History and Corporate Background on Kismet Group
9 May 2023
Kismet Group was established in January 2019 as the private investment holding group of Australian entrepreneur James Mawhinney. It followed the establishment of his Australia-based private equity investment group in 2009 which became Mayfair 101.
Kismet Group is domiciled in Singapore with an independent trustee firm which oversees the investment interests and reporting.
Kismet Group holds a diverse range of interests, primarily in technology-based businesses which have been hand-picked by James and his team. The group presently holds interests in the United States, Australia, India and British Virgin Islands.
The group also holds interests in several high value .com and .com.au domain names and actively invests in other business initiatives which have been initiated from scratch by the Kismet Group team to solve real world issues using technology.
Kismet Group presently has operational staff in six countries. These team members work on Kismet Group's various initiatives including a significant software development team based in Eastern Europe.