Manas Punhani

Manas Punhani is a Senior Associate at Woven Capital, where he focuses on investments in climate, mobility, and the factory of the future, covering areas like automation, supply chain, artificial intelligence, and robotics.

Previously, Manas was an associate at Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) where he evaluated and supported special situations (pay-to-play recaps, structured equity, etc.), follow-ons and post-IPO exits. Manas began his career as a founder and raised his first round when he was 20 years old, pitching to investors in an oversized suit borrowed from his dad. Subsequently, Manas worked as an investment banker at J.P. Morgan, a venture fellow at Owl Ventures, and as a management consultant at Oliver Wyman.

Manas earned his undergraduate degree from Yale-NUS College and received an MBA from the Yale School of Management.