Investor profile
James Kester
Corporate VC, Family Office, Fund of funds, Private equity & Non Executive Director at Al-Futtaim, Advisory Board Member at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE), Partner at Compass Partners International
James Kester is an Advisory Board Member at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE), whose known portfolio counts 7 companies.
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Contacts
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Non Executive Director at Al-Futtaim, whose known portfolio counts 3 companies
- River
- The Entertainer
- Cenomi Retail
Advisory Board Member at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE), whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Centogene
- First Sensor
- Presence Online
- Webtrekk
- Elatec
- Euregon
- SLM Solutions Group
Partner at Compass Partners International, whose known portfolio counts 1 company
- Limoni S.p.A
Investor Profile
James Kester is listed against sectors Climate, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas 3D Printing, Analytics, Automotive Retail and Buy & Build in the database.
Stage-wise, the deals at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) cluster around Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds.
The firm portfolio and the focus above give founders context on whether James Kester matches their raise.
Colleagues
Fabio Adjoudani
Director
Munich, Germany
Volker Hichert
Managing Partner
Munich, Germany
Andreas Schmid
Partner
Munich, Germany
Guido Prehn
Partner
Munich, Germany
Aurelia Starke
Director
Munich, Germany
Benjamin Kleidt
Partner
Germany
Nils Bennemann
Partner
Munich, Germany
Marc Thiery
Managing Partner
Germany
Joanna Albrecht
Vice President
Berlin, Germany
Christian Kasten
Managing Director
Unterföhring, Germany
Fabian Ruecker
Partner
Munich, Germany
Michael Wiesmeier
Vice President
Munich, Germany
Michael Wolnicki
Vice President
Munich, Germany
Phillip Schall
Vice President
Munich, Germany
Philip Fischer
Investment Director bei DPE
Munich, Germany
Rudolf Kinsky
Managing Partner
Austria
Jochen Brellochs
Partner
Munich, Germany
Frequently asked questions
Who is James Kester?
James Kester is a corporate venture investor and family office investor based in New York City, United States, listed as Advisory Board Member at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE). The known portfolio of that firm counts 7 companies. That portfolio belongs to the firm, not to James Kester personally.
What does James Kester invest in?
Listed sectors include Climate, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include 3D Printing, Analytics, Automotive Retail and Buy & Build. Those tags come from the portfolios of the firms this profile is attached to, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does James Kester invest at?
Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) appears in Late-Stage, Seed and Series A rounds across its known deals, and James Kester is listed there as Advisory Board Member. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is James Kester listed at?
James Kester is listed as Advisory Board Member at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE). 17 other people in the database share a firm with James Kester.
How do I contact James Kester?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for James Kester. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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