Amit Kumar
Partner·Accel
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
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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