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Manish Kothari

Founding Managing Partner atFirst Spark VenturesCalifornia
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Manish Kothari is a Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures. He previously served as President of SRI International and co-founded Mytrus.

What Manish can write

Writes checks ofNot reported
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series ALead preference not reported
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Career

  1. Mytrus
  2. SRI International · President
  3. First Spark Ventures · Founding Managing Partner
    Now

Companies founded

First Spark VenturesMytrus

Focus

Deep TechMedtechsoftware

Education

Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, Aerospace EngineeringCornell, PhD in BioengineeringUCSF, postdoc in Medical Physics

Also at First Spark Ventures

Danny ChenGeneral Partner
Gal TregerGeneral Partner
Aaron SistoPartner
Jennifer WuPrincipal
Peter OlcottPrincipal
Todd MeisterPrincipal

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Who is Manish Kothari?

Manish Kothari is a Founding Managing Partner at First Spark Ventures. He previously served as President of SRI International and co-founded Mytrus.

How much does Manish Kothari invest?

First Spark Ventures has not reported a check size. It invests at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Manish Kothari?

A warm intro from a founder First Spark Ventures backed works best.

What did Manish Kothari do before First Spark Ventures?

Mytrus; President at SRI International.

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