Building the future together, meet our team.

Our dedicated team is at the core of Ki's daily operations, guiding every decision towards our shared vision.

With experts in fields such as legal, finance, operations, design, and engineering, we provide comprehensive support to our portfolio companies. Our portfolio companies work closely with our multi-functional team to handle the complexities, allowing them to focus on their core business.

Meet our investment team

David Merry

3x founder, closed six-figure deals, including a $9M acquisition. As UK GM for Catena Media PLC, managed 200+ people and oversaw eight-figure acquisitions. Founded Kinetic Investments in 2016 to support entrepreneurs with capital and guidance.

David Merry

General Partner & Co-founder

Ilina Rai Sia

Founding Investor at Radicle Ventures. Angel investor in 10+ pre-seed startups. Facilitated $35M in customer deals and secured $15M in venture funding globally.

Ilina Rai Sia

Principal

Arvo Hartikainen

Background in investment analysis and asset management within family offices across the UK and Cayman Islands. Exposure in real estate, hotels and venture investments across pre-seed to Series C.

Arvo Hartikainen

Senior Associate

Andreas Pouros

Co-founder of AIME. Former CEO and co-founder of Greenlight Digital, leading to its acquisition by Brave Bison PLC. Advisory Board member for FPE Capital. Notable investments include Clearbooks and Hubble HQ.

Andreas Pouros

Advisor

Maissan Almaskati

Founder and Managing Partner of Equity Strategics, former CEO of Fintech Consortium in the US, and Chairman of its global activities. Previously MD at Dubai International Capital, leading high-profile M&A deals including The Tussauds Group, Travelodge, and Rivoli Group.

Maissan Almaskati

Advisor

Matthew Blakemore

AI leader and CEO of AI Caramba, keynote speaker at global forums such as London AI Summit and Big Data Europe. AI Board Advisor for Innovate UK’s £100m Bridge Programme dedicated to AI innovation.

Matthew Blakemore

Advisor

Meet our management team

Armon Bigham
Armon Bigham

Chief Technical Officer

David Gainsborough
David Gainsborough

Head of Finance

Jon Jones
Jon Jones

Head of Marketing Analytics

Kelly Moore
Kelly Moore

Head of Operations

Lucy Cole
Lucy Cole

Head of HR

Meet our core team

Alison Heath
Alison Heath

Finance Manager

Ochuko Okagbare
Ochuko Okagbare

Finance Manager

Terry Wilman
Terry Wilman

Finance Manager

Yasmine Trabelsi
Yasmine Trabelsi

Finance Assistant

Grace Aird
Grace Aird

HR Executive

Rachael Gallacher
Rachael Gallacher

HR Assistant

Amy Layzell
Amy Layzell

Operations Assistant

Tyne Stewart
Tyne Stewart

Executive Assistant

Rachel Fryett
Rachel Fryett

Personal Assistant

Partners & Collaborators

Michael Charalambous
Michael Charalambous

Co-founder

Is your pitch ready today?

Whether you are at concept phase, have a full-blown business plan that you're itching to pitch, are already generating revenue, or simply want to get in touch, we want to hear from you - right now!

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