Kristofor founded Redefine Ventures as an angel investment fund in 2010 to back entrepreneurs building sector-defining companies in large and growing markets. Now, with a decade of proven success investing alongside top-tier funds, he is leveraging Redefine’s extensive network and unique opportunities to build an institutional fund that will give LPs access to this generation’s most significant companies.
Kristofor is one of the fortunate few who have seen all sides of the entrepreneurial journey – from launching his own company, to hiring and managing teams of 500+, to investing in game-changing ideas. This has given him a distinct ability to relate to the founder experience and effectively deploy the resources companies need to scale growth.
We open doors to the most important opportunities of our generation. Our allocation structures are flexible, providing companies with the resources they need quickly and efficiently, while our network connects founders with the talent and partners that will translate their ideas into reality. We create value for investors by providing access to sector-defining companies that have reached a pivotal turning point with significant room to grow.
Redefine Ventures leverages years of research and experience in human behavior, product and business development, and entrepreneurship to find the most talented founders and identify the companies with the greatest opportunity for success.
Our sole focus is finding the companies that will become the most dominant in their space. Read more about our investments in companies including Tesla, Restoration Hardware, Anduril, WildType, 8 sleep, Square, and many more here
We don’t follow typical investment categories or formulas. We believe that a few extraordinary companies are positioned to transform humanity in any given market. These companies exist across sectors and must be met with creative capital structures.
Our investment approach casts a wide net to capture waves of innovation as they emerge across verticals while keeping a methodical focus on companies poised to make a generational impact.
where winners are not yet defined
with clear near-term adjacencies
that create a critical moat
who were born for this challenge
that deeply impact society
SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft
The future of sustainable transportation
Helping millions of sellers run their business
Internet access for all
Arbiter of taste in American home-furnishings
Improving life on Earth from Space
Autonomous delivery anywhere
Investing in the cryptocurrency and blockchain sectors
Massive CO2 reduction through software
Wild Type is an agtech platform that aims to create clean fish and meat
Eight Sleep develops sleep fitness products that feature hydro-powered cooling technology and a health tracker
KoBold Metals discovers the materials critical for the electric vehicle and renewable energy revolutions
Pacaso is a proptech company that modernizes the generations-old practice of co-owning a second home
Ellipsis Health develops effective computing for existing patient/care team interactions to create a real-time vital sign
The first user-owned talent network
The future of entertainment
Mexico’s first ‘buy now, pay later’ mobile app
Fun and games on the blockchain
Blockchain platform that is easier to use, more efficient, and secure
Treating autism with the first FDA-approved video game
Modern and more cost efficient national defense
Accelerating human progress with computation
Making watches and information about them accessible to all
World leader in accelerated antibiotic susceptibility testing
Most new funds try to pick winners before they emerge – investing in early stages, spreading risk with many small bets. We look for visionary leaders obsessed with solving hard problems who are deeply passionate about their product and customer with a commitment to transform humanity. They make the highly complex look simple and solve problems in such a unique way that consolidation around their approach is inevitable.
At Redefine Ventures, we limit risk by focusing on the few, extraordinary companies that are positioned to define a sector. Our focus is simple: identify elegant answers to tough problems with visionary founders leading the way. We are sector agnostic and flexible with allocation to capture a wide range of opportunities yet we are also methodical and focused as we uncover the best companies in new or redefined markets.
While others might run away from the intersection of software and hardware, we run towards it. We firmly believe those who can do both are the most gifted and capable of building next-generation companies. These companies tackle complex challenges, attracting the brightest founders and investors, leading to greater financial and societal returns.
With few operational and financial constraints, we make decisions quickly and efficiently. We aim to be true partners, opening doors and making critical introductions, without taking up unnecessary time or valued board seats.
with check sizes ranging from
$1M to $15M and opportunities for
co-investment and follow-on SPVs
avg. to return capital
targeted returns