Manish Kothari
InvestorFounding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc · Board director at Vitara
United States
About
Co-founder of First Spark Ventures and former President of SRI International, where he incubated and invested in over 25 Deep Tech startups. A serial Medtech and software entrepreneur, he co-founded Mytrus and holds a Cornell PhD in Bioengineering plus a UCSF postdoc in Medical Physics.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Vitara
Intro paths
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Experience
- First Spark VenturesManaging Director & Founder2022Menlo Park, California, United States
- 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
Leadership9SaaS8Clinical Trials41Start-ups51Digital Imaging7FDA24R&D36Biotechnology13Medical Devices32Healthcare Information Technology4Software Development11Commercialization8
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Medical ImagingBusiness DevelopmentLifesciencesBiomedical EngineeringInnovation DevelopmentFrom Manish's professional profile.
Colleagues at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Aaron Sisto
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Danny Chen
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Eric Schmidt
Founding Partner at Innovation Endeavors
Gal Treger
General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Haitao Zhu
Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Jennifer Wu
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Olcott
Principal at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Peter Richards
Founding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Manish Kothari?
- Co-founder of First Spark Ventures and former President of SRI International, where he incubated and invested in over 25 Deep Tech startups. A serial Medtech and software entrepreneur, he co-founded Mytrus and holds a Cornell PhD in Bioengineering plus a UCSF postdoc in Medical Physics.
- Where does Manish Kothari work?
- Manish Kothari is Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc and Board director at Vitara.
- 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 University mafia218
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
John ZimmerBSFounded Lyft +1Ian JanickiBachelors of ArchitectureFounded Outfit +2Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Don MuirDyson School of BusinessFounded Arc +2Uri LopatinBAFounded Pardes Biosciences +1David SteinbergBAFounded Restorbio +1
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Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay mafia73
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Ravi JainDual DegreeFounded Genylabs +1Vijay ChittoorDual Degree (B.Tech and M.Tech)Founded Mertado +1Puneet KumarB. Tech.Founded Gama +1Aman GourBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded FurtherAI +1Ranvir SinghBTechFounded Kissht +1Ranvita AgrawalBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.)Founded Drip Capital
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University of California, San Francisco mafia28
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Geoffrey von MaltzahnMSFounded Sienna Biopharmaceuticals +5Dino Di CarloPh.D.Founded Partillion +2Luke EvninPhDFounded Mpmcapital +1Alec NielsenBiophysicsFounded Asimov +1William GreeneMDFounded Pear Therapeutics +1Reinhard MeierPostdoctoral Research FellowshipFounded TeleClinic +1
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First Spark Ventures, Llc mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Vitara mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Cornell University748
Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesJohn ZimmerCo-founder of LyftMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder Collective
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Also attended Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay163
Harsh ShahVenture Partner at FJ LabsSandeep PatilPartner, Head of Asia-Pacific at QED InvestorsPraneeth SrikantiTechnical Investment Partner at Ethereal Ventures Management Ltd.Ursheet ParikhInvestor in AI, Enterprise Infrastructure, and Human & Planetary Health at MayfieldArpit BeriManaging Partner, India at Jungle VenturesVishesh SharmaPrincipal, India at Jungle Ventures
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Also attended University of California, San Francisco67
Douglas CrawfordManaging General Partner at Mission BiocapitalLuke EvninAdvisor at MPM BioImpactCharles White, Ph.D.Principal at Illumina VenturesMatt MaurerInvestor at WVV CapitalAlec NielsenFounder & CEO, Asimov & Venture Partner at Pillar VCYvanka de SoysaAssociate at Foreground Capital
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Shared employers
Also worked at First Spark Ventures6
Peter OlcottPrincipal at First Spark Ventures, LlcJennifer WuPrincipal at First Spark Ventures, LlcAaron SistoPartner at First Spark Ventures, LlcDanny ChenGeneral Partner at First Spark Ventures, LlcHaitao ZhuPartner at First Spark Ventures, LlcPeter RichardsFounding General Partner at First Spark Ventures, Llc
Also worked at SRI International29
David MagermanManaging Partner at Differential VenturesRaghu MadabushiInvestment Director at Samsung Catalyst FundLaurie MenoudInvestor at At One VenturesAnnalisa D'AndreaVenture Partner at Longwood FundStefan HeckAdvisor at ChrysalixSteve CiesinskiB2B SaaS / Deep Tech at OVO Fund
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