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Manu Kumar

InvestorUnicorn founder

Founder at Carta · Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures · Co-founder & CEO at Hi Hello

Palo Alto

FoundedCarta$3.1BHi HelloK9 Ventures

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Serial entrepreneur and founder of K9 Ventures who started the firm in 2009 to address the gap in seed-stage funding. Previously founded SneakerLabs (acquired for $100M+) and iMeet (merged with Netspoke and sold to Premiere Conferencing), and conducted doctoral research on computer interfaces at Stanford.

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Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMobility & TransportationSaaS

Co-founder & CEO at Hi Hello

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Hi Hello's investors · 5

August CapitalSan Francisco Bay Area · $1M – $15M checksFoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checksK9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checks · since 2021Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checksTenOneTen VenturesLos Angeles · $500K – $5M checks

Co-founders at Hi Hello

HR
Hari RaviCo-founder

Founder at Carta

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Carta's investors · 83

4DX VenturesAccra · $50K – $500K checks75 & SunnyLos Angeles · $100K – $5M checks9Yards CapitalNew York · $100K – $10M checksA*San Francisco · $500K – $3M checksAdventure FundBrooklynAlign VenturesMiamiAltos VenturesBurlingame · $1M – $3M checksAlumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M checksAmity VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksAndreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2019Anthemis VentureNew York · $500K – $7M checksBallistic VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksBattery VenturesBoston · $500K – $100M checksBlue Ivy VenturesBostonCapital B Private HoldingsCraft VenturesSan Francisco · $50K – $50M checksDigital HorizonGeorge TownDigital Horizon VCGeorge TownDivide by ZeroSan FranciscoDraper AssociatesSan Mateo · $500K – $5M checksDVCRotterdamElefundMountain ViewEnsemble VCAustinEvolution VC PartnersNew YorkExpansion Venture CapitalNew York · $100K – $2M checksFirstMark CapitalNew York · $500K – $8M checksGaingelsNew York · $200K – $500K checksHaystackSan Francisco · $1M – $3M checksHealthy VenturesMill Valley · $1M – $3M checksInertia VenturesNew York · $2M checksJude GomilaLynnwoodK9 VenturesPalo Alto · $250K – $750K checksKima VenturesParis · $50K – $5M checksLaunchBay CapitalLondonLightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1M – $5M checksLong Journey VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checksMaC Venture CapitalLos Angeles · $1M – $4M checksMarketX VenturesMassiveBoulder · $1M – $3M checksMastrySan FranciscoMenlo VenturesSan Francisco · $1M – $20M checks · since 2017Meritech Capital PartnersPalo Alto · $5M – $40M checks · since 2018Middlegame VenturesLuxembourgMoonshots CapitalAustin · $5K – $2.5M checks · since 2021Motley Fool VenturesAlexandria · $1M – $2M checksMoxxie VenturesBoulder · $500K – $2M checksNextGen Venture PartnersSan Francisco · $500K – $2M checksNimble PartnersSan FranciscoNKM CapitalSan FranciscoNorthern Light Venture CapitalMenlo ParkPalm Drive CapitalNew York · $500K – $5M checksParade VenturesSan Francisco · $1M checksPeak State VenturesNew York · $100K – $15M checksPentech VenturesEdinburgh · $635K – $2.5M checksPremji InvestMenlo ParkPreston-Werner VenturesSan Francisco Bay Area · $500K – $3M checksPROOFArlingtonRepublic CryptoNew YorkRing CapitalParis · $540K – $16.2M checksSand Hill AngelsMenlo Park · $50K – $2M checksService Provider CapitalVailSGH CapitalParisSiesta VenturesSilver Lake PartnersMenlo ParkSinai Capital PartnersSozo VenturesRedwood CitySpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checks · since 2015SV AngelSan Francisco · $150K – $20M checksTalis CapitalLondon · $1M – $10M checksTeamworthy VenturesNew YorkTiger Global ManagementNew York · $1M – $100M checksTransform InvestmentsTribe CapitalSan Francisco · $25K – $40M checks · since 2018TSVCSilicon Valley · $1M checksTwo Culture CapitalUnanimous CapitalMenlo ParkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York · $1M – $8M checksUnusual VenturesMenlo Park · $1M – $15M checksUpVentures CapitalUpstate New YorkVerissimo VenturesBedfordVine VenturesNew York · $1M – $10M checksWormhole CapitalXG VenturesMenlo Park

Co-founders at Carta

HWHenry Ward
Henry WardFounder

Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures

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K9 Ventures's investors · 1

FoundryBoulder · $250K – $15M checks

Deals · 10

Compound Eye, Inc.Board seat

via K9 Ventures · filed May 2025 · $13M raise

PragliBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Jan 2025 · $237.5K raise

Mindset LabsBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Sep 2021 · $3M raise

Forethought Technologies, Inc.Board seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Jan 2019 · $9.5M raise

EverlawBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Jul 2018 · $25.3M raise

ESharesBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Oct 2017 · $41.5M raise

TrapticBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Sep 2017 · $3M raise

CurrantBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Oct 2016 · $3.5M raise

GradescopeBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Feb 2016 · $2.8M raise

Locomotive LabsBoard seat

via K9 Ventures · filed Feb 2015 · $4M raise

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Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Occipital

Investor

Agenda HeroAuth0BacktypeBaydincard.ioCardMunchCartaCoinDnanexusFigure Eight Inc.GentraceHi HelloHighlightCamIndexTankInvisible AIKidAdmitLucid Software, Inc.LyftLytroMobileSpanNexkeyNimble VROccipitalOsmoPestoTapCanvasTorbitTwilioWorkona

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Network2

Gary KremenScout
Investor at Sand Hill Angels
George BischofScout
Partner at Meritech Capital Partners

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manu Kumar?
Serial entrepreneur and founder of K9 Ventures who started the firm in 2009 to address the gap in seed-stage funding. Previously founded SneakerLabs (acquired for $100M+) and iMeet (merged with Netspoke and sold to Premiere Conferencing), and conducted doctoral research on computer interfaces at Stanford.
Where does Manu Kumar work?
Manu Kumar is Founder of Carta and Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures and Co-founder & CEO at Hi Hello.
What does Manu Kumar invest in?
Manu Kumar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS.
What companies did Manu Kumar found?
Manu Kumar founded Carta, Hi Hello, K9 Ventures.
What boards does Manu Kumar sit on?
Manu Kumar holds tracked board seats at Compound Eye, Inc., Currant, EShares, Everlaw, Forethought Technologies, Inc., Gradescope, Locomotive Labs, Mindset Labs, Occipital, Pragli.
What companies has Manu Kumar invested in?
Investments tracked here include Agenda Hero, Auth0, Backtype, Baydin, card.io, CardMunch, Carta, Coin, Dnanexus, Everlaw, Figure Eight Inc., Forethought Technologies, Inc., and 20 more.

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