Where does Manish Kothari work?

Manish Kothari is General Partner at First Spark Seed.

Where did Manish Kothari go to school?

Manish Kothari studied at Cornell University (Ph.D., Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B Tech, Aerospace); University of California, San Francisco (Postdoc).

Manish Kothari

Investor

General Partner at First Spark Seed

United States

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182 people in our graph share verified history with Manish — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Mike ZakunlockedManish: together at Cornell (1991–1996)

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Experience

First Spark VenturesManaging Director & Founder2022Menlo Park, CA
SRI InternationalPresident, SRI2018 — 2022Menlo Park
SRI InternationalPresident, SRI Ventures2015 — 2022Menlo Park
SRI InternationalDirector, Ventures & Program Director, Robotics & Health Systems2012 — 2015Menlo Park, CA
MytrusCo-founder, CEO & Board member2009 — 2012San Francisco
Simpirica SpineCTO + Head of Regulatory & Operations2007 — 2009San Carlos
SynarcGlobal VP, Musculoskeletal Imaging Business Unit2005 — 2007San Francisco Bay Area
SynarcGlobal VP, Sales and Scientific Client Services, Medical Imaging2001 — 2004San Francisco Bay Area
SynarcVP Medical Imaging Technology/CTO1998 — 2001San Francisco Bay Area
UCSFPostdoc1996 — 1998

Skills & more

Clinical TrialsStart-upsDigital ImagingFDAR&DBiotechnologyMedical DevicesSaaSHealthcare Information TechnologySoftware DevelopmentCommercializationMedical Imaging

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Business DevelopmentLifesciencesBiomedical EngineeringInnovation DevelopmentLeadership

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Manish Kothari?: General Partner at First Spark Seed
Where does Manish Kothari work?: Manish Kothari is General Partner at First Spark Seed.
Where did Manish Kothari go to school?: Manish Kothari studied at Cornell University (Ph.D., Engineering); Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (B Tech, Aerospace); University of California, San Francisco (Postdoc).

Founder mafias

Cornell mafia535

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +3 Hanson S. Gifford, IIIBSMEFounded Miramar Labs +3 John WuAssistant ProfessorFounded Ava Labs +3 Uri LopatinBAFounded Assemblybio +2 Aniq RahmanB.S.Founded Ucmdigitalhealth +2

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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia183

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Bhavish AggarwalB.TechFounded Ola Cabs Ravi JainDual DegreeFounded Genylabs +1 Vijay ChittoorDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded Mertado +1 Puneet KumarB. Tech.Founded Gama +1 Aman GourBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded FurtherAI +1 Vijay KrishnanM.TechFounded Turing Enterprises +1

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University of California, San Francisco mafia78

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Geoffrey von MaltzahnMSFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5 Dino Di CarloPh.D.Founded Partillion +3 Luke EvninPhDFounded Mpmcapital +1 Alec NielsenBiophysicsFounded Asimov +1 Aditya KohliDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Phathom Pharmaceuticals +1 William GreeneMDFounded Pear Therapeutics +1

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Simpirica Spine mafia2

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Manish KothariCTO + Head of Regulatory & OperationsFounded First Spark Ventures

Same school

Also attended Cornell University1,165

Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite Asia Neeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery Ventures John ZimmerCo-founder of Lyft Michelle FernandesInvestor at Index Ventures Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Micah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective

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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay268

Bhavish AggarwalCo-founder & CEO of Ola and Ola Electric Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ Labs Sandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED Investors Gaurav PorwalPartner and Chief Operating Officer at W Health Ventures Gp Llc Praneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at Mayfield

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Also attended University of California, San Francisco129

Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission Biocapital Luke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpact Charles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina Ventures Matt MaurerInvestor at WVV Capital Alec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VC Stephan ChristgauFounding Partner at EIR Ventures

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Shared employers

Also worked at First Spark Ventures7

Manish KothariFounding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc Peter OlcottPrincipal at First Spark Ventures, Llc Jennifer WuPrincipal at First Spark Ventures, Llc Aaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, Llc Danny ChenGeneral Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc Haitao ZhuPartner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

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Also worked at SRI International48

David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential Ventures Raghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund Laurie MenoudInvestor at At One Ventures Annalisa D'AndreaVenture Partner at Longwood Fund Stefan HeckAdvisor at Chrysalix Steve CiesinskiB2B SaaS / Deep Tech at OVO Fund

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Also worked at Mytrus2

Brandon VongsawadGeneral Partner and Chief Legal Officer at B4 Capital Manish KothariFounding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc

Also worked at Simpirica Spine1

Manish KothariFounding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc