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Arjun Arora

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Advisor at Entrepreneur First · Advisor at Streamlined Ventures · Founder of and Advisor for Format One at Joyance Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

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About

Arjun Arora is Managing Partner at Format One, which he founded. He advises funds, startups, limited partners, and Fortune 100 companies on strategy, go-to-market, product, monetization, and fundraising, and maintains an active individual investment portfolio that includes positions in Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, Lyft, Flexport, Notion, and Anduril, among others. Previously, he was a partner at 500 Startups, founded and sold ReTargeter to Sellpoints, served as chair of the Saint Francis Foundation's board, and held roles in business development and investment banking; he holds a degree in electrical engineering and computer science with a focus on entrepreneurship and technology from UC Berkeley.

Experience

  1. Format OneManaging Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. InvestorInvestorcurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. ZentistBoard Membercurrent2019 — present
  4. Hubble NetworkAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  5. ACOFAdvisorcurrent2021 — present
  6. Entrepreneur FirstAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  7. Startup and Fund AdvisorAdvisor, Board Membercurrent2011 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. ContrabandAdvisorcurrent2026 — present
  9. STOKE ShoesAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
  10. NikeAdvisor & Member of Investment Committee (NVL)2018 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
  11. ExpaIn Residence2018 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  12. 500 StartupsPartner2016 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  13. ImmediatelyCo-Founder2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
  14. ReTargeterChairman of the Board & Founder2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
  15. ReTargeterCEO, Founder2009 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  16. Yahoo!Business Development & Strategy for Yahoo! Real Estate2007 — 2009
  17. JefferiesInvestment Banker2006 — 2007
  18. Deloitte ConsultingIntern2005
  19. IntuitIntern2004

Skills & more

Go To Market5Fundraising3Go-to-Market Strategy3Investing1Early Stage Investment2Principal Investments2Venture Capital3Start-upsOnline AdvertisingEntrepreneurshipLead GenerationStrategy
+8 moreEmail MarketingMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentMarketingLeadershipCRM

Languages Hindi · Punjabi

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Colleagues at Entrepreneur First

Aabharan Hemanth
CTO at Allude
Abejith Murali
CEO at Steadwing
Adam Weiss
Vice President at Colbeck Capital
Adi Edekar
CEO at Letty
Aditya Agarwalla
Co-Founder & CEO at Kisan Network
Adnan Siddiquei
CTO at Letty
Ajitesh Lunge
CEO at Locksmith Bio
Ali Susskind
Principal, North America at Entrepreneur First

Network2

Edith Yeung
General Partner at Race Capital
Min Kim
Partner at 500 Startups Korea

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Arjun Arora?
Arjun Arora is Managing Partner at Format One, which he founded. He advises funds, startups, limited partners, and Fortune 100 companies on strategy, go-to-market, product, monetization, and fundraising, and maintains an active individual investment portfolio that includes positions in Anthropic, OpenAI, Perplexity, Lyft, Flexport, Notion, and Anduril, among others. Previously, he was a partner at 500 Startups, founded and sold ReTargeter to Sellpoints, served as chair of the Saint Francis Foundation's board, and held roles in business development and investment banking; he holds a degree in electrical engineering and computer science with a focus on entrepreneurship and technology from UC Berkeley.
Where does Arjun Arora work?
Arjun Arora is Advisor at Entrepreneur First.
Where did Arjun Arora go to school?
Arjun Arora studied at University of California, Berkeley (BSc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology); University High School (Irvine).

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