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Arpit Agarwal

InvestorFounder

Partner at Blume Ventures · Board director at Ati Motors

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Writes $750K – $2M checks · typically $1M

About

Arpit Agarwal is an Investment Partner at Blume Ventures focusing on ClimateTech and DeepTech investments. He has been involved in the startup ecosystem since 2006, including co-founding Headstart Network, India's early-stage entrepreneur network, and establishing Academic Ventures, a technology commercialization consulting firm. At Blume, he leads investments across ClimateTech, Electric Mobility, HealthTech, and Logistics sectors, with portfolio companies including Spinny, Cashify, Euler Motors, Battery Smart, BeatO, and THB.

Board director at Ati Motors

Intro paths

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In turn, Arpit can intro founders to Ati Motors's investors below.

Ati Motors's investors · 6

Athera Venture PartnersBangalore · $480K – $3M checks · since 2025Blume VenturesMumbai · $650K – $36M checks · since 2024Exfinity VenturesBengaluru · $500K – $3.5M checksNGP CapitalBerlin · $8M – $12M checks · since 2025True VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $3M checks · since 2024Walden CatalystSan Francisco · $550K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Ati Motors

SCSaurabh Chandra
Saurabh ChandraExecutive Officer, Director

Experience

  1. Blume VenturesInvestment Partnercurrent2014 — presentDelhi
  2. India DeepTechVolunteercurrent2020 — presentIndia
  3. HeadStart Network FoundationCo-founder and Volunteer2007 — 2019New Delhi Area, India
  4. TLabsManager2012 — 2014Noida Area, India
  5. Academic VenturesFounder2010 — 2012New Delhi Area, India
  6. Computational Research LaboratoriesManager - Sales and Marketing2009 — 2010
  7. SeedfundIntern2008Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
  8. L'Oreal India Pvt. Ltd.Summer Intern2008
  9. Vegayan Systems Pvt. Ltd.Intern2007
  10. Ittiam SystemsEngineer2005 — 2007
  11. PragyanFounder and Chairperson2004 — 2005Tiruchchirappalli Area, India

Education

  1. Indian Institute of Technology, BombayM. Mgmt, Marketing2007 — 2009
  2. National Institute of Technology, TiruchirappalliB.Tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering2001 — 2005
  3. REI Inter College, AgraIntermediate, Maths1999 — 2001

Skills & more

Startup Consulting5Marketing Research8Technology Evaluation4Entrepreneurship99Start-ups99Planning1Event Management38Project Planning40Sales7Business Development69Early-stage Startups5Startup Marketing1
+12 moreMarketingSocial Media MarketingBusiness AnalysisMobile DevicesOnline MarketingProgram ManagementMobile ApplicationsBusiness StrategyPublic SpeakingEnterprise SoftwareLeadershipManagement

Languages English · Hindi

From Arpit's professional profile.

Deals · 1

Ati MotorsBoard seat

via Blume Ventures · filed Jan 2025 · $20M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Colleagues at Blume Ventures

Akhilesh Agarwal
Associate Vice President at Blume Ventures
Apurva Dixit
Associate Vice President at Blume Ventures
Ashish Fafadia
Partner at Blume Ventures
Jatin Madhra
Associate at Blume Ventures
Jeevesh Saxena
Investor at Blume Ventures
Joseph Sebastian
Associate Vice President at Blume Ventures
Karthik Reddy
Co-Founder and Partner at Blume Ventures
Sajith Pai
Partner at Blume Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arpit Agarwal?
Arpit Agarwal is an Investment Partner at Blume Ventures focusing on ClimateTech and DeepTech investments. He has been involved in the startup ecosystem since 2006, including co-founding Headstart Network, India's early-stage entrepreneur network, and establishing Academic Ventures, a technology commercialization consulting firm. At Blume, he leads investments across ClimateTech, Electric Mobility, HealthTech, and Logistics sectors, with portfolio companies including Spinny, Cashify, Euler Motors, Battery Smart, BeatO, and THB.
Where does Arpit Agarwal work?
Arpit Agarwal is Partner at Blume Ventures and Board director at Ati Motors.
What check size does Arpit Agarwal write?
Arpit Agarwal typically writes checks of $750K – $2M.
What boards does Arpit Agarwal sit on?
Arpit Agarwal holds tracked board seats at Ati Motors.
Where did Arpit Agarwal go to school?
Arpit Agarwal studied at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (M. Mgmt, Marketing); National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli (B.Tech, Electronics and Communications Engineering); REI Inter College, Agra (Intermediate, Maths).

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