Kanyi Maqubela

Managing Partner atKindred VenturesSan Francisco

Kanyi Maqubela is Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures, focusing on frontier technology, digital health, e-commerce, fintech, and supply-chain. He co-founded Heartbeat Health and previously worked at Collaborative Fund and other startups.

What Kanyi can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
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Career

  1. Doostang · early employee
  2. One Block Off the Grid · growth lead
  3. Collaborative Fund · Partner
  4. Heartbeat Health · co-founder
  5. Kindred Ventures · Managing Partner
    Now
  6. Doostang
  7. One Block Off the Grid
  8. New York University Tisch School of the Arts · Adjunct Professor

Companies founded

Heartbeat Health

Investments named in public bios

AdytonBasis TheoryFaircraftCloudtrucksCorgiTalaOutschoolJustImpossible FoodsUpstartRedditMuralHellosignEarnest

Focus

frontier technologydigital healthe-commercefinancial technologysupply-chain/logistics

Education

Stanford University, Philosophy

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Who is Kanyi Maqubela?

Kanyi Maqubela is Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures, focusing on frontier technology, digital health, e-commerce, fintech, and supply-chain. He co-founded Heartbeat Health and previously worked at Collaborative Fund and other startups.

How much does Kanyi Maqubela invest?

Kindred Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Kanyi Maqubela?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Kanyi in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Kindred Ventures backed works better.

What did Kanyi Maqubela do before Kindred Ventures?

early employee at Doostang; growth lead at One Block Off the Grid; Partner at Collaborative Fund; co-founder at Heartbeat Health; Doostang; One Block Off the Grid; Adjunct Professor at New York University Tisch School of the Arts.

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