Where does Arjun Narayan work?

Arjun Narayan is Founder of Materialize and Venture Partner at Amplify Partners.

What companies did Arjun Narayan found?

Arjun Narayan founded Materialize.

Where did Arjun Narayan go to school?

Arjun Narayan studied at University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., Computer Science); Williams College (Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Economics); University of Cambridge (Tripos Part II, Computer Science).

Arjun Narayan

InvestorFounder

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners · Founder at Materialize

Bangalore, India (grew up)

FoundedMaterialize

About

Arjun Narayan holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Williams College. He co-founded Materialize with Frank McSherry, previously worked at Cockroach Labs, and became an active angel investor before joining Amplify Partners as a Venture Partner, focusing on technical founders building technical companies.

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Founder at Materialize

Intro paths

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In turn, Arjun can intro founders to Materialize's investors below.

Materialize's investors · 4

8VCAustin · $100K – $50M checks Kleiner PerkinsMenlo Park · $500K – $15M checks Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks Redpoint VenturesWoodside · $100K – $10M checks

Experience

Amplify PartnersMember of the Investment Staffcurrent2025 — present
MaterializeMember of the Co-founding Staffcurrent2019 — presentGreater New York City Area
Cockroach LabsMember of the Technical Staff2016 — 2019Greater New York City Area

Colleagues at Amplify Partners

Artur Bergman

Founder, Fastly at Amplify Partners

Barr Yaron

Partner at Amplify Partners

Barry McCardel

Founder, Hex at Amplify Partners

Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz

Venture Partner at Amplify Partners

Carlie Wright

Operations Associate at Amplify Partners

David Beyer

Partner at Amplify Partners

Elliot Hershberg

Scientist, Writer, and Investor on a mission to accelerate The Century of Biology

Emily McElroy

Talent at Amplify Partners

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arjun Narayan?: Arjun Narayan holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Computer Science and Economics from Williams College. He co-founded Materialize with Frank McSherry, previously worked at Cockroach Labs, and became an active angel investor before joining Amplify Partners as a Venture Partner, focusing on technical founders building technical companies.
Where does Arjun Narayan work?: Arjun Narayan is Founder of Materialize and Venture Partner at Amplify Partners.
What companies did Arjun Narayan found?: Arjun Narayan founded Materialize.
Where did Arjun Narayan go to school?: Arjun Narayan studied at University of Pennsylvania (Ph.D., Computer Science); Williams College (Bachelor of Arts, Computer Science and Economics); University of Cambridge (Tripos Part II, Computer Science).