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Kunal Kumar

Mid-level Quant & Deep Tech Investment Associate specializing in ML-driven equity and VC research

StartupXseed Ventures LLPIndian Institute of Management LucknowIndia, India4 Years ExperienceMid LevelWorks On-Site

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VC-focused sourcing candidate with a multi-channel approach spanning technical research communities (GitHub/arXiv/Hugging Face) and LinkedIn, plus access to founder networks like NVIDIA Inception. Has experience initiating cold founder relationships and progressing them through intro calls into deeper technical and business diligence, with a structured weekly pipeline/partner update cadence and thematic notes on frontier technologies.

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Key Strengths

  • Multi-channel founder sourcing across technical communities (GitHub, arXiv, Hugging Face, LinkedIn)
  • Leverages high-quality networks (e.g., NVIDIA Inception) to access deep-tech founders
  • Ability to move from intro to deeper engagement via structured follow-ups (second-call tech and business DD)
  • Cold outreach and relationship nurturing over multiple weeks to build pipeline
  • Structured pipeline cadence with multiple weekly check-ins and partner updates
  • Early-stage evaluation framework and founder questioning around moat, switching, and VC-interest drivers

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Experience

Investment AssociateStartupXseed Ventures LLP
Macro & Equity Strategy AssociateDolat Capital · Mar 2024 – Mar 2025
Summer AssociateHaiong Investment Bank · Apr 2023 – Jun 2024internship
Deep Learning Model DeveloperNetflix · Apr 2022 – Aug 2022contract
ML Engg. Processing DeveloperCruise · Jan 2021 – May 2021contract

Education

Indian Institute of Management Lucknowmaster, Finance (2024)
IIT Madrasbachelor, Physics (ML Minor) (2022)
PMJ Collegehigh_school (2017)
DAV Public Schoolhigh_school (2014)

Awards

  • National Award '22 - Ministry of Science & Technology (Physics Project)
  • Wells Fargo EcoMatrix (India) 2023 - National Winner (1/1.7K+ teams)
  • Arete Ventures (France) 2023 - National Winner (1/1.5K+ teams)
  • Cruise Automotives (USA) 2023 - International Winner (1/710+ teams)
  • SG Analytics (India) 2023 - National Winner (1/800+ teams)
  • Wells Fargo Finvent (India) 2023 - National Runner-Up (2/235+ teams)
  • WorldQuant Alphathon 2023 - International Rank 7 (7/25K+ teams)
  • Gold Medal - Sports League (Badminton Singles)
  • Gold Medal - Sports League (15 Km Marathon)
  • Gold Medal - Sports League (Blitz Chess Championship)
  • Gold Medal - Sports League (Badminton Doubles)
  • Annual Day 2022 - 1st Place (Masterclass Chess)
  • Annual Day 2022 - 1st Place (Quiz Bowl)
  • Annual Day 2022 - 1st Place (Mithila Paintings)
  • Annual Day 2022 - Best Drama Award (Playwright)
  • VC Competition - National Rank 1

Languages

English

Publications

1 publication

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Kunal KumarMid-level Quant & Deep Tech Investment Associate specializing in ML-driven equity and VC research