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Amit Kumar

Investor

Partner at Accel · Director at Mayhem

Bay Area

Writes $1M – $70M checks

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About

Early-stage investor focused on AI, developer tools and infrastructure.

Likely email· guessed from name + firm domain, not firm-published

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS

Director at MayhemYC W18

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YC

Mayhem went through Y Combinator (Winter 2018) — Amit is part of the company, so any YC alum in your network can reach them through the company's founders.

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Co-founders at Mayhem

IZIvan Zhou
Ivan ZhouFounder/CEO
AZAnhang Zhu
Anhang ZhuFounder

Experience

  1. AccelPartnercurrent2016 — present
  2. SilnaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
  3. QuantaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. RainforestInvestorcurrent2022 — present
  5. CoastBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  6. UnitBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  7. ModernLoopBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
  8. AirbyteInvestorcurrent2020 — present
  9. TailscaleBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
  10. HeadwayBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  11. Chainalysis Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
  12. SmallstepInvestorcurrent2016 — present
  13. Mayhem (acquired by Niantic)Board Member2017 — 2020
  14. TwitterEngineering Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco
  15. CardSpring (acquired by Twitter)Co-Founder2010 — 2014San Francisco
  16. BetableCo-founder2006 — 2010San Francisco
  17. MicrosoftSoftware Design Engineer2003 — 2006

Skills & more

Mobile Internet9JavaScript12Algorithms5Video Games1Ruby12C++7Ruby on Rails22Entrepreneurship7AJAX1Scalability4Git3Python1
+7 moreDistributed SystemsSoftware EngineeringSoftware DesignAgile MethodologiesStart-upsSoftware DevelopmentRecommender Systems

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Investments

Investor

AirbyteAvenueBeamChainalysisCoastCodecovDear MeFitOnForusHeadwayHeraHigoHubbleKaizen LabsKalderKickpayLeonaMayhemModernLoopMuzoOmnistrateQuantaRainforestRexSapiomSilna HealthSkip ScootersSmallstepSmash.ggTailscaleUnitUserTestingWinden

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Amit Kumar?
Early-stage investor focused on AI, developer tools and infrastructure.
Where does Amit Kumar work?
Amit Kumar is Partner at Accel.
What does Amit Kumar invest in?
Amit Kumar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Cybersecurity, Fintech, SaaS.
What check size does Amit Kumar write?
Amit Kumar typically writes checks of $1M – $70M.
What companies has Amit Kumar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Airbyte, Avenue, Beam, Chainalysis, Coast, Codecov, Dear Me, FitOn, Forus, Headway, Hera, Higo, and 21 more.
Where did Amit Kumar go to school?
Amit Kumar studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).

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