2008 as The Kairos Society by Ankur Jain, it is headquartered in New York City. [1] As of 2023, the firm managed US$300 million to invest in affordable housing & personal health startups. [2] [3] [4]

History

The Kairos Society was launched in 2008 by Ankur Jain while at Wharton Business School as a talent incubator. [5] [6]

Some founders[ who? ] from Kairos later founded Periscope, Casper, FiscalNote, and Digital Genius. [7] [8] [9]

In 2017, The Kairos Society re-launched as a venture studio named Kairos HQ, building and investing in several companies in their focus areas. [10] [11] Rhino is an alternative to security deposits for renters. [5] Little Spoon is a direct-to-consumer baby product brand. [7] Cera is a homecare service for the elderly based in the United Kingdom. [12] [7] Kairos also invested in Bilt Rewards - a rewards program that lets renters earn points each time they make a rent payment, and menopause-focused company Alloy Health. [13] [14]

The firm spun out an early stage venture fund, K50, which focuses on financial services products at the pre-seed and seed stages. [3]

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  13. ↑ "A rewards program for your rent payments? Meet Bilt". 22 June 2021.
  14. ↑ "Alloy Raises $3.3M in Seed Funding". 15 October 2021.
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