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Direct sourcing
From the company, an existing shareholder or a lead investor. Never through broker chains.
Late Stage · Pre-IPO · Direct Access
Direct access.
Deal by deal.
The strongest private companies rarely open. When they do, KYI structures real entry: a dedicated single asset vehicle, a verified path to the security, one decision at a time.
What we are
A private markets firm for investors who want specific companies, clean structures and a documented path to the underlying security.
01 / Mandate
Direct opportunities in category-defining private technology companies.
Late-stage and pre-IPO companies with established category leadership, strong institutional backing and limited availability in the private market.
02
Single-layer ownership
The path to the underlying security is identifiable and documented.
03
Deal-by-deal discretion
No blind pool. You choose each company, each time.
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Concentrated mandate
Artificial intelligence · Compute, energy and AI infrastructure · Financial infrastructure · Defense, space and robotics · Applied science and health.
Network
Our network combines experience building, operating and investing across artificial intelligence, financial infrastructure, healthcare and national security. The same five sectors appear in our mandate because they are the only ones we work in.
That operating perspective helps us evaluate opportunities beyond the transaction itself and establish direct relationships with founders, shareholders and existing investors.
02 / Execution
Built for institutional diligence.
Terms vary by company and jurisdiction. The standard does not: verified source, documented structure, independent decision.
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Origination
Source, relationship and transaction path are established before any investor conversation.
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Verification
Share class, transfer restrictions, pricing and closing conditions are reviewed with counsel.
03
Vehicle formation
A dedicated vehicle with independent legal, administration, banking and KYC.
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Closing and reporting
Subscription under definitive documents. Vehicle-level reporting and tax documentation follow.
03 / Private access
Live opportunities stay off this website.
Names, pricing and documentation are shared after qualification, and only where the opportunity fits your mandate.
Opportunity memorandum
Company context, transaction rationale, key risks and diligence materials.
Structure and economics
Jurisdiction, ownership chain, fees, carry and closing timetable.
Subscription materials
Definitive documents, eligibility requirements, KYC and closing instructions.
All opportunities are offered privately, deal by deal, to qualified professional and institutional investors through dedicated single-asset vehicles. No general solicitation is made through this website.
KYI is not a marketplace. We do not run listings, order books or open platforms. Volume is not the objective. Each transaction is one company, one vehicle and one verified path to the security, done properly.
For institutional investors, fund managers, family offices and other professional investors.
Begin a conversation04 / Investors
Built around how serious allocators actually invest.
Family offices, external asset managers, funds and institutions in Europe, Asia, the Gulf and Africa use KYI to enter US and European technology companies they cannot reach directly.
Structured to your requirements
Vehicle jurisdiction, reporting cadence, tax documentation and governance are determined for each transaction with specialist legal, administrative and banking support.
Sized for institutional commitments
A documented process for allocation, diligence, subscription and closing, designed to support meaningful capital commitments.
Built for long-term ownership
Transparent structures, identifiable ownership chains and vehicle-level reporting designed for long-duration private market investments.
For institutional, professional and other eligible investors, subject to applicable law, investor qualification, minimum commitment and KYC requirements.
05 / Firm
Technology operators with a transaction-led approach.
KYI Capital is a private-markets investment platform focused on direct late-stage, pre-IPO and select secondary opportunities.
The firm is deliberately small. We combine operating experience, longstanding relationships and disciplined execution, bringing in specialist legal, administration, banking and compliance providers for each transaction.
Hartej Singh Sawhney
Founder & Principal
Hartej Singh Sawhney founded KYI Capital after more than a decade building and backing technology businesses.
He co-founded Zokyo, a cybersecurity company specializing in blockchain protocols, cryptography and digital-asset infrastructure, and built Zuldi, a mobile point-of-sale payments platform.
He is also the co-founder and CEO of KYI Labs, which develops autonomy software for unmanned systems.
His operating experience and longstanding relationships with founders, shareholders and private investors underpin KYI Capital's direct, relationship-led approach.
KYI Labs is a separate operating company. Any transaction where the two could intersect is disclosed to investors in the definitive documents.
Current
Co-founder & CEO, KYI Labs
Previously
Co-founder, Zokyo Founder, Zuldi
Experience
Cybersecurity Payments Private technology
KYI focus
Sourcing Transaction selection Investor relationships
Digital assets secured by Zokyo
$50B+
Marina Galchenko
Operations & Execution
Marina Galchenko oversees operations and transaction execution at KYI Capital.
She coordinates each transaction from initial diligence and investor communications through vehicle formation, closing and post-investment administration.
Marina works with external counsel, administrators, banking partners and investors to keep each transaction organized, documented and on schedule.
Responsibility
Operations and execution
Transaction work
Vehicle coordination Investor communications Closing workflow
External partners
Legal counsel Fund administrators Banking providers
Focus
Documentation Timelines Post-investment reporting
KYI Capital operates with a small internal team and a transaction-specific external infrastructure. Legal counsel, vehicle administrators, banking partners and compliance providers are selected according to the requirements of each opportunity and jurisdiction.
06 / Contact
Introduce your mandate.
Your organization, your role, where you invest and what you need from a counterparty.
h@kyi.capital