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2,389 people in our graph share verified history with Amit — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
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About
Early-stage investor focused on AI, developer tools and infrastructure.
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCybersecurityFintechSaaS
Experience
- AccelPartnercurrent2016 — present
- SilnaBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- QuantaBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- RainforestInvestorcurrent2022 — present
- CoastBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- UnitBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- ModernLoopBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- AirbyteInvestorcurrent2020 — present
- TailscaleBoard Membercurrent2020 — present
- HeadwayBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Chainalysis Inc.Investorcurrent2018 — present
- SmallstepInvestorcurrent2016 — present
- Mayhem (acquired by Niantic)Board Member2017 — 2020
- TwitterEngineering Manager2014 — 2016San Francisco
- CardSpring (acquired by Twitter)Co-Founder2010 — 2014San Francisco
- BetableCo-founder2006 — 2010San Francisco
- MicrosoftSoftware Design Engineer2003 — 2006
Skills & more
Mobile Internet9JavaScript12Algorithms5Video Games1Ruby12C++7Ruby on Rails22Entrepreneurship7AJAX1Scalability4Git3Python1
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Distributed SystemsSoftware EngineeringSoftware DesignAgile MethodologiesStart-upsSoftware DevelopmentRecommender SystemsFrom Amit's professional profile.
Colleagues at Accel
Network7
Allison Barr AllenScout
Investor at Operator Collective
Shruti GandhiScout
Investor at Array Ventures Management Llc
Alexis Ohanian
Founder & General Partner of Seven Seven Six
David Vélez
Founder & CEO of Nubank
Addie Lerner
Founder and Managing Partner at Avid Ventures
Brian Garrett
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR at Crosscut Ventures
Clinton Foy
Managing Partner at Crosscut Ventures
Investors connected to Amit in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
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.
- Where did Amit Kumar go to school?
- Amit Kumar studied at University of California, Berkeley (BS, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Accel mafia17
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ivan ZhouPartnerFounded Decagon +2Steve LoughlinPartnerFounded RelateIQ +1Matt RobinsonPartnerFounded Nested +1Siddarth JainAnalystFounded DrDroid +1Yash GuptaInvestorFounded Nova Benefits +1Michelle FangGrowth InvestorFounded Cerebras Systems
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Chainalysis mafia7
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chainalysis mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Accel-KKR mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Tailscale mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersSteve WozniakCo-founder of AppleTony XuCo-founder & CEO of DoorDashAravind SrinivasCo-founder & CEO of Perplexity AIAli GhodsiCo-founder & CEO of DatabricksRyan PetersenFounder & CEO of Flexport
+ 1,994 more
Shared employers
Also worked at Silna3
Also worked at Unit7
Emmalyn ShawCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Flourish VenturesRona SegevCo-Founder and Managing Partner at TLV PartnersYonatan MandelbaumPartner at TLV PartnersItai DamtiCo-founder & CEO, Unit Finance at 27V (Twenty Seven Ventures)AdiInvestor at Selah VenturesDaniel KennedyPartner at Operator Stack
+ 1 more
Also worked at Headway9
Will ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalAn VuRecruiter at First Round CapitalScott HartleyFounder & General Partner at Everywhere VenturesRaaid AhmadManaging Partner at 4DX VenturesDonald StalterPartner at Sunshine LakeNick MillerInvestor at Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA)
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