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Arra Malekzadeh

Investor

Partner at Craft Ventures

New York, New York, United States

Writes $50K – $50M checks

About

Arra Malekzadeh, the SaaSy VC on TikTok, educates founders on fundraising and pitch strategy, leads SaaS and marketplace deals, and applies operator focus to sales, AI hackathons, and GTM analyses.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechMarketplacesSaaS

Experience

  1. WorkOSFinancecurrent2025 — presentNew York City Metropolitan Area
  2. Craft VenturesPartner2022 — 2024New York City Metropolitan Area
  3. Craft VenturesPrincipal2021 — 2022New York City Metropolitan Area
  4. Craft VenturesAssociate2019 — 2021San Francisco Bay Area
  5. BuildZoomHead of Strategy and Operations2018 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. BuildZoomBusiness Operations Manager2017 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
  7. J.P. MorganDebt Capital Markets Analyst2015 — 2017Greater New York City Area
  8. NYU Leonard N. Stern School of BusinessResearch Assistant2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area

Education

  1. New York UniversityBachelor of Arts (B.A.), Economics and Pre-Medicine
  2. NYU in LondonStudy Abroad Program

Skills & more

Investments14Retirement Planning5Mutual Funds6Strategic Financial Planning2Fixed Annuities2Securities1Retirement2Estate Planning1Life Insurance2Bloomberg2Financial Analysis16Insurance2
+12 moreFinancial ModelingWealth ManagementFinanceAsset AllocationFashionBusiness AnalyticsSocial MediaChemistryEconomicsPublic SpeakingTax AccountingIncome Tax

Languages English · Farsi

  • Series 79, 63, 52 — FINRA
  • HIPAA Privacy and Security Awareness Certification — VMD Health Care Training, LLC

From Arra's professional profile.

Colleagues at Craft Ventures

Aaron Cort
Operating Partner, Marketing & Growth at Craft Ventures
Bil Harmer
Advisor, Infosec at Craft Ventures
Bill Lee
Venture Partner at Craft Ventures
Brian Murray
Partner and COO at Craft Ventures
Bryan Rosenblatt
Partner at Craft Ventures
Caroline Brayson
Operating Partner, Communications & Marketing at Craft Ventures
Cassie Chao Leemans
Operating Partner, Talent at Craft Ventures
Dan Moor
Investor at Craft Ventures

Network7

Edward LandoScout
Partner at Pareto Holdings
Maryanna SaenkoScout
Co-founder at Future Ventures
Nitesh BantaScout
Co-founder and Advisor at Rough Draft Ventures
David Sacks
Co-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czar
Abhishek Sharma
Managing Director at Nexus Venture Partners
Jeff Fluhr
Partner at Craft Ventures
Joanna Drake
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Magnify Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Arra Malekzadeh work?
Arra Malekzadeh is Partner at Craft Ventures.
What does Arra Malekzadeh invest in?
Arra Malekzadeh invests in AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Marketplaces, SaaS.
What check size does Arra Malekzadeh write?
Arra Malekzadeh typically writes checks of $50K – $50M.

Same school

Also attended New York University359

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Shared employers

Also worked at WorkOS15

Anders RanumPartner at Sapphire VenturesJake SeidGeneral Partner at Ballistic VenturesZach WaterfieldInvestor at Ripple VenturesTalia MoyalMarketing Advisor at Modern TechnicalAlex ClaytonPartner at Meritech Capital PartnersPaige DohertyFounding Partner at Behind Genius Ventures

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Also worked at Craft Ventures32

David SacksCo-founder & General Partner at Craft Ventures; PCAST co-chair; former White House AI & crypto czarMichael RobinsonInvestor at Craft VenturesKevin GaburaInvestor at Craft VenturesDan MoorInvestor at Craft VenturesZao ChenInvestor at Craft VenturesSean CloneyHead of Talent at Headline

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Also worked at BuildZoom3

Hunter MeisterBusiness Development Manager at Infinity Capital PartnersAdam ScharfUniversity Venture Fellow (Spring 2024) at Rebalance Capital VenturesRichard LeeFounder at Ciro

Also worked at J.P. Morgan796

Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Akshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesNaseem MoumeneVice President at Northzone, investing across complex and fragmented industries undergoing fundamental shiftsFranklin BiGeneral Partner at Pantera CapitalMegan LightcapPartner, Creator Fund at Slow VenturesNatalie SchmitkeManaging Director Capital Networks at Burda Principal Investments

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