Samir Kumar
InvestorCo-Founder & General Partner at Touring Capital
San Francisco, California
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
About
Samir Kumar is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Touring Capital. He was previously a Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), where he led investments in horizontal and vertical AI, deep tech, and hardware-enabled software, and earlier held senior product and business development roles at Qualcomm, Samsung, and Microsoft. He is a graduate of Cornell University.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Experience
- Touring CapitalCo-Founder and General Partnercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NymboAIBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- ParasailBoard Membercurrent2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CuspAIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentCambridge, England, United Kingdom
- ExaforceBoard Observercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- NobleAIMember Board of Directorscurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Wallaroo.AIMember Board of Directors2023 — 2026New York City Metropolitan Area
- M12 - Microsoft's Venture FundManaging Partner2022San Francisco Bay Area
- M12 - Microsoft's Venture FundGM and Managing Director2017 — 2022San Francisco, California
- WallarooBoard Observer2022New York, United States
- Blackshark.aiMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2022Graz, Austria
- TruepicBoard Observer2021 — 2022
- Artificial, Inc.Board Observer2021 — 2022Palo Alto, California, United States
- Pachyderm Inc.Member Board Of Directors2021 — 2022
- WandelbotsBoard Observer2020 — 2022Dresden, Saxony, Germany
- AgoloMember Board Of Directors2019 — 2022
- PsiQuantumBoard Observer2019 — 2022
- Regrow AgBoard Observer2019 — 2022
- Applied IntuitionInvestor2019 — 2022
- Syntiant CorpMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2022
- NetradyneMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2022
- ClearMotionInvestor2017 — 2022
- Contrast SecurityBoard Observer2019 — 2022Los Altos, California
- 1910 GeneticsMember Board Of Directors2021 — 2022Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Twenty Billion Neurons GmbHMember Board Of Directors2018 — 2021Berlin Metropolitan Area
- BonsaiMember Board Of Directors2017 — 2018
- QualcommSenior Director- Business Development & Product Management2014 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area & San Diego
- QualcommDirector-Business Development & Product Management2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- SamsungDirector- North America Technology Sourcing2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- PalmProduct Line Manager2009
- Microsoft - Mobile Communications BusinessGroup Product Planner2007 — 2009
- Microsoft - Mobile Communications BusinessSenior Product Planner2005 — 2008
- Microsoft - Mobile Communications BusinessSenior Product Planner2004 — 2007
- Microsoft - Mobile Communications BusinessEnterprise Product Manager2003 — 2004
- Microsoft - Mobile Communications BusinessTechnology Specialist2000 — 2003Bellevue, WA
Skills & more
Strategy43Leadership16Management7Strategic Planning4Mobile Devices99deep learning3Mobile Technology9Cross-functional Team Leadership15Competitive Analysis6Product Management99Go-to-market Strategy38Global Business Development17
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Product PlanningStrategic PartnershipsStart-upsheteregeneous computingComputer VisionEnterprise SoftwareMobile ApplicationsQuantum ComputingProduct MarketingMobile InternetSolutions MarketingPartner ManagementLanguages English · Hindi
From Samir's professional profile.
Investments
Investor
Applied IntuitionD-MatrixNetradynePsi QuantumRegrowSyntiantWandelbots
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Touring Capital
Network2
Anthony LinScout
Head of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel Capital
David LamScout
Managing Director at WI Harper Group
Investors connected to Samir in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Samir Kumar?
- Samir Kumar is a Co-Founder and General Partner at Touring Capital. He was previously a Managing Partner at M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), where he led investments in horizontal and vertical AI, deep tech, and hardware-enabled software, and earlier held senior product and business development roles at Qualcomm, Samsung, and Microsoft. He is a graduate of Cornell University.
- Where does Samir Kumar work?
- Samir Kumar is Co-Founder & General Partner at Touring Capital.
- What does Samir Kumar invest in?
- Samir Kumar invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Hardware.
- What check size does Samir Kumar write?
- Samir Kumar typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies has Samir Kumar invested in?
- Investments tracked here include Applied Intuition, D-Matrix, Netradyne, Psi Quantum, Regrow, Syntiant, Wandelbots.
- Where did Samir Kumar go to school?
- Samir Kumar studied at Cornell University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering w/ a concentration in Aerospace Engineering); Bronx High School of Science (High School Diploma).
Same school
Also attended Cornell University748
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Also attended Bronx High School of Science9
Rich GerstenCo-Founder & Managing Partner at True Beauty VenturesStephen SnyderManaging Director, Head of Operations & Partnerships at JetBlue VenturesSajal SrivastavaCo-CEO & Co-Founder at TriplePoint CapitalZach FredericksPrincipal at Primary Venture PartnersDaniel AlvarezData Science Lead at UNICEF Innovation FundTomer DorfanFounder at CLEARMIX
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Shared employers
Also worked at Parasail6
Also worked at CuspAI11
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