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About Us

High-Performing IT
that puts People First

Our mission is to build a market-leading IT group guided by a commitment to excellence — for our customers and our people.

Our Philosophy

Great service, driven by great culture

We understand the foundation of a great company is capable, motivated people, bound together by a culture of excellence. We appreciate the rarity of such a culture. When we find one, we do our utmost to preserve it.

We double down on what has driven our companies' past success, bringing proprietary growth playbooks to enhance it further.

People First

We believe that happy, motivated teams deliver better outcomes for customers. We invest in retaining and developing the people who have made our companies great. We promote from within.

Permanent Capital

We have a long time horizon. We are neither private equity, which focuses on short-term flips, nor are we trade buyers focused on aggressive centralisation. We commit to the people and brands we know will stand the test of time.

Flexible Partnership

We are flexible on transaction terms and structures. Founders can build their companies alongside us or facilitate a transition to our leadership — on their terms, at their pace.

Our Team

Kingsgate Management

An entrepreneurial team with a differentiated approach.

Arjun Shastri
Arjun Shastri
Co-Founder & Partner

Arjun leads Kingsgate's strategy and finance efforts. He brings a decade of experience investing in public and private equity, and is passionate about applying a rigorous, people-first approach to new companies.

Prior to Kingsgate, Arjun was a Partner at Untitled Investments, a New York hedge fund spun off from Tiger Global Investments, and a private equity investor at Hellman & Friedman. He began his career at McKinsey & Company, advising Fortune 1000 companies on growth strategy.

Arjun received a BA in Political Science from Yale University.

Jamish Vekeria
Jamish Vekeria
Co-Founder & Partner

Jamish leads Kingsgate's operations. He takes great pride in working alongside top-tier teams to scale their businesses efficiently.

Prior to Kingsgate, he worked at some of the world's fastest growing companies, including Uber and Uncapped, where he was Chief of Staff as the company grew from 10 to 130 employees in just over a year.

Jamish holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Nottingham.

Strategic Advisors

Industry-leading advisors who bring decades of operational and strategic expertise to our companies.

Kevin Hoffman
Kevin Hoffman
Director
Co-Founder of Axcient

Kevin serves on Kingsgate's board, with deep involvement in acquisition decisions and operations. He co-founded Axcient in 2004 (then called eFolder), building it into the industry-leading provider of BCDR solutions for MSPs, serving ~5,000 MSPs globally before its acquisition by Connectwise in 2024.

Vikram Malhotra
Vikram Malhotra
Strategic Advisor
Chairman of the Americas, McKinsey & Company

Vikram is a Senior Partner and former Chairman of the Americas at McKinsey & Company, where he has spent his career counselling Fortune 500 CEOs and boards. He is co-author of two New York Times bestsellers, including CEO Excellence: The Six Mindsets That Distinguish the Best Leaders from the Rest.

Christopher Wright
Christopher Wright
Strategic Advisor
Co-founding Director, Roper (NASDAQ)

Christopher has invested for many years in holding companies in pursuit of serial acquisition and cash compounding. He was a co-founding Director of Roper Technologies (NASDAQ / QQQ) at its IPO in 1992. Roper grew to >$60bn in market cap when he retired in 2025, having completed over 60 acquisitions, and grown into a leading player in vertical software and networked applications. He is a board member of Merifin Capital and Computer Modelling Group (TSX), a data analytics company.

Our Values

What we stand for

The principles that guide every decision we make — from how we invest to how we work with the founders and teams in our companies.

People

Great companies are built by great people. We put people first, always.

Partnership

We are collaborative partners, not distant owners.

Excellence

We hold ourselves and our companies to the highest standards.

Integrity

Honesty, transparency, and doing the right thing. Always.

Growth

We are committed to long-term, sustainable growth for our companies.

Work With Us

Is your company a good fit?

We're always looking for the next great IT business to welcome into the Kingsgate family. If you're a founder thinking about your next chapter, we'd love to have a conversation.

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