Kirk Manoogian
InvestorPartner at YL Ventures
San Francisco, California
Writes $200K – $5M checks · typically $2M
About
Kirk Manoogian is a Partner at YL Ventures, where he manages the firm's US-based evaluation of potential investments and works with founders on go-to-market strategy and commercial execution. Before joining YL Ventures in 2020, he worked at Cornerstone Research on litigation involving global institutions and at Jump Capital on early-stage fintech investments. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Cybersecurity
Experience
- YL VenturesPartnercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- YL VenturesPrincipal2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- YL VenturesVice President2022 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- YL VenturesSenior Associate2021 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- YL VenturesAssociate2020San Francisco Bay Area
- MINDSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Miggo SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Aim SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
- Spera SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Opus SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2022 — present
- Eureka SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Valence SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- PiianoSeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Grip SecuritySeed Investorcurrent2021 — present
- SatoriSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
- HuntersSeed Investorcurrent2019 — present
- enso.security (Part of Snyk)Seed Investor2020 — 2023
- Jump CapitalVenture Associate Intern2019Greater Chicago Area
- Cornerstone ResearchResearch Associate2013 — 2018Greater Los Angeles Area
Skills & more
Analytical SkillsStrategyLeadershipVenture CapitalStart-upsFinanceEmerging MarketsFinancial ModelingFinTechMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft PowerPoint
From Kirk's professional profile.
Colleagues at YL Ventures
Adi Greenwald
Associate at YL Ventures
Adi Shamai
Office Manager at YL Ventures
Amichai Shulman
Venture Partner at YL Ventures
Dave Reed
CFO at YL Ventures
Gal Spiner Abramovich
Marketing Partnerships Manager at YL Ventures
Gili Berkovitz
Associate at YL Ventures
Gye Cohen
VP Operations and HR at YL Ventures
John Brennan
Founder & Managing Partner at Holly Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kirk Manoogian?
- Kirk Manoogian is a Partner at YL Ventures, where he manages the firm's US-based evaluation of potential investments and works with founders on go-to-market strategy and commercial execution. Before joining YL Ventures in 2020, he worked at Cornerstone Research on litigation involving global institutions and at Jump Capital on early-stage fintech investments. He holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and a BA in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.
- Where does Kirk Manoogian work?
- Kirk Manoogian is Partner at YL Ventures.
- What does Kirk Manoogian invest in?
- Kirk Manoogian invests in Cybersecurity.
- What check size does Kirk Manoogian write?
- Kirk Manoogian typically writes checks of $200K – $5M.
- Where did Kirk Manoogian go to school?
- Kirk Manoogian studied at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business (Master of Business Administration - MBA); University of Southern California (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Business Administration).
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Shared employers
Also worked at MIND5
Also worked at Miggo Security6
Also worked at Satori4
Also worked at Hunters15
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