Kumar Dandapani Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Co-Founder & Man...

  • Primary Industry
  • Information Technology

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Kumar Dandapani General Information

Biography

Mr. Kumar Dandapani serves as Board Member at Merkle Science. He Co-Founded & serves as Managing Partner at Cadenza Capital. Previously, he served as Head of Ventures at BitMEX. He also served as Advisor at 140 Proof and Head of Data Science at Norwest Venture Partners. He holds BA in Decision Sciences and BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and MS in Electrical Engineering from University of Pennsylvania. He served as Board Observer at Blockfish.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Cadenza Capital
Education
University of Pennsylvania, MS (Master of Science)
Carnegie Mellon University, BS (Bachelor of Science)
Carnegie Mellon University, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
ku
Phone
+1 (415)
Address
  • 601 California Street
  • San Francisco, CA 94108
  • United States
+1 (415)

Kumar Dandapani Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
Cadenza Capital Investor Co-Founder & Managing Partner New York, NY Venture Capital

Kumar Dandapani Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
Merkle Science Financial Software Privately Held (backing) Venture Capital-Backed New York, NY

Kumar Dandapani Lead Partner on Deals (8)

Kumar Dandapani has been the lead partner on 8 deals. Their latest deal was with Validation Cloud, a business/productivity software company. The deal was made for on 27-Feb-2024.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Validation Cloud 27-Feb-2024 Later Stage VC Completed Business/Productivity Software Zug, Switzerland
Wizpace 31-Mar-2022 Completed Financial Software Seoul, South Korea
VALR 01-Mar-2022 Completed Financial Software Sandton, South Africa
PDAX 01-Feb-2022 Completed Financial Software Pasig, Philippines
Breadcrumbs (Financial Software) 16-Dec-2021 Completed Financial Software Singapore, Singapore
Stockal 30-Sep-2021 Completed Financial Software City of Wilmington, DE
PDAX 17-Aug-2021 Early Stage VC (Series B) Completed Financial Software Pasig, Philippines
Merkle Science 14-May-2019 Seed Round Completed Financial Software New York, NY

Kumar Dandapani Network (38)

Board Members (1)

Name Company Representing Location From
Merkle Science Self New York, NY

Portfolio Executives (33)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Pascal Neupert Validation Cloud Chief Financial Officer 27-Feb-2024 Zug, Switzerland
Ralf Kubli Validation Cloud President, Europe & Board Member 27-Feb-2024 Zug, Switzerland
Validation Cloud Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer & Board Member 27-Feb-2024 Zug, Switzerland
Validation Cloud Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer & Board Member 27-Feb-2024 Zug, Switzerland
Validation Cloud Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer 27-Feb-2024 Zug, Switzerland

Fund Team Members (4)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Alex Acero Ph.D Cadenza Capital Cadenza Ventures AI Fund I New York, NY
Max Shapiro Cadenza Capital Cadenza Ventures Fund I New York, NY
Cadenza Capital New York, NY
Cadenza Capital New York, NY
Cadenza Capital New York, NY

Kumar Dandapani Affiliated Funds (3)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
Cadenza Ventures Fund I Cadenza Capital Venture - General Closed 2021
Cadenza Ventures AI Fund I Cadenza Capital Venture Capital - Early Stage Closed 2023
Cadenza Ventures Fund II Cadenza Capital Venture - General Open 2024

Kumar Dandapani FAQs

  • Who is Kumar Dandapani?

    Mr. Kumar Dandapani serves as Board Member at Merkle Science.

  • How much does Kumar Dandapani typically invest?

    Kumar Dandapani's median deal size is .

  • What is Kumar Dandapani’s main position?

    Kumar Dandapani’s primary position is Co-Founder & Managing Partner.

  • What are the contact details for Kumar Dandapani?

    Kumar Dandapani’s email address is ku and his phone number is +1 (415) .

  • How many active board seats does Kumar Dandapani hold?

    Kumar Dandapani holds a board seat in Merkle Science.

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