About

I'm Manikandan — a builder, hustler, and ambitious thinker.

I solve problems by shipping. The fastest way to know if an idea matters is to put it in front of people — so that's what I do. Friction becomes a product, an idea becomes a working tool, and a weekend becomes a hackathon win.

My work sits at the intersection of finance and AI — agents that compress repetitive workflows, dashboards that surface signal, and tools that hand power back to the operator.

What I'm up to

• Building tools
• Working on my startup idea
• Building at hackathons
• Scouting early-stage startups for LvlUp Ventures and GoAhead Ventures
• Writing about investing in startups
• Oh yeah — studying finance at Fordham University (the day job)

Get in touch

Reach out at manikandankrish12@gmail.com or find me on LinkedIn.