About
Aarti Chandna is an impact and angel investor focused on early-stage ventures driving social change, and she mentors social entrepreneurs. She serves on SV2's Investment Committee, is on the leadership team for MIT Solve's Innovation Future Fund, and is an Investment Advisor/LP at Symphonic Capital as well as an LP at Black Opal Ventures and Impact First. She previously held IT executive roles at companies including Oracle, Hitachi, Coherent, Autodesk, and Nikon, and holds a B.S. in Mathematics from Bombay University and an M.S. in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University.
Invests in
Impact & Social Good
Experience
- Case Western Reserve UniversityVice Chair- Board Of Trusteescurrent2018 — present
- Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund - SV2Partner & Board Member (Board Member 2016-2022 and 2024 - Present)current2014 — present
- Stanford University School of MedicineAdvisor and Coach - Stanford - Emergence Programcurrent2024 — present
- Stanford University School of MedicineAdvisory Board Member - Center of Asian Health and Researchcurrent2021 — present
- Symphonic CapitalInvestment Advisor & LPcurrent2022 — presentOakland, California, United States
- Solve - MITLeadership Circlecurrent2023 — presentBoston, MA
- Santa Clara UniversityAdvisory Board Member - Miller Center for Social entrepreneurshipcurrent2020 — present
- Santa Clara UniversityAdjunct Faculty2022 — 2023
- Black Opal VenturesLPcurrent2023 — present
- Zeal Capital PartnersLP - Zeal Fund IIcurrent2024 — present
- Parikrama Humanity FoundationAdvisory Board Membercurrent2024 — presentIndia
- PortfoliaInvestor - Fem Tech IIcurrent2024 — present
- PortfoliaInvestor - GREEN AND SUSTAINABILITY FUNDcurrent2021 — present
- PortfoliaInvestor - FOOD AND AGTECH FUNDcurrent2021 — present
- PortfoliaInvestor - Rising America Fund Icurrent2020 — present
- PortfoliaInvestor - ACTIVE AGING & LONGEVITY FUND Icurrent2020 — present
- Neythri Futures FundInvestment Advisory Council Member and Founding LPcurrent2021 — presentSilicon Valley, California, United States
- Peninsula BridgeAdvancement Committee Member (Board Member - 2017 - 2023)current2017 — present
- Teen Success, Inc.Board Member2016 — 2025
- SmartlyUVP Strategic Alliances2014 — 2015
Education
- Case Western Reserve UniversityMS, Computer Science
- University of MumbaiBSc., Mathematics
Skills & more
Strategy11Management Consulting17Start-ups17Entrepreneurship9Cloud Computing5Program Management7Product Management4Strategic Partnerships5Software Development4Project Management3Enterprise Architecture2Integration2
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Agile MethodologiesBusiness DevelopmentVolunteeringVolunteer ManagementNon-profit VolunteerE-commerceMobile DevicesBoard of DirectorsEdtechSaaSEducational TechnologyEducationLanguages English
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Same school
Also attended Case Western Reserve University39
Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersKT MooreAdvisor at Clear VenturesPete KoomenGeneral Partner at Y CombinatorAsheem ChandnaInvestor at Greylock PartnersMatt SteinChief Information Officer at Flare Capital PartnersHamid RateghVenture Technology Director at Samsung Catalyst Fund
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Also attended University of Mumbai102
Manish GuptaInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Ullas NaikFounder and General Partner at Streamlined VenturesAnshul SadanaCEO, Nexthop AI at EMERGENT VENTURESBhavana WaigankarCOO at LightboxHimanshi TailorAssociate, Legal at LightboxAkshat JainVice President, Investments at Sixth Sense Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at Case Western Reserve University8
Will BruneSenior Associate at Mutual Capital PartnersAkhil SaklechaAdvisor - Healthtech at Augment VenturesBill HoffmanVenture Partner at Vensana CapitalDanielle MorrisSenior Director, Revenue & Compliance Management at JumpStart VenturesCarmen FontanaInvestor at Countdown CapitalDavid MoonPrincipal at Cultivation Capital
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Also worked at Stanford University School of Medicine73
Josephine ChenInvestor at Sequoia CapitalJeffrey FinerVenture Partner at Third Rock VenturesAlejandraChief of Staff, Investment Team at Hummingbird VenturesFrancisco GimenezInvestment Team at 8VCLan JiangPartner at Lux CapitalJeffrey DeFlavio, MDEntrepreneur in Residence at AlleyCorp
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Also worked at Solve - MIT5
Narges BaniasadiVenture Partner at Think+ Ventures Management, LlcCenk SezginsoyExperts | Venture Partner at 212Ed PhillipsManaging Director, Global at Future Planet CapitalDr Arvind GuptaAdvisor at Kalaari CapitalLara MetcalfAdvisory Board; Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation at Zeal Capital Partners
Also worked at Santa Clara University25
John TorreyVenture Partner at Madrona Venture GroupThomas KnowlesAdvisor & Managing Director, Gratitude Railroad at Buckhill CapitalVP of Finance and Information SystemsInvestor at Glynn Capital ManagementJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesGregory EatonFounder - Managing Director at Cheyenne VenturesSarah NelsonSenior Fund Accountant at Playground Global
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Investments
Board seats
Shine Together
Investor
Candoo TechCroptixEdVisorlyHaven ConnectMedHaulRe:Dish
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Colleagues at Silicon Valley
Aarthi Ramaswamy
Partner Champion to Parent Voices Oakland at Silicon Valley
Bill Brownell
SV2 Board Treasurer at Silicon Valley
Brittny Bottorff
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Byron Hill
Partner Champion to Kit Switch at Silicon Valley
Catherine Crystal Foster
Partner Champion to Oasis Legal Services at Silicon Valley
Celeste Ford
Partner Champion to Harvest Thermal at Silicon Valley
Charity Silkebakken
Youth Development Grant Round Co-Leader; Partner Champion to MyPath at Silicon Valley
Cindy Lang
SV2 Board Member at Silicon Valley