Arif Damji
InvestorPartner at Conductive Ventures · Board director at HopSkip
San Francisco, California
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Arif Damji is a Partner at Conductive Ventures with experience in software and tech-enabled services, focusing on go-to-market strategy drawing on his B2B and B2C marketing and sales background. Before venture, he led business innovation at Kosta Browne winery, was an early team member at YC-backed SaaS company 500friends, and began his career at McKinsey & Company.
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Sean WhalinCEO & Co-Founder
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Luke WhalinVP of Sales & Co-Founder
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Greg LeizerowiczCTO & Co-Founder
Experience
- Conductive VenturesPartnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- MoeGoBoard Membercurrent2021 — presentLos Angeles, California, United States
- HopSkipBoard Membercurrent2024 — present
- CheckboxBoard Observercurrent2026 — present
- QualyticsBoard Observercurrent2025 — present
- CloverleafBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- evolvedMDBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentPhoenix, Arizona, United States
- Lily AIBoard Observercurrent2022 — presentMountain View, California, United States
- Nice HealthcareBoard Observercurrent2020 — presentMinneapolis, Minnesota, United States
- ZingtreeInvestorcurrent2021 — presentLarkspur, California, United States
- ForteInvestorcurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- Self Financial, Inc.Investorcurrent2019 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Various CompaniesAngel Investorcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CSC GenerationBoard Observer2019 — 2022Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Kosta Browne WineryDirector Of Innovation2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- MerkleSenior Director of Strategy & Development2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- 500friends, a Merkle CompanyDirector of Strategy, Marketing & Business Development2013 — 2014San Francisco, California
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2011 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
Skills & more
Management2LeadershipStrategy11Strategic PlanningEnterprise Software9Software as a Service (SaaS)Hospitality IndustryCorporate EventsHuman Resources (HR)Board AdministrationCoachingAngel Investing
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Colleagues at Conductive Ventures
Akane Kudo
Senior Manager at Conductive Ventures
Carey Lai
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures
Hisae Sayed
Head of Operations at Conductive Ventures
Kosuke Kikuchi
Platform & Relationship Director at Conductive Ventures
Kyler Becksted
Investor at Conductive Ventures
Michael G. Riccio
Promoter at Conductive Ventures
Paul Yeh
Co-Founder & General Partner at Conductive Ventures
Robin Chan
Vice President at Conductive Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arif Damji?
- Arif Damji is a Partner at Conductive Ventures with experience in software and tech-enabled services, focusing on go-to-market strategy drawing on his B2B and B2C marketing and sales background. Before venture, he led business innovation at Kosta Browne winery, was an early team member at YC-backed SaaS company 500friends, and began his career at McKinsey & Company.
- Where does Arif Damji work?
- Arif Damji is Partner at Conductive Ventures and Board director at HopSkip.
- What check size does Arif Damji write?
- Arif Damji typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Arif Damji go to school?
- Arif Damji studied at University of Cambridge (BA (Hons), Economics); Stanford University (Masters, Management Science & Engineering); The Wharton School (Master of Business Administration - MBA, Finance).
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Shared employers
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