Founder Profile
Manu Kumar
Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya
Who is Manu Kumar?
Manu Kumar is a founder of Carta, Inc., which was founded in 2012 with Henry Ward.
- Company founded
- Carta, Inc.
- Founded
- 2012
- Co-founders
- Henry Ward
Background
Manu Kumar holds a PhD in computer science from Stanford University. He is a serial entrepreneur and the founder of seed firm K9 Ventures, an early investor in companies including Twilio and Lyft.
Founding Story
Manu Kumar co-founded eShares (now Carta) with Henry Ward in 2012 after suggesting Ward build software to replace the paper stock certificates Kumar received as an angel investor. K9 Ventures led Carta's earliest funding, and Kumar served as an early board member and advisor. (Exact birth year remains publicly undisclosed).
Sources
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- About Carta - Our Story (Carta, Inc.)
- Carta Launches Carta Law with Acquisition of Avantia (Business Wire, May 13, 2026) (Carta, Inc.)