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Kumar Dandapani

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Investor | Board Member at PDAX · Managing Partner at Cadenza

San Francisco, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

FoundedCadenza

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Javier SolterounlockedKumar: together at Carnegie Mellon University (1999–2003)
×5Kumar: together at Intel Corporation
Kumar: together at University of Pennsylvania
Kumar: together at VALR

About

Kumar Dandapani is co-founder and managing partner of Cadenza, an asset management firm focused on blockchain, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. He previously worked as a quantitative analyst and trader at hedge funds operating in New York, Los Angeles, and London. He holds a background in computer engineering.

Contact· published on Kumar's own website

Managing Partner & Co-founder at Cadenza

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Cadenza's investors · 5

Connecticut InnovationsNew Haven · $500K – $2M checks · since 2024Golden SeedsFlushing · $250K – $2M checksMirana VenturesHong Kong · $2M – $20M checksScale InvestorsMelbourne · $100K – $3.5M checksSocial LeverageScottsdale · $1M – $2M checks

Co-founders at Cadenza

MSMax Shapiro
Max ShapiroManaging Partner & Co-founder

Experience

  1. CadenzaCo-Founder | Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. TogetherSeed Investorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. TensorWaveSeed Investorcurrent2024 — present
  4. Nous ResearchSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  5. RimeSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  6. DexmateSeed Investorcurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  7. Pangram LabsSeed Investorcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  8. PDAXInvestor | Board Membercurrent2020 — presentManila, National Capital Region, Philippines
  9. VALRInvestor | Board Member2020 — 2024Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
  10. CoinDCXSeed Investor2020 — 2024
  11. FalconXSeed Investor2019 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  12. AngelListQuant Fund | Data Science Advisor2021San Francisco, California, United States
  13. BitMEXHead of Ventures, Data Science2018 — 2021San Francisco, California, United States
  14. Norwest Venture PartnersHead of Data Science2015 — 2018Palo Alto, CA
  15. Nth-Degree AnalyticsPartner | Data Science2011 — 2015San Francisco, CA
  16. Evolution Capital ManagementTrader2008 — 2011Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
  17. Cornerstone Trading CompanyResearch Associate2006 — 2008New York City Metropolitan Area
  18. Lockheed MartinEngineering Leadership Development Program2003 — 2006Greater Philadelphia
  19. Intel CorporationR&D Engineering Intern2002
  20. Agilent TechnologiesR&D Engineering Intern2001

Skills & more

PythonRMySQLMATLABNode.jsbashSQLJavaPostgreSQLHadoopC++C
+12 moreVBABloomberg TerminalUnixMicrosoft ExcelTableauApache SupersetMachine LearningStatistical ModelingFinancial ModelingQuantitative AnalyticsAnalyticsData Analysis

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Colleagues at PDAX

Carl Nicholas Ng
General Partner at Verge HealthTech Fund

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Managing Partner at Blockchain Founders Fund
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Founder and Managing Partner at Great Oaks Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kumar Dandapani?
Kumar Dandapani is co-founder and managing partner of Cadenza, an asset management firm focused on blockchain, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies. He previously worked as a quantitative analyst and trader at hedge funds operating in New York, Los Angeles, and London. He holds a background in computer engineering.
Where does Kumar Dandapani work?
Kumar Dandapani is Managing Partner & Co-founder of Cadenza and Investor | Board Member at PDAX.
What check size does Kumar Dandapani write?
Kumar Dandapani typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
What companies did Kumar Dandapani found?
Kumar Dandapani founded Cadenza.
Where did Kumar Dandapani go to school?
Kumar Dandapani studied at Carnegie Mellon University (B.S., Electrical & Computer Engineering); Carnegie Mellon University (B.A., Social & Decision Sciences); University of Pennsylvania (M.S., Electrical Engineering).

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