# Vivek Kumar

> Vivek Kumar is a seed investor backing Marketing, Apps and Audio. See 6 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Mar 2018
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivekk/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/vivek_kumar
- Website: https://v1vek.com

Vivek Kumar is a Senior Manager of Sound Understanding at Google Research. He attended the Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University), Varanasi.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Marketing | 2 | 33% |
| Apps | 1 | 17% |
| Audio | 1 | 17% |
| Music | 1 | 17% |
| Social | 1 | 17% |

21 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 67% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Voicery | Voicery synthesizes the most realistic human voices using deep neural networks. Prior to starting Voicery, Andrew, one of the founders, led the speech synthesis research team at Baidu Research. By synthesizing speech nearly indistinguishable from human, Voicery aims to enable new media applications, such as auto-generated audiobooks, podcasts,television dubs, and voice overs. Their website lets users compare human and synthesized sentences and guess which is which. |  | Seed | Mar 31, 2018 | https://www.voicery.com/ |
| Citrus Labs | Citruslabs provides an end-to-end solution for Clinical trials. We support hundreds of research organizations, small or large, to conduct clinical research. | $2M | Seed | Mar 29, 2018 | http://www.citruslabs.com |
| Jasper | Jasper is an AI platform specifically designed for marketing, enabling users to generate high-quality content at a significantly faster rate. It automates various marketing processes and enhances brand experience. The company provides tools for creating a wide range of content, including blog posts, social media updates, and marketing copy,leveraging advanced AI technology. It features a text-to-image generator that allows users to create visually appealing, on-brand images based on textual descriptions. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 22, 2018 | https://www.jasper.ai |
| Proof | Proof Experiences enables your marketing team to personalize your website for each visitor without writing a single line of code.The company enables your marketing team to personalize text, images, and CTAs no matter what platform your site is built on.Proof was established on March 15, 2017 by Chris Hull, Dave Rogenmoser, and John PhilipMorgan in Austin, Texas. | $2.1M | Seed | Mar 01, 2018 | https://useproof.com |
| Squad | Squad lets you hang out with friends in all of your favorite apps. Video and audio chat while broadcasting your screen so everyone can see what you see. Show friends anything on your phone from text messages to TikTok videos. |  | Seed | Aug 22, 2017 | https://squadapp.io |
| Auris | Founded in 2013, Auris, Inc. is team of friends, engineers, audio geeks, designers and explorers based in Las Vegas. We are bound together with one sole purpose in mind: creating audio solutions that simplify and enhance modern lifestyle.We believe in simplicity in design and deftness in function. In the age of streaming, our goal is to liberatemusic from the slavery of stationary listening and to give it the freedom modern wireless technology allows. At Auris we continually strive to work on products that provide people with an enduring magical experience of convenience and musical pleasure. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 08, 2016 | http://www.theauris.com |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aafmanagement) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Liquid 2 Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/liquid2-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Z Nation Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/z-nation-lab) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [AAF Management Ltd.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arabangel) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cypher Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cypher-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [G Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/g-ventures-4ad3) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Vivek Kumar invest in?

Vivek Kumar invests primarily in Marketing, Apps and Audio startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Vivek Kumar?

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### When did Vivek Kumar last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Vivek Kumar closed in Mar 2018. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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