Chinnu Kumar Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Managing Partner

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 2

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Chinnu Kumar General Information

Biography

Mr. Chinnu Kumar serves as Managing Partner at Exfinity Venture Partners. He serves as Board Member at Ai Palette. He is a Director board/ Technical Advisor in half a dozen start-up Technology firms both in India and the US. He has worked in High-Tech companies focused on the Semiconductor/HW industry for nearly two decades, in leading companies like SanDisk Corp., Intel Corp., and Texas Instruments, both in the US and India. As country head at Sandisk, he played a key role in forging partner relationships with companies like Wipro and HCL to outsource Engineering and IT turnkey projects. He has authored/co-authored 9 US patents in semiconductor design and hardware systems. He received the "National Technology" award from the President of India during his college days for an innovative Technology project (1990). A couple of Tech start-ups He associated with were shortlisted for TiE50 (2013) in a worldwide competition. He holds an MS in Electronics Engineering from the University of Utah and a Bachelor of Technology from Guindy Eng. College.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Managing Partner, Exfinity Venture Partners
Education
University of Utah, MS (Master of Science)
Anna University, BE (Bachelor of Engineering)
Gender
Male
Email
ch
Phone
+91 080
Address
  • 10, Museum Road
  • Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar
  • Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
  • India
+91 080

Chinnu Kumar Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Exfinity Venture Partners Investor Managing Partner Bengaluru, India Venture Capital

Chinnu Kumar Board Seats (2)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Ai Palette Business/Productivity Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Singapore, Singapore
CloudSEK Network Management Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed Bengaluru, India

Chinnu Kumar Lead Partner on Deals (9)

Chinnu Kumar has been the lead partner on 9 deals. Their latest deal was with Ai Palette, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 28-Feb-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Ai Palette 28-Feb-2024 Later Stage VC (Series A1) Completed Business/Productivity Software Singapore, Singapore
Aarna.ml 13-Oct-2023 Completed Systems and Information Management San Jose, CA
Chara 17-Jan-2023 Completed Business/Productivity Software Bangalore, India
Qritive 09-Jan-2023 Completed Other Healthcare Technology Systems Singapore, Singapore
Awiros 01-Sep-2022 Completed Media and Information Services (B2B) Gurugram, India
Skit.ai 06-May-2020 Completed Business/Productivity Software New York, NY
CloudSEK 28-Feb-2019 Completed Network Management Software Bengaluru, India
PrimaryIO 25-Aug-2017 Later Stage VC (Series AA) Completed Systems and Information Management Los Altos, CA
Cato Digital 01-Jun-2014 Early Stage VC (Series A) Completed Other Commercial Services Milpitas, CA

Chinnu Kumar Network (81)

Board Members (7)

Name Company Representing Location From
Jeremy Tan Ai Palette Self Singapore, Singapore
Manish Singhal Ai Palette Self Singapore, Singapore
CloudSEK Self Bengaluru, India
Ai Palette Ai Palette Singapore, Singapore
CloudSEK CloudSEK Bengaluru, India

Portfolio Executives (68)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Guha Athreya Ai Palette Chief Product and Technology Officer 28-Feb-2024 Singapore, Singapore
Malay Shah Ai Palette Chief Business Officer 28-Feb-2024 Singapore, Singapore
Ai Palette Founding Partner, Vice Chairman & Board Member 28-Feb-2024 Singapore, Singapore
Ai Palette Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 28-Feb-2024 Singapore, Singapore
Ai Palette Co-Founder, Chief Technology Officer & Board Member 28-Feb-2024 Singapore, Singapore

Chinnu Kumar Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Exfinity Technology Fund - Series II Exfinity Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2016
Exfinity Technology Fund - Series I Exfinity Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2014
Exfinity Technology Fund - Series III Exfinity Venture Partners Venture - General Closed 2019

Chinnu Kumar FAQs

  • Who is Chinnu Kumar?

    Mr. Chinnu Kumar serves as Managing Partner at Exfinity Venture Partners.

  • How much does Chinnu Kumar typically invest?

    Chinnu Kumar's median deal size is .

  • What is Chinnu Kumar’s main position?

    Chinnu Kumar’s primary position is Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Chinnu Kumar?

    Chinnu Kumar’s email address is ch and his phone number is +91 080 .

  • How many active board seats does Chinnu Kumar hold?

    Chinnu Kumar holds 2 board seats including Ai Palette and CloudSEK.

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