Cendana Capital | Activity

Podcast

Michael Kim appeared on the Swimming with Allocators podcast discussing data, judgment, and early-stage venture investing.

Kline Hill Cendana Partners

Kline Hill Cendana PartnersCendana Capital

youtube.comAUG 12, 2026

AUG 12, 2026

Podcast

Michael Kim appeared on This Week in Startups discussing data as the next $1 trillion market.

Kline Hill Cendana Partners

Kline Hill Cendana PartnersCendana Capital

youtube.comJUL 9, 2026

JUL 9, 2026

New Fund

Cendana and Kline Hill raised $400M for their second VC secondaries fund (KHCP Fund II), more than tripling the size of Fund I ($105M). The fund acquires LP interests in seed-stage VC funds from LPs seeking liquidity.

Kline Hill Cendana Partners

Kline Hill Cendana PartnersCendana Capital

cendanacapital.comAPR 28, 2026 privateequityinternational.com

APR 28, 2026

New Fund

Closed Kline Hill Cendana Partners Fund II at $400M — the second VC secondaries vehicle co-managed with Kline Hill Partners, more than tripling the size of Fund I.

Kline Hill Cendana Partners Fund II

Cendana Capital

secondariesinvestor.comAPR 2026

APR 2026

Press

Michael Kim and Kelli Fontaine participated in a StrictlyVC LP panel at TechCrunch discussing the VC liquidity crisis, emerging manager fundraising challenges, secondaries market normalization, and Cendana's investment approach. Kim noted that 'tourist fund managers' from 2021 have been 'flushed out.'

Kline Hill Cendana Partners

Kline Hill Cendana PartnersCendana Capital

techcrunch.comNOV 18, 2025

NOV 18, 2025

Press

Michael Kim quoted in TechCrunch on the VC liquidity crisis and LP perspectives on long-duration venture funds.

TechCrunch: Limited partners confront VCs' liquidity crisis

Cendana Capital

techcrunch.comNOV 2025

NOV 2025

Podcast

Partner Kelli Fontaine appeared on the Superclusters podcast to discuss how GPs can improve dialogue with their LPs.

Kelli Fontaine on Superclusters: How to Increase Dialogue with your LPs

Cendana Capital

youtube.comAUG 2025

AUG 2025

Podcast

Founder Michael Kim appeared on The Peel with Turner Novak to discuss VC portfolio construction and how seed funds compete against multistage firms.

Michael Kim on The Peel: VC Portfolio Construction, Seed Funds vs Multistage

Cendana Capital

youtube.comMAY 2025

MAY 2025

Podcast

Michael Kim discussed on the StrictlyVC Download podcast why 2024 was one of Cendana's most liquid years for distributions.

Michael Kim on StrictlyVC: 2024 was among his most liquid years

Cendana Capital

techcrunch.comMAR 2025

MAR 2025

New Fund

Closed Cendana Capital VI at $400M — the firm's fastest-ever fundraise, exceeding its $340M hard cap, bringing total fund commitments to over 200 VC funds.

Cendana Capital Fund VI

Cendana Capital

linkedin.comMAR 2025

MAR 2025

Podcast

Michael Kim discussed non-obvious predictors of VC fund performance on the Capital Conversations podcast.

Michael Kim on Capital Conversations: Quiet predictors of VC fund performance

Cendana Capital

podcasts.apple.comFEB 2025

FEB 2025

Podcast

Partner Kelli Fontaine discussed novel GP data collection approaches on the Superclusters podcast.

Kelli Fontaine on Superclusters: The GP Data You've Never Collected Before

Cendana Capital

youtube.comNOV 2024

NOV 2024

Podcast

Michael Kim and Kelli Fontaine appeared on the Insightful Investor podcast to discuss seed investing and the case for small funds.

Michael Kim & Kelli Fontaine on Insightful Investor: Seed Investing, Small Funds

Cendana Capital

youtube.comJUL 2024

JUL 2024

Podcast

Michael Kim discussed the emerging VC manager landscape, LP fundraising dynamics, and the growing need for liquidity in seed fund portfolios.

Michael Kim on Venture Unlocked: Emerging Manager landscape and need for liquidity

Cendana Capital

ventureunlocked.substack.comJUN 2024

JUN 2024

Cendana Capital Activity

Michael Kim appeared on the Swimming with Allocators podcast discussing data, judgment, and early-stage venture investing.

Michael Kim appeared on This Week in Startups discussing data as the next $1 trillion market.

Cendana and Kline Hill raised $400M for their second VC secondaries fund (KHCP Fund II), more than tripling the size of Fund I ($105M). The fund acquires LP interests in seed-stage VC funds from LPs seeking liquidity.

Closed Kline Hill Cendana Partners Fund II at $400M — the second VC secondaries vehicle co-managed with Kline Hill Partners, more than tripling the size of Fund I.

Michael Kim quoted in TechCrunch on the VC liquidity crisis and LP perspectives on long-duration venture funds.

Partner Kelli Fontaine appeared on the Superclusters podcast to discuss how GPs can improve dialogue with their LPs.

Founder Michael Kim appeared on The Peel with Turner Novak to discuss VC portfolio construction and how seed funds compete against multistage firms.

Michael Kim discussed on the StrictlyVC Download podcast why 2024 was one of Cendana's most liquid years for distributions.

Closed Cendana Capital VI at $400M — the firm's fastest-ever fundraise, exceeding its $340M hard cap, bringing total fund commitments to over 200 VC funds.

Michael Kim discussed non-obvious predictors of VC fund performance on the Capital Conversations podcast.

Partner Kelli Fontaine discussed novel GP data collection approaches on the Superclusters podcast.

Michael Kim and Kelli Fontaine appeared on the Insightful Investor podcast to discuss seed investing and the case for small funds.

Michael Kim discussed the emerging VC manager landscape, LP fundraising dynamics, and the growing need for liquidity in seed fund portfolios.