Investor profile
Manu Kumar
Angel, Operator angel & Co-founder, Investor & Board Observer at Carta, Founder & Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures
Manu Kumar is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 8 known investments: Lyft, Twilio, Auth0, Lucid Software, Figure Eight, Pesto, Everlaw and Nexkey.
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Investment focus
Contacts
Manu Kumar portfolio companies (8)
- Lyft
- Twilio
- Auth0
- Lucid Software
- Figure Eight
- Pesto
- Everlaw
- Nexkey
Affiliated funds' portfolios
Co-founder, Investor & Board Observer at Carta, whose known portfolio counts 7 companies
- Syndicate
- Arch
- Raise
- Tap
- SimpleClosure
- Inssent
- Sacra
Founder & Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures, whose known portfolio counts 10 companies
- Forethought
- Gentrace
- Row Zero
- Avoma
- Invisible AI
- Teleo
- Everlaw
- Staffinc
- Nexkey
- Agenda Hero
Investor Profile
The listing covers sectors AI, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Banking, Computer Vision, Credit and Cybersecurity. Startups operating in these areas may find Manu Kumar relevant.
Manu Kumar appears in Seed and Series A rounds across the known deals.
The portfolio and focus above give founders context on whether Manu Kumar matches their raise.
Colleagues
Henry Ward
CEO
San Francisco, United States
Arjun Sethi
Board Member
United States
Hakeem K.
Account Executive
London, United Kingdom
Joel Palathinkal
Investor
New York, United States
Ray Shan
Vice President of Product
San Francisco, United States
Peter von Rosenvinge
Venture Capital
San Francisco, United States
Keith L. Richardson II
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Elana Gold
Investor
Los Angeles, United States
Matt Murphy
Board Member
San Francisco, United States
Anand Chandrasekaran
Investor
San Francisco, United States
Nate Harshaw
Investor
Philadelphia, United States
Ashley Wines
Chief of Staff
Seattle, United States
Tyler Wooster
Venture Capital
New York, United States
Rangoli Bhattacharjee
Strategy & Operations
San Francisco, United States
Priscila Poliana
Venture Capital
Brazil
Joel Mabanza
Venture Capital
Salt Lake City, United States
Benedict Chong
Managing Partner
Singapore
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Manu Kumar?
Manu Kumar is an angel investor and operator angel based in San Francisco, California, United States with 8 known investments on file, among them Lyft, Twilio and Auth0. The sections above list the sectors, stages and firms attached to that record.
What does Manu Kumar invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, FinTech, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Banking, Computer Vision, Credit and Cybersecurity. Those tags come from the companies attached to this profile, so they read as a record of what has been backed rather than a stated preference for what comes next.
What stage does Manu Kumar invest at?
The known deals of Manu Kumar include Seed and Series A rounds. Stage is the strongest single filter when you build a target list: an investor with no record at your stage rarely starts with you.
Which firm is Manu Kumar listed at?
Manu Kumar is listed as Founder & Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures. 17 other people in the database share a firm with Manu Kumar.
How do I contact Manu Kumar?
An email address, a phone number and a LinkedIn page are on file for Manu Kumar. The address stays masked on this page and is readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account.
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