Mohan Kumar
InvestorManaging Partner at Avataar Venture Partners Β· Advisor at Pentathlon Ventures
United States
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Laura TseunlockedMohan: together at Norwest Venture Partners (2009β2018)
Γ2Mohan: together at Capillary Technologies
Γ6Mohan: together at Norwest Venture Partners
Γ3Mohan: together at Avataar Venture Partners
About
Manages the growth-stage B2B fund at Avataar Ventures and was previously Managing Partner at NVP.
ContactΒ· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Experience
- Avataar Venture PartnersFoundercurrent2019 β present
- QpiAIInvestorcurrent2025 β present
- Chef RoboticsInvestorcurrent2025 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ZenotiDirectorcurrent2016 β presentSeattle, Washington
- interface.aiInvestorcurrent2024 β presentSunnyvale, California, United States
- Capillary TechnologiesDirector & The Foundercurrent2014 β presentSingapore
- Amagi CorporationInvestorcurrent2021 β presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- ChaloInvestorcurrent2023 β presentMumbai, Maharashtra, India
- SenseInvestorcurrent2021 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- BUSINESSNEXTDirectorcurrent2015 β presentNew Delhi Area, India
- HealthpixInvestorcurrent2023 β presentBengaluru, Karnataka, India
- ElasticRunDirectorcurrent2017 β presentPune Area, India
- AlgonomyDirectorcurrent2012 β presentBengaluru Area, India
- RateGainInvestor2020 β 2024New Delhi, Delhi, India
- Norwest Venture PartnersPartner2009 β 2018
- MobiliyaInvestor & Co Founder2013 β 2018Pune, Maharashtra, India
- BORQSDirector2012 β 2017Beijing City, China
- AllGo Embedded Systems Pvt LtdInvestor2012 β 2016Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Azingo Inc.Investor & co- Founder2006 β 2008Santa Clara County, California, United States
- MotorolaExecutive Vice President Mobile BU1994 β 2006Chicago, Illinois, United States
- MultiWordCreator1994
Skills & more
Embedded Systems58Android2SaaSEnterprise Software2Mobile Applications99Mobile Devices99User Experience13Product Management76Mobile Computing8Start-ups99Go-to-market Strategy30Strategic Partnerships41
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Business StrategyPrivate EquityEntrepreneurshipWirelessVenture CapitalSoftware DevelopmentAnalyticsMobile TechnologyBusiness DevelopmentStrategyCloud ComputingMergers & AcquisitionsLanguages Hindi Β· Tamil
From Mohan's professional profile.
Colleagues at Avataar Venture Partners
Abdool Fareed Soreefan
General Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Amit Kumar
Head - Finance COE at Avataar Venture Partners
Anirudh Singh
Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Arjun Vikas
Director at Avataar Venture Partners
Dinky Sanghvi
VP Finance at Avataar Venture Partners
Frida Schain
Investment Manager at Sciety
Ganesh Nayak
Fundraising and Capital Markets at Avataar Venture Partners
George Thangadurai
Operating Partner at Avataar Venture Partners
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Mohan Kumar?
- Manages the growth-stage B2B fund at Avataar Ventures and was previously Managing Partner at NVP.
- Where does Mohan Kumar work?
- Mohan Kumar is Managing Partner at Avataar Venture Partners.
- What does Mohan Kumar invest in?
- Mohan Kumar invests in Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where did Mohan Kumar go to school?
- Mohan Kumar studied at Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi (B.Tech, Electronics & Communication Engg); Madras Christian College; Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (Exec Management Course at Kellog School of Mgmt).
Founder mafias
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management mafia186
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Kunal BahlExecutive ProgramFounded SnapdealCristina JunqueiraMBAFounded Nubank +1Scott D. DorseyMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded High Alpha Capital +2Takeshi TakahashiFounded Aculys Pharma +2Remco van ZantenMBAFounded Zalando +2Mark CrumblishMBAFounded Profit Inc +2
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Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi mafia32
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Abhijeet DwivediB.Tech.Founded Central +1Aditya KandoiBachelor of Technology - BTechFounded Redcliffe Lifetech +1Vatsa NarasimhaB. Tech (Honors)Founded OANDA +1Rajendra KetkarB. TechFounded Arcadia BiosciencesSudipta GautamB.TechFounded PremienceAnirudh RamanathanB. TechFounded Signadot
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Avataar Venture Partners mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Pentathlon Ventures mafia5
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Chef Robotics mafia4
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi53
Saurabh LahotiFounding Partner at Pentathlon VenturesDilip JamesSenior Advisor at Elevar EquitySiddharth GuptaManaging Director at Samsung VenturesShirish SathayePartner at Cervin VenturesHarpinder SinghPartner at Innovation EndeavorsShankar ChandranPartner at Walden Catalyst
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Also attended Madras Christian College3
Also attended Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management913
Jenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaKunal BahlCo-founder of Snapdeal; co-founder of Titan CapitalCristina JunqueiraCo-founder of NubankAndy FligelSenior Managing Director at Intel CapitalDavid Clark GuillermoInvestments at Impact America FundGiuseppe DonvitoPartner at P101 Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chef Robotics6
Also worked at Amagi Corporation9
Nishant RaoFounding Partner at Avataar Venture PartnersShekhar KiraniPartner at AccelSandesh PatnamInvestor at Premji InvestRishabh BardiaInvestor at Premji InvestDavid ZilbermanGeneral Partner at Norwest Venture PartnersAaditya TalwaiFounder at Lariat Data
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Also worked at Sense5
Also worked at Motorola178
Mike ZakInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Joseph RuscioI build scalable, fault-tolerant, distributed systems.Genping LiuGeneral Partner at Vertex Ventures Sea Management Pte. Ltd.Kip McClanahanGeneral Partner at Silverton PartnersClint ChaoGeneral Partner at Moment Ventures, LlcAnupam RastogiManaging Partner at EMERGENT VENTURES
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