Dipak Kumar is an investor at Virta Ventures with experience in private equity, foundations, and policy. He previously worked at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Cove Hill Partners, and is pursuing a joint MBA/MPP at Harvard.

What Dipak can write

Writes checks of$100K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedMostly follows a lead
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Virta Ventures writes $100K to $1M checks, larger than 5% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Cove Hill Partners
  2. Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation · Senior Analyst
  3. Maryland Governor Wes Moore · Dukakis Fellow
  4. Virta Ventures · Investor
    Now
  5. Cove Hill Partners · private equity

Focus

private equityfoundationspolicyclimate investmenttechnologyclimate

Education

Harvard Business School, MBAHarvard Kennedy School, MPPWharton School at Penn, B.S. in Economics

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Who is Dipak Kumar?

Dipak Kumar is an investor at Virta Ventures with experience in private equity, foundations, and policy. He previously worked at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation and Cove Hill Partners, and is pursuing a joint MBA/MPP at Harvard.

How much does Dipak Kumar invest?

Dipak Kumar invests through Virta Ventures, which writes checks of $100K to $1M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Dipak Kumar?

A warm intro from a founder Virta Ventures backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

What did Dipak Kumar do before Virta Ventures?

Cove Hill Partners; Senior Analyst at Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation; Dukakis Fellow at Maryland Governor Wes Moore; private equity at Cove Hill Partners.

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