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Manas Punhani

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Investor at Woven Capital
📍 San Francisco Bay Area, United States

Manas Punhani is an Investor at Woven Capital, focusing on growth-stage industrial tech startups in areas like AI, robotics, and automation. His career spans venture capital at Andreessen Horowitz and investment banking at J. P. Morgan. He holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

He co-founded a start-up at 20 and writes about technology, startups, and venture capital on his personal blog. During his undergraduate studies, he co-founded an EdTech venture to help migrant workers in Singapore, which won a substantial grant to expand its operations.

Unique fact: Manas began his career as a founder, raising his first round of funding while wearing an oversized suit borrowed from his dad.

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Experience
10 Years
Current Role
Investor
Location
San Francisco Bay Area, United States
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Industrial Technology
Currently invests $10M - $50M in growth-stage startups in deep tech, including robotics, supply chain, manufacturing, automation, and AI at Woven Capital.
Venture Fundraising
Co-authored a guide on raising equity in challenging markets while at Andreessen Horowitz, providing advice for founders navigating a downturn.
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Career

Work history

2024
Investor
Woven Capital
2022 - 2024
Associate
Andreessen Horowitz
2021 - 2022
Investment Banking Associate
J.P. Morgan
2020 - 2021
Venture Fellow
Owl Ventures
2017 - 2019
Senior Consultant
Oliver Wyman
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Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Yale School of Management
Bachelor's degree (Honors)
Yale-NUS College
Chinese Language Summer Program
University of International Business and Economics
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