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Kanyi Maqubela

Founder of Heartbeat Health

San Francisco, California

Overview 

Kanyi Maqubela is a highly experienced entrepreneur and investor based in San Francisco, California. He is currently the Managing Partner at Kindred Ventures and has made impactful investments in a variety of sectors including Wellness & Fitness, E-commerce, and FinTech, with notable companies like Tala and Heartbeat Health in his portfolio. His career highlights include co-founding Heartbeat Health and serving as a board member at Tala, showcasing his expertise in building successful startups and making strategic investment decisions.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder, Board Observer

    2024 - Current

  • Co-Founder, Board Member

    2017 - 2024

    http://heartbeathealth.com Heartbeat Health is the leading end-to-end virtual care platform designed specifically for cardiology.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Investor, Advisor

    2013 - 2024

Tala is a mobile technology and data science company that is oriented around financial services in emerging markets.

Raised $372,000,000.00 from Victory Park Capital.

  • Board Member

    2023

UCSF Foundation Investment Company is a financial services company

  • Managing Partner

    2018

    www.kindredventures.com

Kindred Ventures is a seed-stage venture capital fund that supports startup companies.

  • Board Observer

    2020

Build the payments stack fit for your business

Raised $17,000,000.00 from Xffirmers, Bessemer Venture Partners, Conversion Capital, BoxGroup, Ludlow Ventures, Good Friends, Offline Ventures and Kindred Ventures.

  • Board Member

    2024

  • Board Observer

    2021

Dupe.com is a shopping platform that sells furniture and housewares.

  • Adjunct Professor

    2016 - 2018

  • Partner

    2011 - 2017

Collaborative Fund is an investment fund that provides funding to companies based on creativity and collaborative consumption.

  • Field Director of One Block Off the Grid

    2009 - 2010

    One Block Off the Grid. Merged with Pure Energies Group, acquired by NRG Energy (NYSE: $NRG) for $120MM

Virgance is a Web 2.0 company building web apps on top of a platform that auto-deploys apps to open social platforms.

Raised $750,000.00 from Quest Venture Partners.

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