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Manu Kumar

Chief Firestarter,K9 Ventures

Manu Kumar is Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures, a pre-seed and seed venture firm in Palo Alto writing $25K–$500K checks. Manu focuses on Technology and Pre Seed. DryPowder last updated this profile on June 3, 2026.

  • Technology
  • Pre Seed
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About Manu

Entrepreneur at heart with passion for starting and building companies. Founded SneakerLabs, iMeet, and has been involved with companies like Lytro, Twilio, Lyft. PhD in Computer Science from Stanford. Focuses on getting from idea to first product.

Source: K9 Ventures team page

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Manu's stated focus: Technology and Pre Seed.
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K9 Ventures invests at pre-seed and seed, with $25K–$500K checks.

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What does Manu Kumar invest in?

Manu Kumar is Chief Firestarter at K9 Ventures. Manu's listed focus areas are Technology, Pre Seed. K9 Ventures invests at Pre-Seed, Seed.

What check size does K9 Ventures write?

K9 Ventures writes $25K–$500K checks at Pre-Seed, Seed, per the fund's DryPowder profile.

How do I contact Manu Kumar?

Manu has a public LinkedIn profile, linked on this page. DryPowder has an email address on file for Manu, shown on paid plans.

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