Nodari Kezua
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- Full Name
- Nodari Kezua
- Title
- CEO, RouteQ; Expert, Yango Ventures; former General Partner, Peak State Ventures
- Firm
- Yango Ventures; formerly Peak State Ventures
- Firm Type
- Corporate venture fund; formerly venture capital
- Investment Stage
- Seed to Series B; Series A sweet spot at Yango Ventures; Seed, Series A, Series B+ reported for Peak State Ventures
- Check Size
- $100K-$5.0M reported for Nodari Kezua on Signal; $100K-$15M reported for Peak State Ventures on VC Sheet
- Target Company Profile
- Early-stage technology companies with scalable business models, especially companies in emerging markets where Yango Group operates; Peak State Ventures focused on data-driven enterprises and agile workforces.
- Sector Focus
- O2O, FinTech, B2B SaaS, AI; formerly PropTech, Future of Work, digital healthcare, education, and fintech
- Geographic Focus
- Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, MENAP, Pakistan, Central Asia via Yango Ventures; U.S. focus reported for Peak State Ventures
- Location
- New York City Metropolitan Area reported in investor profiles; Yango Group/Yango Ventures is Dubai-headquartered
Background
Nodari Kezua is an investor and operator now listed by Yango Ventures as one of its experts. Yango’s current profile says he is the CEO of RouteQ and a former General Partner at Peak State Ventures, where he managed a $400M+ portfolio of mid- and late-stage investments including Carta, Turing, Auto1, Docplanner, Delivery Hero, and WeFox.
Before and during his Peak State period, public profile sources show Kezua in finance and real estate-related roles. ContactOut lists him as Partner at Peak State Ventures from January 2017 to December 2021, Board Member at Knotel from February 2017 to February 2021, and Vice President at Invest AG in 2016. MarketScreener similarly identifies him as a Peak State Ventures partner beginning in 2017, a former Invest AG vice president, and a Knotel board member from 2017 to 2021.
His education background includes the Venture Capital Executive Program at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business, listed as completed in 2015, and studies at the Finance University under the Government of the Russian Federation from 2006 to 2011.
Peak State Ventures’ own site describes the firm as backing founders shaping the Future of Work, investing in data-driven enterprises and agile workforces, and providing operator-style support beyond capital. Current public sources conflict on whether Kezua remains a current Peak State partner: Signal and several databases still list him as Partner at Peak State Ventures, while Yango Ventures describes him as a former General Partner and current CEO of RouteQ.
Investment Thesis & Focus
- Yango Ventures says it focuses on early-stage startups from Seed to Series B, with Series A as its sweet spot.
- Yango Ventures’ sector focus is O2O, FinTech, B2B SaaS, and AI.
- Yango Ventures’ geographic focus is aligned with Yango Group operations: Latin America, the Middle East and North Africa, Pakistan, Central Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Yango Ventures describes itself as a following fund that invests alongside lead investors rather than typically leading rounds.
- Peak State Ventures says it backs companies that make enterprises data-driven and workforces agile, with a focus on Future of Work, PropTech, digital health, EdTech, and related technology markets.
- Signal lists Kezua’s investment range at $100K-$5.0M with a $1.5M sweet spot.
- VC Sheet reports Peak State Ventures’ average check size as $100K-$15M and says the fund invests from Seed through Series B+.
Notable Investments
- Console - AI/automation company; Signal lists Kezua as an investor in a $500K seed round in June 2021, with co-investors including David Mytton, Karim Atiyeh, Aaron Levie, and Adam D’Angelo.
- Carta - Cap table and equity management platform; Yango says Kezua managed a Peak State portfolio that included Carta, and Peak State lists Carta in its portfolio.
- Turing - Global software talent platform; Yango says Kezua managed a portfolio including Turing, and Peak State describes Turing as addressing the shortage of software engineers through access to global technical talent.
- Auto1 - Online automotive marketplace; listed by Yango as part of the $400M+ portfolio Kezua managed.
- Docplanner - Healthcare booking and software company; listed by Yango as part of Kezua’s managed portfolio.
- Delivery Hero - Global delivery platform; listed by Yango as part of Kezua’s managed portfolio.
- WeFox - Insurtech company; listed by Yango as part of Kezua’s managed portfolio.
- Ironclad - Contract lifecycle management software; Peak State lists Ironclad in its portfolio and describes it as streamlining contract workflows for agile workforces.
- Snapdocs - Real estate transaction automation company; Peak State lists Snapdocs in its portfolio and describes it as disrupting real estate transaction workflows.
- Knotel - Flexible workspace platform; MarketScreener and ContactOut list Kezua as a board member from 2017 to 2021.
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