K9 Ventures

Quiet

Manu Kumar's hyper-concentrated pre-seed fund (a term it coined); 4-6 investments per year, no accelerator grads.

Type
Solo GP
Stages
Cheque
$250K–$500K
Base
Palo Alto · SF Bay Area
No new investments recorded so far in 2026 per third-party tracking; hyper-low deal cadence by design.

Recent announced deals

The evidence behind the quiet status.

No announced deals on record. Know one we missed? Send the announcement link.

People

  • Manu KumarFounder & Chief Firestarter

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Status is computed from announced deals only (Active ≤60d · Slow 60–120d · Quiet 120d+) — a floor, not a ceiling. Every deal links to its public source. Corrections with an announcement link are applied within a week.