Chinnu Kumar Overview
- Firm
- Exfinity Venture...
- Primary Position
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Managing Partner
- Primary Industry
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Information Technology
- Active Board Seats
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2
- Med. Deal Size
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- Med. Valuation
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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
Address
- 10, Museum Road
- Shanthala Nagar, Ashok Nagar
- Bengaluru, Karnataka 560001
- India
Chinnu Kumar Positions (1)
Firm name | Firm type | Title | Location | Industry | Since |
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Exfinity Venture Partners | Investor | Managing Partner | Bengaluru, India | Venture Capital |
Chinnu Kumar Board Seats (2)
Company | Industry | Ownership Status | Financing Status | Location | Since |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Fund Team Members (6)
Name | Investor | Fund | Fund Location |
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Girish Paranjpe | Exfinity Venture Partners | Exfinity Technology Fund - Series II | Bengaluru, India |
Girish Paranjpe | Exfinity Venture Partners | Exfinity Technology Fund - Series I | Bengaluru, India |
Exfinity Venture Partners | Bengaluru, India | ||
Exfinity Venture Partners | Bengaluru, India | ||
Exfinity Venture Partners | Bengaluru, India |
Chinnu Kumar Affiliated Funds (3)
Fund | Investor | Fund Type | Status | Vintage | Size | Dry Powder | IRR | IRR Quartile |
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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
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Who is Chinnu Kumar?
Mr. Chinnu Kumar serves as Managing Partner at Exfinity Venture Partners.
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How much does Chinnu Kumar typically invest?
Chinnu Kumar's median deal size is
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What is Chinnu Kumar’s main position?
Chinnu Kumar’s primary position is Managing Partner.
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What are the contact details for Chinnu Kumar?
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How many active board seats does Chinnu Kumar hold?
Chinnu Kumar holds 2 board seats including Ai Palette and CloudSEK.
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