Quick answers
Did Kelvin Chan co-found Maneva?
Yes. The about page on maneva.ai, checked September 22, 2026, lists "Kelvin Chan — Co-Founder & CTO" beside "Rae Jeong — Co-Founder & CEO." Pulse 2.0 reported on June 11, 2026 that Maneva was "Founded in 2021 by Rae Jeong and Kelvin Chan." IMTS reported on July 8, 2026 that "Maneva was co-founded in 2021 by Rae Jeong and Kelvin Chan."
Is this the same Kelvin Chan who reports for the Associated Press, or the one who runs Nirvana?
No, neither. Several people share the name. The Kelvin Chan interviewed on the Venture Everywhere podcast on January 28, 2025 is described there as "Co-Founder and CEO of Nirvana," a healthcare insurance-verification company, and is a different person. The Maneva co-founder is the one named on maneva.ai's about page as Co-Founder & CTO and described by IMTS on July 8, 2026 as a University of Waterloo mechatronics engineer formerly at Magna International.
What does Maneva do?
It sells what it calls Video-to-Action AI for manufacturing. Its site, checked September 22, 2026, dates the company's founding to 2021 and lists offices in Palo Alto, California and North York, Ontario. Pulse 2.0 reported on June 11, 2026 that Maneva had raised a $27 million Series A led by U.S. Venture Partners, with Bling Capital and Freestyle Capital participating, taking total funding to $38.4 million.