Kevin Ober

Managing Director

2020

Khasm Labs is backed by some of the largest technology companies in the world, including Microsoft, Intel, Dell, AT&T, Comcast, Accenture, and many others. All these companies see the power and transformative nature of edge computing and the unique opportunities facilitated by the Lab. Recent Investments include, Graphiant, Zededa, Synadia Cloud, Ocient Technologies, and Symbl AI. The Lab has built an ever-growing developer-centric ecosystem at the intersection of edge computing and AI technologies that will rewrite the rules of what is possible for application developers and accelerate growth of markets generating over $3.4 trillion in new spending last year alone (Gartner estimate).

Investor

2023

Investor

2023

Investor

2023

Investor

2022

Investor

2022

Managing Partner

2002

DIVERGENT IS NO LONGER MAKING NEW INVESTMENTS Kevin founded Divergent Venture Partners, a firm with four funds spanning 15 years. He invested $13 million of the firm's $27 million in 10 companies, returning $24 million, or 1.9x invested capital. Notable winners in the Divergent portfolio include Flashsoft—an 8.5x return investment, Pliant Technologies—a 6x return investment, and PushSpring—a 1.8x return investment

Investor and Board Observer

2015 - 2024

Investor and Board Observer

2014 - 2024

Investor and Board Observer

2011 - 2015