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Aman Verjee

Investor

General Partner at Practical Venture Capital

Palo Alto, California

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

A finance and operations executive with 15+ years across private and public tech companies. Former COO of 500 Startups, he led strategy at PayPal and eBay and served as divisional CFO of eBay's North American Marketplace business.

Experience

  1. R Street InstituteBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentWashington, District of Columbia, United States
  2. Practical Venture CapitalGeneral Partner / foundercurrent2019 — presentPalo Alto
  3. Harvard Business SchoolMentorcurrent2022 — presentUnited States
  4. Stanford UniversityChairman of the Board, Stanford Reviewcurrent2004 — present
  5. AVANA CapitalAdvisory Board Member2019 — 2025Glendale, Arizona
  6. JA WorldwideBoard Member (Board of Governors) at Junior Achievement / JA Worldwide2018 — 2019Greater Boston Area
  7. 500 StartupsChief Operating Officer2017 — 2019New York / Bay Area
  8. CAN CapitalChief Financial Officer2015 — 2017New York City Metropolitan Area
  9. VistoChief Financial Officer2012 — 2015New York, NY
  10. Sonos, Inc.Chief Financial Officer2010 — 2012
  11. eBayCFO, North America Marketplaces2008 — 2010
  12. PayPalVice President, Financial Planning & Analysis2002 — 2008
  13. Clarium Capital ManagementVP - Private Equity Ventures2003 — 2004
  14. AMERICAN THUNDEREditor in Chief, co-founder2003 — 2004
  15. MCKINSEY & COAssociate2001 — 2002Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
  16. Lehman BrothersAnalyst - Financial Engineering1995 — 1998New York City Metropolitan Area

Education

  1. Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., Constitutional law; taxation; corporate law1998 — 2001
  2. Stanford UniversityB.A., Economics1992 — 1996
  3. University of Toronto SchoolsHigh school diploma, No major - high school STEM track1985 — 1991

Skills & more

Financial Reporting14CFOs14Economics5Teaching6Software as a Service (SaaS)4Financial Analysis99Editing17Consumer Technology4Business Strategy99Investments44Fundraising25Writing11
+12 moreStart-upsAnalysisAnalyticsBudgetsBusiness PlanningCompetitive AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentDigital MediaSaaSDue DiligenceE-commerceEntrepreneurship

Languages French · Latin · Spanish

  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • CFA Institute Charterholder — CFA Institute
  • Chartered Financial Analyst — CFA Institute

From Aman's professional profile.

Colleagues at Practical Venture Capital

Amber Fehrenbacher
Director of Marketing at Practical Venture Capital
Dave McClure
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Dug Song
Founder, Duo Security at Decibel Partners
Hagi Schwartz
LP Advisory Board at Fusion VC
Karin Tenenboim
Latam Partner at Practical Venture Capital
Robert Goldberg
Advisor at Practical Venture Capital

Network1

Dave McClure
General Partner at Practical Venture Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Aman Verjee work?
Aman Verjee is General Partner at Practical Venture Capital.
What check size does Aman Verjee write?
Aman Verjee typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.

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Also worked at PayPal136

Peter ThielCo-founder & Partner at Founders FundReid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockRoelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberDavid SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarKeith RaboisManaging Director at Khosla VenturesJoe LonsdaleFounder & Managing Partner of 8VC

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