Kern Venture Group

Kern County's First Angel Fund for Start-Ups

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Today, we're featuring David Bean, Founder & CEO of NIRA (https://t.co/5h7AttllCL). David and his team created the first and only at-home laser device, delivering measurable skin improvements with consistent use—equivalent to professional treatments—with no pain or high costs.

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Kern Venture Group welcomes you into 2025 and wishes you a Happy New Year!

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Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! Enjoy this festive season with your loved ones.

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We are pleased to share our recent investment into @DermaSensor.

DermaSensor uses data-driven technologies that improve skin cancer detection. Their FDA-approved device provides physicians with immediate, accurate, and objective results. Learn more at https://t.co/AbZRwwAbxf.

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Thank you for attending our event yesterday evening! Special thanks to Valley Strong Credit Union for hosting.

Pictured (left to right): Tyler Johnson (HFD), Nick Ambrosini (Valley Strong) David Higdon (KVG), John-Paul Lake (KVG), Neeraj Rama (CBCC), Emil Hewage (BIOS Health).

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Urban Ag News featured Zeste Farms and their efficient indoor vertical farm production system, including their turnkey Anaconda Farming System. Zeste Farms, a KVG portfolio company, is on a mission to deliver safe, nutritious, and sustainable greens. Read more on our website.

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Our spook-tacular portfolio companies are breaking the boundaries of innovation. Explore all of them here: https://t.co/3R9Ag6bM0A

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JP Lake had an insightful discussion with attendees at yesterday's "Unlock the Secrets of Venture Capital", hosted by the North of the River Chamber of Commerce. He covered the basics of venture capital before diving into KVG's value prop and what it takes to raise venture money.

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Kern Venture Group is thrilled to announce that it has secured $5M in funding to launch its third investment fund with Valley Strong Credit Union and the Ravi & Naina Patel Family Office as the anchor investors and additional investment from current LP’s. https://t.co/o49dAJnU0B

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Curious about how venture capital can help your Kern County startup scale faster?

Join us tomorrow at "Unlock the Secrets of Venture Capital", a special event hosted by the North of the River Chamber of Commerce and KVG in Bakersfield, California. https://t.co/jwibovSZ1y

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Great views, greater startups.

Kern Venture Group at the Bulletpitch Startup Soirée in Los Angeles last week.

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Kern Venture Group is pleased to announce its investment into HFD.

HFD is a fintech platform headquartered in Bakersfield, CA, that allows healthcare providers to offer innovative pay-over-time options to every patient, regardless of their credit.

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Are you a Kern County startup founder interested in raising venture capital?

Join Kern Venture Group (KVG) Co-founder & Managing Partner John-Paul Lake for a special event at the North of the River Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, October 29 at 11 am to learn about VC and KVG.

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Today, we're featuring @SigoSeguros Co-founder and CEO Nestor Solari. Sigo Seguros offers auto insurance pricing that removes fees and rating factors that have disproportionately affected minorities. They offer coverage for customers with U.S. and foreign licenses or IDs.

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As announced last Monday, congratulations to Sigo Seguros for raising $10.5M in their Series A round! We are delighted to see their incredible progress in the auto insurance industry. Visit https://t.co/g7qH9FmpUd to learn more about them!

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Recap: Congratulations to PadSplit, a KVG Fund I portfolio company, for their recent awards! They are one of the Inc. 5000 fastest growing private companies in the US for the third year in a row and are among The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Top Workplaces.

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Congratulations to @sizzlegg, a KVG Fund I portfolio company, on receiving the top award at the pitch competition.

Visit their website at https://t.co/kUN6oIRB30 to check out their technology that helps gamers automatically create highlights of their Twitch or YouTube streams.

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We’re excited to announce that https://t.co/lUrSe3h7MF has won the Rally International Startup Pitch Competition in the Sports and Gaming Tech category! 🏆

Competing against 340 incredible startups from 12 different countries, & making it to the top 25 finalists was an achievement in itself. But to come out on top is a true testament to the hard work & innovation of our team! ✨

A big thank you to everyone who has supported us on this journey. This, along with our incredible community, is what keeps us motivated to make https://t.co/lUrSe3h7MF the best tool for generating automatic highlights, & beyond! Stay tuned for more exciting updates! 🚀

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Thank you Rotary Club of Bakersfield Downtown for having Kern Venture Group Co-founder John-Paul Lake as a speaker last Thursday!

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Congratulations to our portfolio company, Lumentra Therapeutics, for receiving an orphan-drug designation from the FDA for their treatment of retinoblastoma last week. @cbccusa

See their official designation at this link: https://t.co/6a7yGmxeZO