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KKR Founders Bet on Former Executive’s $100 Million Venture Fund
- Kravis, Roberts among investors in Ansa Capital’s debut fund
- Ansa’s focus area is expansion-stage technology companies
Allan Jean-Baptiste and Marco DeMeireles
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Henry Kravis and George Roberts are among investors in the debut fund of a venture firm co-founded by a former executive of KKR & Co.’s division for fast-growing technology companies.
KKR’s billionaire founders joined backers including Princeton University and TCG Capital Management founder Peter Chernin in helping Ansa Capital raise $100 million for its initial fund targeting emerging growth businesses, the New York-based firm said in a statement Tuesday.