| Website | jkbcapital.com |
| Phone | 312.946.1200 |
| Employees | |
| Founded | 1996 |
JK&B Capital is a venture capital firm focused in the software, IT and commu- nications markets with over $1.1 billion of capital under management.
Track Record
Founded in 1996, JK&B has built a track record of generating exceptional returns for investors by identifying and investing in companies with technologies which have been critical to the growth of the world’s information economy.
A key to JK&B’s success has been its ability to leverage its substantial technology domain expertise to identify, analyze and access the most promising emerging technologies and the companies behind them. JK&B then provide these companies with financial support, strategic guidance and most importantly technical guidance to help them grow and prosper.
JK&B has distinguished itself in the venture capital industry through the level of “hands-on” technology expertise resident among its team of eight investment professionals and through the rigorous research, analysis and investment discipline it applies to each of its investments.
Strong Leadership
JK&B’s Partners have come from senior management positions at some of the most successful firms in the technology industry. JK&B Partners are recognized in the industry as thought leaders, industry visionaries and highly sought after value-added Partners within their areas of expertise. The firm’s Partners through their previous executive positions have established an extensive network of industry contacts and proprietary relationships extending JK&B’s intellectual reach and offering its portfolio companies high level access to potential customers, strategic partners and financing sources.
Direct Access
JK&B’s flat organizational structure and team-based approach allows the firm to respond very quickly to investment needs and market changes. JK&B believes that as technology becomes more sophisticated, venture capitalists must increasingly draw on specialized skills with a heavy focus on distinct technology expertise. The firm also takes a team-based approach to analysis and investment decision-making.
JK&B believes that there is a changing definition of success in the VC industry. JK&B believes the firms that will flourish will be leaner, technically astute, and highly focused.
| Company | Date | Round | Size | Participants |
| VMIX Media | 10/09 | Series B | $2M | 4 |
| Polatis | 6/09 | Unattributed | $8M | 7 |
| Kazeon | 4/09 | Series F | $10M | 4 |
| Verimatrix | 9/08 | Series D | $20M | 3 |
| Aperto Networks | 4/08 | Series F | $20M | 8 |
| Chumby | 3/08 | Series B | $12.5M | 4 |
| Treemo | 10/07 | Series A | $2.55M | 1 |
| VMIX Media | 10/07 | Series B | $16.5M | 4 |
| Vantrix | 9/07 | Series B | $12M | 5 |
| FaceTime Communications, Inc. | 9/07 | Unattributed | $15.6M | 4 |
| Fraudwall Technologies | 9/07 | Series B | $4.5M | 1 |
| Splunk | 9/07 | Series C | $25M | 4 |
| Anchor Intelligence | 9/07 | Series B | $4M | 1 |
| SnapTell | 6/07 | Series A | $4M | 3 |
| Baynote | 4/07 | Series B | $10.8M | 3 |
| Aperto Networks | 2/07 | Series F | $19M | 8 |
| Scalent Systems | 1/07 | Series C | $15M | 4 |
| Aperto Networks | 4/06 | Series E | $26M | 7 |
| Splunk | 1/06 | Series B | $10M | 1 |
| Aperto Networks | 9/05 | Series E | $17M | 7 |
| Baynote | 3/05 | Series A | $4M | 3 |
| Aperto Networks | 3/04 | Series D | $20M | 7 |
