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Kanak Nagee

Investor

Senior Associate at Kitchen Fund

New York, New York, United States

Writes $100K – $5M checks

About

Kanak Nagee combines Evercore M&A consumer experience and restaurant-focused work at Goldman Sachs PIA with an operator-like approach—angel investing in food, serving on Gregorys Coffee's board, and mentoring women investors.

Invests in

AgTechAI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechRetail Tech

Experience

  1. Kitchen FundVice Presidentcurrent2024 — presentNew York, United States
  2. Kitchen FundSenior Associate2022 — 2024
  3. Gregorys CoffeeBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  4. Dig InnBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
  5. Goldman SachsPrivate Equity Associate2020 — 2022New York, United States
  6. EvercoreInvestment Banking Analyst2018 — 2020New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Queen's UniversityBachelor of Commerce (Honors)
  2. Singapore Management UniversityStudy Abroad Program
  3. Michael Power/St.Joseph Catholic Secondary SchoolOSSD, International Baccalaureate

Skills & more

Bloomberg11Microsoft Excel16Leadership66Public Speaking63Teamwork61Entrepreneurship43Social Media35Time Management33Economics18Financial Analysis14Market Research9Community Outreach10
+6 moreMarketingBloggingTeam LeadershipFrenchCase AnalysisCustomer Service

Languages English · French · Hindi · Urdu

From Kanak's professional profile.

Colleagues at Kitchen Fund

Akash Mirchandani
Partner at Kitchen Fund
Dan Rowe
Managing Partner at Kitchen Fund
Evan Morgan
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Geoff Vuleta
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Greg Golkin
Managing Partner at Kitchen Fund
Richard Eisenberg
Advisory Committee at Kitchen Fund
Scott Berger
Senior Associate at Kitchen Fund

Frequently asked questions

Where does Kanak Nagee work?
Kanak Nagee is Senior Associate at Kitchen Fund.
What does Kanak Nagee invest in?
Kanak Nagee invests in AgTech, AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Direct to Consumer, FoodTech, Retail Tech.
What check size does Kanak Nagee write?
Kanak Nagee typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

Same school

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Also attended Singapore Management University146

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Shared employers

Also worked at Kitchen Fund2

Greg GolkinManaging Partner at Kitchen FundDan RoweManaging Partner at Kitchen Fund

Also worked at Dig Inn2

Jay H. KimPartner at Black Jays VenturesKobi WeinbergVenture Partner at Contrarian Ventures

Also worked at Goldman Sachs1,436

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Also worked at Evercore97

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