KK
KKR
Private equity / VC · Founded 1976 · Active in 2026
KKR is a private equity / vc based in USA, founded in 1976. The page below shows 94 Power Law outcomes from KKR's portfolio — 57 unicorns ($1B+ valuation) and 2 additional thoroughbreds (companies that crossed $100M+ in revenue without yet reaching $1B+ valuation).
Outcomes are concentrated in Fintech · Other B2B Software · Cybersecurity; top portfolio geographies are USA · UK · China. KKR ranks #251 in Global in the 2026 Dealroom Power Law Investor Ranking by cross-stage outcomes.
The 94 KKR Power Law outcomes ($100M+ revenue or $1B+ valuation).
Snapshot of where the outcomes are concentrated by country, sector, and stage entered.
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USA49
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UK8
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China7
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India7
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France4
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Australia3
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Germany2
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South Korea2
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Canada2
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Portugal1
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New Zealand1
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Finland1
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Fintech17
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Other B2B Software16
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Cybersecurity13
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eCommerce & Marketplaces13
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Other10
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Marketing6
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AI5
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Biotech & Life Sciences4
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Transportation3
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Edtech3
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Energy2
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Food1
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Series B+56
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Series A2
KKR's 94 Power Law outcomes.
Where KKR's founders come from — and where they study.
117 founders across the 94 Power Law outcomes — split by country of origin, university attended, and the company they worked at before founding. ETH Zurich and Microsoft are the deepest single pipelines.
Key people at KKR.
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How does KKR stack up?
KKR in orange, your selection in blue and other colours. Pick from the global roster of 35 peer investors — scope by startup location or hit "Find similar shapes" to auto-pick the three closest. The funnel matrix mirrors the spider chart on the ranking page; the line chart shows each firm's share of unicorns minted in the selected startup location — peaks reveal vintage years.
Share of new unicorns per year
% of global unicorns minted that year, year by year · hover the chart to see which unicornsStage focus
Companies by entry stage and outcome tierSector focus
Companies per investor across the 10 highest-volume sectorsSentiment on X
What X is saying about KKR
An AI-synthesized read of the highest-engagement posts about KKR on X over the past 7 days. We rank by likes & retweets, ignore corporate channels, and surface the themes that broke out from real people.
Reading the room on X — pulling top posts and synthesizing themes…
Source: X recent search ranked by engagement (likes + retweets) · Synthesis by Claude · Cached for 1 hour
In the news
Latest news about KKR
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