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Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar

Partner·Accel

Bay Area, CA, United States

Bio

Professional summary

Amit Kumar is a Partner at Accel based in the Bay Area, investing in early-stage founders across infrastructure, financial services, healthcare, AI and open source. Before joining Accel, he co-founded CardSpring, led engineering for its developer-facing API platform, and then led engineering for Twitter commerce initiatives after Twitter acquired CardSpring. He leads the Accel Scholars program at UC Berkeley and sits on the EECS external advisory board.

Notable companies

Selected portfolio companies the partner has backed

AirbyteCoastHeadwayRainforestTailscale

Background

Career, education, and skills

Career history

  • AccelPartner2016 – Present
  • TwitterEngineering Lead, Commerce Initiatives
  • CardSpringCo-founder

Education

  • University of California, BerkeleyBS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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