Arto Yeritsyan
InvestorFounderPartner at BIGSTORY VC · Founder at Async · Founder at Podcastle
San Francisco, California
Writes $150K – $300K checks · typically $225K
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About
Arto Yeritsyan is CEO and Co-Founder of Async, formerly known as Podcastle. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering at PicsArt and currently works as an advisor and investor.
Founder at Async
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Podcastle's investors · 6
AI FundMountain View · $100K – $1M checks · since 2021Mosaic VenturesLondon · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024Point NineBerlin · $1M – $10M checks · since 2024RTP GlobalNew York · $1M – $15M checks · since 2024Sierra VenturesSan Mateo · $10M checks · since 2024SmartGateVCGlendale · $250K – $10M checks
Experience
- AsyncCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Podcastle Inc.CEO & Foundercurrent2020 — present
- BigStory VCFounding Partnercurrent2021 — present
- PicsartAdvisor2020 — 2022
- PicsartVP of Engineering2018 — 2020
- PicsartExecutive Director, Technology2017 — 2019Armenia
- PicsartDirector of Release and Development Process | Product Owner2014 — 2018
- Coding RecordsCo-Founder2016 — 2019
- be2Technical Lead2013 — 2014Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- be2Release Engineer2012 — 2013
- Synergy International SystemsJunior Engineer2010 — 2011
Skills & more
Executive Management40Leadership Development39People Management33Start-ups5Process Management4Business Process Improvement3Product Management3Project Management3Scrum2Agile Methodologies4Test Driven Development5Release Management3
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Risk ManagementContinuous IntegrationStrategic PlanningSoftware Development Life Cycle (SDLC)SQLJavaMySQLJenkinsPublic SpeakingManagementProblem SolvingSupervisory SkillsLanguages English · Russian
- Certified Growth Hacker — Eazl.ai
- Machine Learning — Coursera
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arto Yeritsyan?
- Arto Yeritsyan is CEO and Co-Founder of Async, formerly known as Podcastle. He previously served as Vice President of Engineering at PicsArt and currently works as an advisor and investor.
- Where does Arto Yeritsyan work?
- Arto Yeritsyan is Founder of Async and Partner at BIGSTORY VC and Founder at Podcastle.
- What check size does Arto Yeritsyan write?
- Arto Yeritsyan typically writes checks of $150K – $300K.
- What companies did Arto Yeritsyan found?
- Arto Yeritsyan founded Async, Podcastle.
- Where did Arto Yeritsyan go to school?
- Arto Yeritsyan studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Leadership, Organizational Leadership); State Engineering University of Armenia (Master's degree, Nanotechnology); State Engineering University of Armenia (Bachelor's degree, Cybernetics).
Founder mafias
Stanford University Graduate School of Business mafia746
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Steve JurvetsonMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded Future Ventures +1Theresia GouwMBAFounded EarlyTony XuMBAFounded DoorDashDavid VélezMBAFounded Nubank +1IanMaster of Business Administration (M.B.A.)Founded Apex Technology +3Matt RouifStanford Ignite (Summer Institute for Entrepreneurship)Founded Photoroom +3
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State Engineering University of Armenia mafia4
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BIGSTORY VC mafia3
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PicsArt mafia3
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Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business2,000
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberPeter FentonGeneral Partner at BenchmarkSteve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesDavid SzeAdvisory Partner at GreylockKatherine BoyleGeneral Partner at Andreessen Horowitz (American Dynamism)Hunter WalkCo-founder & Partner at Homebrew
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