Manu Kumar - AngelList

I invest in 4-6 startups @ $100K - $250K a year

How I like to add value

Building the team, Building the product, Figuring out the revenue model, Business strategy, Product roadmap, Funding strategy, etc. Basically do whatever I can, and whatever it takes to help the company.

Skills

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

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

Markets

Advanced Materials, B2B, Bridging Online and Offline, Business Services, Cloud Computing, Consumer Internet, Consumers, Crowdsourcing, Deep Information Technology, Design, Education, Enterprise Software, Enterprises, Entertainment, Events, Finance, Green, Health Care, Information Services, Information Technology, Infrastructure, Internet Infrastructure, Media, Mobile, Platforms, Real Estate, Recruiting, Retail, Reviews and Recommendations, SaaS, Small and Medium Businesses, Software, Travel, Ventures for Good

Locations

Menlo Park, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Francisco, San Mateo, Silicon Valley

What I've done

Founder

CardMunch , iMeet , K9 Ventures , SneakerLabs

Investor

BackType , Baydin , card.io , CardMunch , CrowdFlower , DNAnexus , EasyESI , Highlightcam , Indextank , Lucidchart , Lytro , Occipital , Torbit , Twilio

Advisor

FounderDating

Worked At

Carnegie Mellon University

iMeet

Credentials

QUALIFIED

An accredited U.S. investor

REVIEWED

7 out of 7 recommended Manu

ACTIVE

4 confirmed investments in popular companies on AngelList

“Wow, AngelList has a status :)”

1 year ago

Dave McClure ... and so does Manu!

1 year ago

Referrer

CardMunch

Business cards solved. (Human-powered 100% acc...
Investor

Twilio

Build apps that communicate
Investor

BackType

Acquired by Twitter
Investor

CrowdFlower

7 Reviews

4147 Followers

101 Following

Reviews

7 out of 7 people recommended Manu.

we didn't do a deal (because we didn't fit into his 5 investment criterion), but he's a super smart guy and likes to be hands on.

— Founder of a company Manu took an intro to
Total pro.

— Founder of a company Manu took an intro to
Smart, decisive, well-connected. Doesn't do a lot of deals, but worth getting on your team if you can.

— Founder of a company Manu invested in
You want Manu on your side.

— Founder of a company Manu took an intro to
I am seeking his thoughts on a deal right now. Great thinker and a gentleman.

— Co-investor in company Manu invested in
Smart, thoughtful, hands on, discriminating, and supportive. I'll work with him every chance I have.

— Founder of a company Manu invested in
Manu's reputation as an investor speaks for itself. I would just like to add that he also has substantial academic and real-world experience as a founder, developer, engineer and computer scientist.

— Co-worker with Manu

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