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About
Arif Fazal is founder and managing director of Blueberry Ventures, a food and beverage investment fund established in 2015. Prior to founding Blueberry Ventures, he operated Arif Advisors, providing advisory services to consumer-branded companies and investors, and held general management, strategy, and business development roles at Safeway Inc. and Williams-Sonoma Inc. Fazal holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from UC Berkeley.
Experience
- Blueberry VenturesFounder & Managing Directorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California
- Vive OrganicBoard Membercurrent2018 — present
- Rhythm Superfoods LLCBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas Metropolitan Area
- Flying EmbersBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
- Biena SnacksBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentBoston, MA
- Austin EastcidersBoard Membercurrent2017 — presentAustin, Texas
- TruBrainBoard Membercurrent2015 — presentSanta Monica, CA
- Naturally Bay AreaFounding Board Member2018 — 2021San Francisco, CA
- Revive KombuchaBoard Member2016 — 2018Petaluma, CA
- Arif Advisors: Consulting and Advisory to Consumer Growth Companies and InvestorsFounding Partner2007 — 2015
- Blackhawk Marketing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Safeway Inc.General Management, Product & Brand Dvlpmnt, Sales & Marketing, Business Dvlpmnt & Global Sourcing2004 — 2007
- Williams-Sonoma Inc.Corporate Strategy, Supply Chain, International Business Development, Merchandising & P/L Management2001 — 2004
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Deals · 2
Austin Eastciders Holdings, Inc.Board seat
via Blueberry Ventures · filed Feb 2020 · $5.7M raise
TriplePulseBoard seat
via Blueberry Ventures · filed Aug 2015 · $40K raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arif Fazal?
- Arif Fazal is founder and managing director of Blueberry Ventures, a food and beverage investment fund established in 2015. Prior to founding Blueberry Ventures, he operated Arif Advisors, providing advisory services to consumer-branded companies and investors, and held general management, strategy, and business development roles at Safeway Inc. and Williams-Sonoma Inc. Fazal holds an MBA from Stanford University and a BA from UC Berkeley.
- Where does Arif Fazal work?
- Arif Fazal is Managing Director at Blueberry Ventures.
- What boards does Arif Fazal sit on?
- Arif Fazal holds tracked board seats at Austin Eastciders Holdings, Inc., TriplePulse.
- Where did Arif Fazal go to school?
- Arif Fazal studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (MBA, Business); University of California, Berkeley (BA, Economics).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley2,000
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Shared employers
Also worked at Rhythm Superfoods LLC1
Also worked at Flying Embers2
Also worked at TruBrain7
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