Manu Kumar

Experience

Exit

Carta

Founder

E.piphany

Employee

Stanford University

Employee

Octane Software

Employee

K9 Ventures

Employee

Carnegie Mellon University

Employee

Exit

Figure Eight

Advisor

Exit

Lytro

Advisor

Modista

Advisor

HighlightCam

Advisor

Exit

BackType

Advisor

Mobile Span

Board Member, Board Observer

Gradescope

Board Member

Nimble VR

Board Member

Osmo

Board Member

Bugsee

Board Member

Dishero

Board Member

TapCanvas

Board Member

CardMunch

Board Member

Torbit

Board Member

3Gear Systems

Board Member

Indextank

Board Member

Canvas

Board Member

Everlaw

Board Member

Carta

Board Member

KidAdmit

Board Member

LocoMotive Labs

Board Member

Enuma

Board Member

card.io

Board Member, Board Observer

HiHello

Founder, Co-founder, CEO 2018 - Present (almost 7 years)

K9 Ventures

Founder, Founder and Chief Firestarter 2009 - Present (over 15 years)

Exit

CardMunch

Founder, Founder and Chairman 2009 - 2011 (about 1 year)

iMeet

Founder, CEO 2000 - 2002 (over 2 years)

PittJUG

Founder, Founder 1997 - 2002 (over 5 years)

SneakerLabs

Founder, Founder & CEO 1996 - 2000 (about 3 years)

Founder

CardMunch, K9 Ventures, Carta, SneakerLabs, PittJUG, iMeet, HiHello

Employee

Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, Octane Software, E.piphany, K9 Ventures

Advisor

BackType, HighlightCam, Figure Eight, Lytro, Modista

Board Member

card.io, Enuma, KidAdmit, Carta, Canvas, Indextank, 3Gear Systems, Torbit, CardMunch, TapCanvas, Everlaw, Osmo, LocoMotive Labs, Gradescope, Mobile Span, Nimble VR, Dishero, Bugsee

Education

About

Skills

Product Development Business Model Innovation Board Member Software Architecture Mergers & Acquisitions Venture Fundraising Team Building Revenue Development Pricing

What I'm Looking For

1. Technical Founders - capable of building product
2. Core New Technology or New Market
3. Direct Revenue only - no advertising, media, content
4. Capital Efficient
5. Hyper-local - entire team in SF Bay Area

Describe what you're looking for in a company.

Locations

Silicon Valley Palo Alto San Francisco San Mateo Mountain View Menlo Park Berkeley Santa Clara

Manu Kumar

Founder and Chief Firestarter @K9 Ventures, Founder @Carta, @CardMunch, @HiHello @Stanford University alum, @Carnegie Mellon University alum,

1. Technical Founders - capable of building product 2. Core New Technology or New Market 3. Direct Revenue only - no advertising, media, content 4. Capital Efficient 5. Hyper-local - entire team in SF Bay Area

1. Technical Founders - capable of building product
2. Core New Technology or New Market
3. Direct Revenue only - no advertising, media, content
4. Capital Efficient
5. Hyper-local - entire team in SF Bay Area