Samir Kumar

Co-Founder and General Partner atTouring CapitalMenlo Park, CA

Samir Kumar is a General Partner and Co-Founder at Touring Capital. He previously was a Managing Partner at M12 and held roles at Qualcomm, Samsung, and Microsoft.

What Samir can write

Writes checks of$3M to $30M
Comes in atSeries BCan lead the round
Ownership target7-10%At first check
Pitch pageSubmit on their siteThe firm asks founders to apply here.

Touring Capital writes $3M to $30M checks, larger than 93% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Qualcomm · senior product and strategic business development roles
  2. Samsung · senior product and strategic business development roles
  3. Microsoft · senior product and strategic business development roles
  4. M12 · Managing Partner
  5. Touring Capital · General Partner
    Now

Companies founded

Touring Capital

Investments named in public bios

Applied IntuitionPsi QuantumWandelbotsSyntiantD-MatrixRegrowNetradyne

Focus

AIdeep techhardware-enabled software

Education

Cornell University

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Questions

Who is Samir Kumar?

Samir Kumar is a General Partner and Co-Founder at Touring Capital. He previously was a Managing Partner at M12 and held roles at Qualcomm, Samsung, and Microsoft.

How much does Samir Kumar invest?

Samir Kumar invests through Touring Capital, which writes checks of $3M to $30M at series b.

How do I pitch Samir Kumar?

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

What did Samir Kumar do before Touring Capital?

senior product and strategic business development roles at Qualcomm; senior product and strategic business development roles at Samsung; senior product and strategic business development roles at Microsoft; Managing Partner at M12.

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