Where does Arun Saigal work?

Arun Saigal is Founder/CEO of Thunkable.

What check size does Arun Saigal write?

Arun Saigal typically writes checks of $4M – $6M.

Where did Arun Saigal go to school?

Arun Saigal studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Concentration: Artificial Intelligence)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (SB), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator.

Arun Saigal

Founder

Founder/CEO at Thunkable

San Francisco, California

Writes $4M – $6M checks · typically $5M

FoundedThunkable · YC

About

Arun Saigal is co-founder and CEO of Thunkable, a no-code platform for designing, developing, and deploying native Android, iOS, and Web applications. The platform has been used by over 5 million people across 184 countries to build more than 13 million apps. Saigal holds degrees from MIT and has previously held positions at Quizlet, Khan Academy, Aspiring Minds, and Google.

Founder/CEO at Thunkable YC W16

Intro paths

Arun went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Thunkable's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

→

In turn, Arun can intro founders to Thunkable's investors below.

Thunkable's investors · 9

James Beshara FundLos Angeles · since 2022 LatitudeSan Francisco · since 2022 Lightspeed Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $1.7M – $87M checks · since 2022 National Science FoundationAlexandria · since 2018 New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Menlo Park · $200K – $40M checks · since 2022 Owl VenturesSan Francisco · $5M – $50M checks · since 2022 PJCProvidence · $500K – $1.5M checks · since 2022 Sky9 CapitalSingapore · $1M – $10M checks · since 2022 Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2016

Co-founders at Thunkable

WeiHua LiFounder/CTO

Wei

Experience

ThunkableCo-Founder and CEOcurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Civic Music AssociationMusic Director and Conductorcurrent2015 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Corporation Development Committeecurrent2016 — present
QuizletLead Android Developer2013 — 2015San Francisco, CA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Research Assistant2013Cambridge, MA
MIT Media LabMIT App Inventor Engineer2010 — 2013Cambridge, MA
Five Rings Capital, LLCAlgorithmic Trading Intern2013New York, New York
Khan AcademySoftware Engineering Intern2012Mountain View, CA
Aspiring MindsResearch Engineer2012Gurugram, Haryana, India
GoogleSoftware Engineering Intern2011Mountain View, CA
Intel CorporationSoftware Engineering Intern2011Hudson, MA
Procter & GambleProducts Research Intern2010Cincinnati, OH

Skills & more

Python18JavaScript8Research6Mobile Devices7Software Engineering17Android13Java9

From Arun's professional profile.

Frequently asked questions

Who is Arun Saigal?: Arun Saigal is co-founder and CEO of Thunkable, a no-code platform for designing, developing, and deploying native Android, iOS, and Web applications. The platform has been used by over 5 million people across 184 countries to build more than 13 million apps. Saigal holds degrees from MIT and has previously held positions at Quizlet, Khan Academy, Aspiring Minds, and Google.
Where does Arun Saigal work?: Arun Saigal is Founder/CEO of Thunkable.
What check size does Arun Saigal write?: Arun Saigal typically writes checks of $4M – $6M.
What companies did Arun Saigal found?: Arun Saigal founded Thunkable.
Where did Arun Saigal go to school?: Arun Saigal studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Engineering (MEng), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Concentration: Artificial Intelligence)); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science (SB), Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); Y Combinator.