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Arjun Arora

Investor

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

San Francisco, California, United States

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.

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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

Education

  1. University of California, BerkeleyBSc, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / Entrepreneurship & Technology2002 — 2005
  2. University High School (Irvine)

Skills & more

Go To Market5Fundraising3Go-to-Market Strategy3Investing1Early Stage Investment2Principal Investments2Venture Capital3Start-ups99Online Advertising99Entrepreneurship99Lead Generation99Email Marketing96
+12 moreMarketing StrategyStrategic PartnershipsSocial MediaBusiness DevelopmentMarketingCRMAdvertisingOnline MarketingStrategyLeadershipGoogle AnalyticsDigital Media

Languages Hindi · Punjabi · Spanish

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Same school

Also attended University of California, Berkeley863

Byron DeeterPartner at Bessemer Venture PartnersTrevor OelschigInvestment Team at General CatalystBrendan Bulik-SullivanInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Glen AndersonPartner at Monta Vista CapitalAnthony LinHead of Intel Capital, Corporate Vice President at Intel CapitalScott ShawChief of Staff at Intel Capital

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Shared employers

Also worked at Zentist2

John CowgillPartner at Costanoa VenturesGreg NeufeldGeneral Partner at Valuestream Ventures

Also worked at 500 Startups128

Kaz TeradaVenture Advisor at Monta Vista CapitalChristal NgAssociate at Golden Gate VenturesDemi ObayomiPrincipal at Sapphire VenturesGbenga AjayiPartner, Head of Africa and Middle East at QED InvestorsJustin LedbetterChief Operating Officer, Marlan Space at Cortado VenturesDannyInvestor at MGV.VC

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Also worked at Yahoo!227

Jess LeePartner and Chief Product Officer at Sequoia CapitalMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Marcie VuPartner at GreycroftIsabelle PhelpsPartner at Lerer HippeauPaul LevineOperating Partner at Sapphire Ventures

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Also worked at Deloitte Consulting1,040

Kirsten GreenFounder and Managing Partner at Forerunner VenturesHunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at HomebrewNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesPatrick KartevollInvestor at InvestinorØysteinInvestor at InvestinorMinh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate Ventures

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Colleagues at Streamlined Ventures

Aayush Phumbhra
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Chase Dun
Associate at Streamlined Ventures
Howard Wolf
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Lily Sarafan
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Lukas Linemayr
Partner at Streamlined Ventures
Maurice Werdegar
Investor at Streamlined Ventures
Nicky Kamra
Principal at Streamlined Ventures
Skye Addicks
Operations at Streamlined Ventures

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Edith Yeung
General Partner at Race Capital

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