Jonty Kelt

Jonty Kelt’s Biography

Jonty Kelt is the Founder of Fantail Ventures, a venture capital business investing in innovative early stage companies in the digital assets, fintech, data and analytics, and marketplace sectors.

Jonty is an investor in and serves on the Advisory Boards of: digital collectibles marketplace Veve, digital assets infrastructure and content platform Futureverse, urban logistics software provider Relay, fund manager software provider Caruso, private credit software company Cadence, and financial data and software company Valocity. He also serves as Chairman of the New Zealand Dementia Prevention Trust.

Previously, he helped lead the global commercial business of Palantir Technologies, the technology firm that uses data strategy and technologies to protect and grow government and commercial organizations. Prior to Palantir, Jonty worked in executive roles for Google and DoubleClick; co-founded digital marketing technology and e-commerce companies in the United Kingdom and USA and a media company in China. Early in his career, he helped establish Macquarie Bank in New Zealand.

Jonty... Jonty Kelt is the Founder of Fantail Ventures, a venture capital business investing in innovative early stage companies in the digital assets, fintech, data and analytics, and marketplace sectors.

Jonty is an investor in and serves on the Advisory Boards of: digital collectibles marketplace Veve, digital assets infrastructure and content platform Futureverse, urban logistics software provider Relay, fund manager software provider Caruso, private credit software company Cadence, and financial data and software company Valocity. He also serves as Chairman of the New Zealand Dementia Prevention Trust.

Previously, he helped lead the global commercial business of Palantir Technologies, the technology firm that uses data strategy and technologies to protect and grow government and commercial organizations. Prior to Palantir, Jonty worked in executive roles for Google and DoubleClick; co-founded digital marketing technology and e-commerce companies in the United Kingdom and USA and a media company in China. Early in his career, he helped establish Macquarie Bank in New Zealand.

Jonty holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy and a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Finance and Marketing from Otago University, New Zealand. He is also a graduate of Stanford University Law School’s Directors’ College and holds a Certificate in Company Direction from the Institute of Directors, London. more less

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NFTs Are Transforming The Global Art Market, But Are They Worth The Hype?

In this article, Jonty Kelt discusses the value of NFTs regarding demand from the buyer and community, especially in its similarities to the value of art. He also discusses how NFTs have given artists renewed economic interest.

Jonty Kelt’s Background

Fantail Ventures

Founder

Mar 2008 - Present

New York, NY, USA

Fantail Ventures invests in and advises innovative early-stage companies that operate in the digital assets, fintech, data and analytics, and marketplace sectors.

Palantir Technologies

Executive

Jan 2015 - Jun 2018

New York, NY, USA

Palantir Technologies builds software platforms that help human experts perform powerful, collaborative analysis of data at scale. Its software is deployed at public institutions, private enterprises, and in the non-profit sector to address the challenges of responsibly making sense of complex, diverse data.

Onswipe

CEO

Nov 2013 - Dec 2014

New York, NY, USA

Onswipe is a mobile web content optimization technology provider.

Group Commerce

CEO and Co-Founder

Nov 2009 - Nov 2013

New York, NY, USA

Group Commerce is an eCommerce technology platform and distribution network, built specifically for the needs of publishers. It was acquired by NimbleCommerce and is now part of Blackhawk Network.

Google

Vice President | DoubleClick International Search

Jul 2005 - Mar 2009

London, UK

Jonty served as VP of Doubleclick through its acquisition by Google.

Performics

Managing Director

Mar 2004 - Jul 2005

London, UK

Performics is a digital advertising technology and services company, which was later acquired by DoubleClick.

Frontiers Group

Vice President | Business Development

Sep 2001 - Feb 2004

Shanghai, CN

Frontiers Group was a Chinese sports and entertainment production and rights management company.

MagicButton

Co-Founder and Director of Business Development

Jul 1999 - Sep 2001

London, UK

MagicButton was an early internet marketing technology platform.

Macquarie Bank

Business Development Manager

Mar 1995 - Jun 1998

Auckland, NZ

Macquarie Bank is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.

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Current Board Positions

Futureverse

Advisory Board

Futureverse is a digital assets infrastructure and content platform where creators, companies and communities can build their future.

Caruso

Advisory Board

Auckland, NZ

Caruso provides fund managers with is modern cloud software that helps them grow their business and create a brighter financial future for all investors.

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Current Advisory Roles

VeVe

Advisory Board

VeVe is the world’s home of premium digital collectibles, comics and art works.

Cadence

Advisory Board

New York, NY, USA

Cadence is the leading fintech securitization platform for private credit. It is built on the belief that investing in alternative investments should be more transparent, more accessible, and more liquid.

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Previous Advisory Roles

Swyft

Advisory Board

San Francisco, CA, USA

Swyft provides next-generation automated retail store hardware, a cloud software platform and end-to-end services for brands, retailers, vend operators and enterprises.

FinTech Collective

Advisor

New York, NY, USA

Fintech Collective is New York City's leading fintech venture capital firm.

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Media

“Start-up Survival Through COVID-19: Hope is Not a Strategy”

Webinar

Apr 2020

Aera VC Managing Partner Derek Handley and Jonty Kelt from Fantail Ventures partnered with the Icehouse Ventures to host “Start-up Survival Through COVID-19: Hope is Not a Strategy”, a virtual presentation and discussion for founders on strategies to survive through COVID-19.

Speaking Engagements

Kea Inspire 2017

Featured Speaker

2017

Auckland, NZ

Jonty Kelt shares his story at Kea Inspire 2017. He discussed what led him to founding Fantail Ventures, his work with Palantir Technologies, and how he has used his international success to invest in numerous Kiwi startup businesses.