Manu Kumar

The Pittsburgh Technology Council is an organization that helps tech companies succeed through business development, talent retention, government relations, and visibility services. The council is based in Pittsburgh, PA, and was founded by William R. Newlin. Companies at all growth stages use the council to build new business, connect to capital, grow a workforce, and make headlines. The council sponsors various events, including the Summer Slam and TechFest, where software development professionals from southwestern and surrounding areas convene to explore and elevate through professional development.

Lytro, Inc. develops digital camera technology. Its computational photography platform offers photographic capabilities never before possible, such as focusing a picture after it's taken and changing the perspective in the picture, and creates interactive living pictures that can be endlessly refocused and enjoyed by friends and family online. The company was founded in 2006 by Yi-Ren Ng and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

K9 Ventures Management LLC (K9 Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Manu Kumar. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

OCTANe connects people and ideas with capital and resources for technology growth in Orange County. It stimulates technology job growth and wealth creation; helps entrepreneurs turn ideas into successful businesses; helps companies connect with funding and growth resources; helps senior executives access intelligence, new technologies, and talent; helps develop technology business leaders; and creates a forum for technology company leaders to have an impact on the future. The company offers LaunchPad, a pro-bono accelerator for startup companies in the technology, life science, and clean tech industries. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Aliso Viejo, CA.

CardMunch, Inc. provides mobile business card transcription services. It offers dual address books; and backup and synchronized services for transcribed contacts. The company was founded by Manu Kumar, Sid Viswanathan and Bowei Gai in December 2009 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

TapCanvas, Inc. provides mobile application services. It is the all-in-one tool to build single-use HTML5 mobile apps. The firm is a stealth-mode startup that's creating a platform for a new kind of mobile app. These apps can be built in as little as 60 seconds using beautiful pre-made templates. AOL uses TapCanvas to create mobile conference programs; Vornado uses TapCanvas to create mobile owner's manuals that they will distribute with the fans and heaters they sell. The company was founded by Joshua Albert Merrill and Adrien Cahen on October 5, 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Coin, Inc. offers a connected device that stores multiple accounts and information of swipeable cards. It provides Coin, an electronic device that allows users to store multiple debit, credit, gift, loyalty, and membership card numbers in a single piece of plastic. The firm also offers a mobile application that allows users to add, manage, and synchronize cards that they choose to store on their device. The company was founded by Kanishk Parashar and Karthik Balakrishnan in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Tangible Play, Inc. provides software services. It offers gaming accessories for the iPad users. The firm's games include numbers, masterpiece, coding awbie, monster, and pizza co., incorporating unique characters, such as awbie, mo the monster, and the pizza co. gang. The company was founded in February 2013 by Pramod Sharma and Jerome Scholler and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Nimble VR develops virtual reality gaming technology. It offers users of 2D mice and touch pads with 3D ten-finger dexterous control. The company was founded by Robert Y. Wang, Christopher D. Twigg and Kenrick Kin in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Currant, Inc. provides consumer electrical products. Its product Energy meter, help consumers and businesses to understand their electricity usage and reduce energy consumption. The company is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Caarbon Corp. offers short term parking and vehicle management solutions. The company was founded by Niko Ralf Cunningham, Peter Vajda, Truong Nguyen, and Timothy Marshall on August 4, 2014 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.

Gradescope, Inc. develops software that enables instructors to grade paper-based assignments and exams online and to provide feedback. It offers Gradescope, an application that helps instructors save time on grading. The company was founded by Sergey Karayev, Pieter Abbeel, Ibrahim Awwal, and Arjun Singh in 2014 and is headquartered in Berkeley, CA.

Kid Admit, Inc. provides online platform for admissions management system for preschools. The company was founded by Tejal Shah in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Traptic, Inc. builds strawberry picking robots. The company was founded by Lewis Anderson and Vinh Phan and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Compound Eye, Inc. develops 3D vision software for autonomous machines such as self-driving cars and drones. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Forethought Technologies, Inc. engages in the development of online platform. It focuses on the artificial intelligence technology. The company was founded by Colm Doyle, Sami Ghoche, and Deon Nicholas in 2017 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, CA.

Workona, Inc. develops and operates software application for controlling tabs. The company was founded by Quinn Morgan and Alma Madsen and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

HiHello, Inc. provides software services. The company was founded by Manu Kumar and Hari Ravi and is headquartered in Pal Alto, CA.

Daughters of Rosie, Inc. offers new and exciting composite manufacturing career paths that support women. The company was founded by Danielle Applestone and Ezra Spier and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Nexkey, Inc. provides smart access for workspace. Its application helps to unlock the house, garage, office, storage units, and file cabinets without using keys, keycards or fobs. The company was founded by Peter Russo and is headquartered in San Mateo, CA.

Pesto, Inc. engages in the design, development, and operation of a virtual office for remote teams. The firm offers Pragli application. The company was founded by Vivek Nair and Douglas Steven Safreno and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Avoma, Inc. provides AI based sales software solutions. It offers conversation intelligence, AI assistant for Reps, meeting collaboration, and AI assistant for remote services. The company was founded by Aditya Kothadiya, Devendra Laulkar, and Albert Lai in 2017 and is headquartered in Fremont, CA .

Invisible Ai, Inc. engages in the provision of digital platform to monitor body posture and ergonomics of operators. The company was founded by Eric Danziger and prateek Sachdeva and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

Crave.io, Inc. engages in the operation of managed software development infrastructure. It offers simplified management of shared dev-test infrastructure and reduces cloud opex costs. The company is headquartered in Sunnyvale, CA.

Divebell Inc. develops data security applications. It offers data maps, history and search, and enforcement. The company is headquartered in Fremont, CA.

Mindset Labs, Inc. provides mental healthcare services. The company is based in San Francisco, CA. The CEO of the company is Anjali Menon.

Agenda Hero, Inc. is an American software company that specializes in creating, sharing, and updating schedules. The CEO of the company is Caren Cioffi.

Carta Ventures (Carta Ventures) is a venture capital subsidiary of eShares inc founded in 2020 by Manu Kumar and Henry Ward. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.