Manu Rekhi

Experienced investor and business executive

Manu Rekhi is a prominent figure in the venture capital and startup ecosystem, currently serving as the Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners.1 His career spans various roles in investment, entrepreneurship, and technology.

Professional Experience

Manu Rekhi has been with Inventus Capital Partners since July 2011, where he holds the position of General Partner and Managing Director.1 In this role, he:

Serves as a board member and advisor to numerous startups
Invests early and with high conviction, providing up to $3 million in Seed capital
Focuses on helping startups attract meaningful Series A funding and scale rapidly
Leverages his experience as a successful entrepreneur and his operating career in leading Silicon Valley companies

Investment Portfolio

Rekhi has been involved with several successful startups, including:

Flam (Board Member)
Talview (Board Member)
Credit Sesame (Board Observer & Angel Investor)
Poshmark
Out of the Blue
FarFaria (acquired by Teaching Strategies)
Genwi (acquired by Persistent Systems)
Dhingana (acquired by rd.io)
Vivu (acquired by Polycom)1 2 3

Other Roles and Initiatives

Besides his primary role at Inventus Capital Partners, Manu Rekhi is also:

Chief Evangelist at Excelerate, connecting startups to Global 5000 Corporations for scaling revenue1
Investor in Next Force Technology1
Previously involved with Disco (acquired by CultureAmp)1

Expertise and Approach

Manu Rekhi brings deep experience in:

Building digital consumer businesses
The consumerization of business software2
Growth hacking, hiring, and company building1

His approach to investing and mentoring startups is characterized by:

Acting as a coach and collaborator rather than a referee
Providing hands-on support to founders
Leveraging a network of hundreds of Global 5000 CXOs to help startups solve hard problems and find customers and partners1

Manu Rekhi's contributions to the startup ecosystem have been significant, with his involvement in over two hundred successful startups that have created tens of billions in market value and hundreds of thousands of jobs.1

Highlights

Mar 20 · youtube.com

Manu Rekhi, Managing Partner, Inventus Capital Partners - YouTube

Jul 29 · Grit Daily

AR-Based Social Media Networking Startup Flam Raises $3.5 mln - Grit Daily

Jul 28 · Entrepreneur

AR-based Social Media Networking Company Flam Raises $3.5 Mn In Seed funding - Entrepreneur

Experience

Managing Director at Inventus Capital Partners, Partner at Silicon Valley Quad, Chief Evangelist at Excelerate

VP Products at News Corporation, Product Manager at Google, Founder at WineGlobe.com

Education

MBA, General Management from Columbia Business School & Haas School of Business (2004-2005), BA in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology from Boston University (1993-1997)