Stage FocusPre-Seed
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
RoboticsAIMobilityHardwareAdvanced Manufacturing
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeGeneralist
ExposureSome DeepTech Investments
Bio
K9 Ventures is a technology-focused Pre-Seed fund founded by Dr. Manu Kumar in Palo Alto, California, formally launched in April 2009. Kumar previously founded and sold two startups — SneakerLabs (acquired in 2000 in a deal valued over $100M) and Netspoke (sold to Premiere Conferencing in 2005) — before completing a PhD in Computer Science at Stanford. The firm writes initial checks of $250K to $7...
Notable Investments
A
Aurora InnovationC
Compound EyeI
Invisible AIN
NimbleVRC
CartaA
Auth0T
TwilioL
LyftL
LucidChartF
Figure EightE
EverlawG
GradescopeSimilar Funds
Carnegie Foundry
Pittsburgh, United States
Pure DeepTechRoboticsAIDefensePre-SeedSeed
CV
Catapult Ventures
Los Altos, United States
Pure DeepTechRoboticsAIHardwarePre-SeedSeed
CV
Cathexis Ventures
Houston, United States
GeneralistRoboticsHardwareSpacePre-SeedSeed
Innovation Works
Pittsburgh, United States
DeepTech NativeRoboticsAIBiotechPre-SeedSeed
PC
Prototype Capital
Pasadena, USA
GeneralistRoboticsAIAdvanced ManufacturingPre-SeedSeed
TV
Tapestry VC
San Francisco, United States
GeneralistRoboticsMobilityHardwarePre-SeedSeed