Vinay Kumar

Vinay Kumar is an experienced investment professional currently serving as Principal at Avenir Growth Capital, a growth stage investment firm with over $2.5 billion in assets under management since February 2022. Vinay also holds investor roles at Klaviyo and Alloy. Previously, Vinay was a Principal at Sumeru Equity Partners from May 2016 to February 2022, where Sumeru focused on growth capital investments in technology. Additional experience includes serving as Board Director at Ceros and Board Observer at Snow Software. Earlier in the career, Vinay worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy from Duke University and a study abroad program in Art History at Université Paris-Sorbonne.