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K9 Ventures

K9 Ventures

Palo Alto, Californiak9ventures.com

Overview

K9 Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm based in Palo Alto, California. The firm focuses on pre-seed and seed-stage technology investments, providing funding and support for concept-stage companies. K9 works with entrepreneurs, sometimes even before a company has been formed, to help evaluate, evolve and fund a company in its nascent stages. K9 Ventures focuses on startups in the San Francisco Bay Area that have a strong entrepreneur/team, an idea that has a clear path to revenue, which can be capital efficient and where we can add value.

Year Founded

2009

Portfolio Companies

25

Investments

K9 Ventures investments
CompanyDateStageLead
Agenda HeroAug 2025SeedCo-investor
Compound EyeMay 2025Series BCo-investor
Row ZeroMay 2025SeedCo-investor
GentraceDec 2024Series ACo-investor
Agenda HeroOct 2023Pre SeedCo-investor

Key People

Manu Kumar

Founder

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SeedSeries ASeries BGrowth

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Investment Activity

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersPalo Alto, California
Year Founded2009

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