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Arunas A. Chesonis
InvestorManaging Partner at Safar Partners
Rochester, New York
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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About
Managing Partner at Safar with a long track record in sustainability and cleantech, life sciences, and IT investing. He was CEO of Sweetwater Energy and founder and CEO of PAETEC Holding Corp., and is a member of the MIT Corporation and life trustee of the University of Rochester.
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Deals · 1
TURING AI CorpBoard seat
via Safar Partners · filed Mar 2025 · $14M raise
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arunas A. Chesonis?
- Managing Partner at Safar with a long track record in sustainability and cleantech, life sciences, and IT investing. He was CEO of Sweetwater Energy and founder and CEO of PAETEC Holding Corp., and is a member of the MIT Corporation and life trustee of the University of Rochester.
- Where does Arunas A. Chesonis work?
- Arunas A. Chesonis is Managing Partner at Safar Partners.
- What check size does Arunas A. Chesonis write?
- Arunas A. Chesonis typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- What boards does Arunas A. Chesonis sit on?
- Arunas A. Chesonis holds tracked board seats at RightHand, TURING AI Corp.
- What companies has Arunas A. Chesonis invested in?
- Investments tracked here include 5x5 Technologies, Dmat, Finwave Semiconductor, Liquid AI, Quaise Energy, RightHand, Venti Technologies, Veo Robotics, Verve Motion.
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