We are Kaiku
At Kaiku, we are more than just a tech company, we harness our expertise and tools to offer a diverse range of services that connect the global SME community.
Our journey
Our journey began in late 2019 with a clear mission to revolutionise the landscape of accessing early-stage capital and to simplify the path to 'investment readiness' for startups worldwide. Since then, we've been committed to empowering entrepreneurs, private enterprises and governments with the necessary tools and actionable insights to seize opportunities faster.
Our mission at Kaiku is to become the go-to destination for deal intelligence and business matchmaking, providing our clients with actionable insights and invaluable connections. Powered by our flagship Kaiku Platform, we deliver comprehensive services that integrate our technology and matchmaking algorithms with hands-on support from our team to ensure optimal outcomes.
Today, we’re using our experiences and tools to help some of the world’s leading companies. To date, we have worked with over 400 clients ranging from venture funds and family offices to corporate investors, government institutions, accelerators & incubators in over 50 countries across the globe, facilitating cross-border funding connections and fostering global innovation.
Locations
Our team operates across multiple locations, to support our customers globally.
Hong Kong
Unit 1603, 16th Floor, The L. Plaza, 367 - 375 Queen's Road Central, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong
London
QME, 5 Walden Street, London, E1 2EF
Paris
58 Rue Eugène Freyssinet, 75013 Paris, France
Meet the team behind Kaiku
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Alex Balderstone
Co-Founder & CEO
Shanil Shah
Co-Founder | Director
Thomas Salzer
Founding Team & CTO
Jonathan Ng
Senior Associate
Edward Foxhall
Associate
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Mihwa Gen
Business Development - Japan
Ryan Choi
Growth & South Korea
Shimya Devakumaran
Data Scientist
Demian Netliukh
Full Stack Engineer
Dominic Ng
Graphic Design & Marketing
David Raymond
Senior Board Advisor
David’s career journey has spanned a broad range of organisations including start-ups, family owned businesses, privately held multi-nationals and publicly listed group companies. His experience is global, initially based out of Europe and the past two decades located within Greater China and Asia Pacific regions. Senior leadership roles include CHANEL (1999-2017) and LVMH (2018-2020). He was Managing Director at Christian Dior Couture, South Korea (2018-2020). Prior to which he was Managing Director at CHANEL, Taiwan (2007-2017) having previously been Marketing Director - Fragrance & Beauty at CHANEL, South Korea (2003-2007). Deep sector expertise in luxury goods, branding, clienteling and brings outstanding generic and visionary capability in delivering sustainable brand equity and business growth across multiple geographies and cultures. Passionate about growing the next generation of businessleaders and continuous learning; having transformed leadership teams and empowered organisations to be more innovative, adaptive and collaborative in pursuit of their purpose. Most recently David founded Luxe Advisory and is engaged in advising Institutional Investors and large Management Consultancies, leveraging his expertise, industry know-how and network. His mature relationships also allows him to facilitate discreet, yet insightful market visits to help investors and clients discover on the ground trends in the US, Europe & Asia. David is building his NED and Board Advisory portfolio, supporting and inspiring owner managed businesses on their journey to scale. He has recently been appointed Senior Board Advisor to Kaiku.
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Annabel Pemberton
Data Protection Officer
Kaiku receives data protection advisory from Assenteo, overseen by the company's Founder and CEO, Annabel. Annabel has advised 50+ early-stage companies and scale-ups globally in highly regulated sectors including health tech, fintech, legal and AI infrastructure. Annabel's experience includes advising companies, government, and the European Commission on personal data protection laws in the UK, EU, US and APAC. Annabel is the Data Protection Officer for a number of companies including Kaiku, where she is influential in shaping our data protection and governance compliance, strategy, and development. Annabel’s USP is her experience in working in and with startups - she brings a proactive approach to being a DPO and sees it as a product and strategy role rather than a tick-box exercise.
Partnerships
We partner with a variety of businesses and organisations dedicated to the growth of the startup community. Discover our partners or enquire about becoming one.
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Kaiku is a trading name of Kaiku Ltd. and is a registered company in England and Wales (Company No. 11709697). Kaiku is registered with the Information Commissioner’s Office with Registration No. ZA485123.
Please be aware that making an investment into small businesses and startups involves notable risks, including but not limited to: dilution and loss of capital. Kaiku is for investors who understand such risks associated with early stage investment and as such make their own informed investment decisions, as part of a range of investments.
Any investment should be made on the full understanding of the full campaign. Any investment activities are intended to take place within the United Kingdom, and any person resident outside should be aware of any additional local regulations before investing. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change in future, so please be aware of additional factors that you may be subject to.
The Services by Kaiku are not intended to be a substitute for legal, tax, accounting, regulatory or financial advice & guidance that can be provided by your own solicitor, lawyer, accountant, tax or regulatory counsel and/or financial adviser. If you have any questions with respect to legal, tax or financial matters relevant to your interactions with Kaiku, you should consult a professional adviser. For further details, please read our risk warnings.
Please be aware that making an investment into small businesses and startups involves notable risks, including but not limited to: dilution and loss of capital. Kaiku is for investors who understand such risks associated with early stage investment and as such make their own informed investment decisions, as part of a range of investments.
Any investment should be made on the full understanding of the full campaign. Any investment activities are intended to take place within the United Kingdom, and any person resident outside should be aware of any additional local regulations before investing. Tax treatment depends on individual circumstances and is subject to change in future, so please be aware of additional factors that you may be subject to.
The Services by Kaiku are not intended to be a substitute for legal, tax, accounting, regulatory or financial advice & guidance that can be provided by your own solicitor, lawyer, accountant, tax or regulatory counsel and/or financial adviser. If you have any questions with respect to legal, tax or financial matters relevant to your interactions with Kaiku, you should consult a professional adviser. For further details, please read our risk warnings.