Arjun Chopra
InvestorFounderGeneral Partner at Floodgate · Board director at Shipper
San Francisco, California
Writes $500K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M
FoundedShipper · YC
About
Arjun Chopra is a Partner at Floodgate focused on investments in enterprise IT infrastructure and business transformation solutions. Previously, he served as CTO at Cambridge Technology Enterprises, a publicly traded cloud computing company, where he led cloud strategy and product development, oversaw 350+ engineers across multiple global centers, and built cloud infrastructure for major financial institutions. His background also includes founding and technical leadership roles at multiple technology companies, including positions at Microsoft and Motive, along with several technology patents cited as prior art by major corporations.
Board director at ShipperYC W19
Intro paths
Arjun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2019) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Gustaf Alstromer — the partner who ran Shipper's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Arjun can intro founders to Shipper's investors below.
Shipper's investors · 9
Co-founders at Shipper
Experience
- FloodgatePartner2015 — 2025
- smartShiftChief Technology Officer2013 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE)Chief Technology Officer2009 — 2015San Francisco
- Vox HoldingsFounder2006 — 2009
- IBCC CorpEIR2004 — 2006
- MotiveSoftware Developer1998 — 2002
- MicrosoftSoftware Development Engineer1997Redmond, WA
Education
- Harvard Business SchoolMBA
- The University of Texas at AustinBS, Computer Science
Skills & more
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High AvailabilityManaged ServicesGo-to-market StrategyAgile Project ManagementSecurityBusiness DevelopmentBig DataAgile MethodologiesManagementAmazon Web Services (AWS)Software DevelopmentStrategic PartnershipsFrom Arjun's professional profile.
Colleagues at Floodgate
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Network9
Investors connected to Arjun in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Arjun Chopra work?
- Arjun Chopra is General Partner at Floodgate and Founder at Shipper.
- What check size does Arjun Chopra write?
- Arjun Chopra typically writes checks of $500K – $5M.
- What companies did Arjun Chopra found?
- Arjun Chopra founded Shipper.
Same school
Also attended Harvard Business School1,969
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Also attended The University of Texas at Austin351
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Shared employers
Also worked at Floodgate18
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Also worked at smartShift1
Also worked at Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE)1
Also worked at Motive7
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