K9 Ventures is a technology-focused pre-seed venture fund that was founded by Manu Kumar, who serves as its Founder and Chief Firestarter. K9 Ventures's Twitter Score is 22 out of 1000 as of September 2026, ranking #43,880 (top 10%) among 487,142 tracked accounts.
K9 Ventures was formed in April 2009 and focuses exclusively on technical founders building new technology and new markets. The fund invests through priced equity rounds rather than convertible notes or SAFEs, typically writing checks between $250K and $750K per company. K9 Ventures leads its investments, takes a board seat, and deliberately limits new commitments to between four and six companies per year, keeping its portfolio concentrated and hands-on. Braughm Ricke serves as CFO of the fund.
K9 Ventures has raised multiple successive funds since its founding. Its debut vehicle, K9 Ventures, L.P., was a $6.25M concept- and seed-stage fund announced in 2010. That was followed by K9 Ventures II, L.P., a $40M micro-VC fund announced in 2012, and K9 Ventures III, L.P., a $42M pre-seed fund that closed in 2017. The fund does not follow a specific sector strategy, instead backing technical founders across a broad range of technology categories. K9 Ventures has 4,151 posts on the platform and has been mentioned by 47 accounts a total of 334 times, with 11,864 followers as of September 2026.
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