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About Investor

Manan Mehta is a Founding Partner at Unshackled Ventures, a San Francisco Bay Area-based firm focused on investing in immigrant founders at the pre-seed stage. With a fund size of $55M and typical check sizes around $500K, Manan has backed companies like Masa and Career Karma. Formerly in investment banking and marketing at Kno (acquired by Intel), he co-founded Fanery before starting Unshackled. He is also a board member at Nasdaq and an advocate for inclusive entrepreneurship, offering capital and immigration support to overlooked founders.