Arpan Ajmera
InvestorAssociate at VU Venture Partners
New York, New York
Writes $200K – $1M checks · typically $5M
About
Arpan Ajmera translated Venture University's investment apprenticeship into a full-time VC role and leverages hands-on operating experience as Chief of Staff at Endgame to inform go-to-market and operations-driven investment decisions.
Invests in
ConsumerEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSpace Tech
Experience
- StealthChief of Staffcurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
- Purdue UniversityAdjunct Professorcurrent2023 — present
- Self-employedAngel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- VU Venture PartnersPrincipal2023 — 2025New York, United States
- VU Venture PartnersInvestment Associate2020 — 2023New York, United States
- FoundersBoostAccelerator Director - NYC2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
- ZX VenturesAnalyst2018 — 2019New York, United States
- Leibniz Universität HannoverResearch Intern2017Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany
- APM TerminalsBusiness Analyst Intern2015Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
Education
- Purdue UniversityBachelor of Engineering - BE
- GrowthX®Product & Growth Program, Business Administration and Management2024
- Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityStudy Abroad
Skills & more
Public Speaking5Leadership5Problem Solving3Start-ups55Venture Capital51Entrepreneurship46Mechanical Engineering9Engineering9Research9Manufacturing6Finite Element Analysis5Data Analysis7
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Budget ManagementFinancial ForecastingCustomer ServiceStart-up VenturesCorporate Venture CapitalEarly-stage StartupsMatlabMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Power BIExcel VBA- The Ultimate MySql Bootcamp — Udemy
From Arpan's professional profile.
Colleagues at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alejandro Chardon
Associate at VU Venture Partners
Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Andrew Zalasin
General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Andy Goldstein
Partner - Western Europe at VU Venture Partners
Angie Wang
Principal - Asia-Pacific Investment Team at VU Venture Partners
Antonio Lavia
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Asta Galinyte
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
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Alejandro ChardonScout
Associate at VU Venture Partners
Bernardt VogelScout
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Chris MullalyScout
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Darryl BandoroScout
Principal, Investor Relations at VU Venture Partners
Irina LaninScout
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Aakash Jain
Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Alessandra (Sandra) Habermann
Senior Associate at VU Venture Partners
Andrew Zalasin
General Partner - North America, Europe, & LatAm at VU Venture Partners
Antonio Lavia
Investor at VU Venture Partners
Asta Galinyte
Venture Partner at VU Venture Partners
Austin Ritter
Analyst at VU Venture Partners
Bevon King
Investor at VU Venture Partners
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Frequently asked questions
- Where does Arpan Ajmera work?
- Arpan Ajmera is Associate at VU Venture Partners.
- What does Arpan Ajmera invest in?
- Arpan Ajmera invests in Consumer, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Space Tech.
- What check size does Arpan Ajmera write?
- Arpan Ajmera typically writes checks of $200K – $1M.
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