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Venture capitalAustin · Seed–Series A · 1 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Carbon Arrow partners with a small, select number of companies tackling difficult, high-stakes technology in sectors reshaping the physical world — transportation, infrastructure, space, defense, energy, AI, robotics, and health. Rather than acting as a passive investor, the firm embeds with management teams to build organizational infrastructure: go-to-market architecture, revenue operations, talent strategy, procurement, supply chain, inventory, and financial controls that let high-capex companies scale efficiently. Its approach draws on deep-tech pattern recognition around procurement cycles, regulatory terrain, and technical inflection points, and is philosophically grounded in disciplined, principled action inspired by the Bhagavad Gita and Marcus Aurelius' Meditations.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 1 people
from the firm's websiteArun is the founder of Carbon Arrow. He previously served as CFO of The Boring Company and Cerebri AI, was a Partner at Virgo Capital, co-founded flying-car company Terrafugia, and began his career developing satellite control software at Boeing. He holds an MBA from MIT Sloan, an MS from Stanford, and a BS from Illinois Institute of Technology.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Carbon Arrow invest at?
- Carbon Arrow invests at the Seed, Series A stages.
- What sectors does Carbon Arrow focus on?
- Carbon Arrow focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Construction Tech, Deep Tech, Defense Tech, Energy, Healthtech, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
- Where is Carbon Arrow located?
- Carbon Arrow is headquartered in Austin, US.
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