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Arvind Ayyala

Investor

Partner at Geodesic Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Arvind Ayyala is a Partner at Geodesic Capital with investment experience spanning the United States, Southeast Asia, India, and Sri Lanka. He has completed over 30 growth-stage investments across enterprise AI, vertical AI, fintech, and health IT sectors, and holds board positions at nine companies. Ayyala has been involved in startup investing and operations since 2006, with track record including four IPO exits and seven M&A transactions.

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Experience

  1. Geodesic CapitalPartner, Investmentscurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  2. UNPACK3D PodcastCreator | Co-Hostcurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Together AIInvestor | (+ Sourced)current2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  4. FieldguideInvestor | (+Sourced)current2026 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. GleanInvestor | (+Sourced)current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. AltruistInvestor | (+Sourced)current2025 — present
  7. HightouchInvestor | (+Sourced)current2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  8. SardineInvestor | (+Sourced)current2024 — present
  9. WriterInvestor | (+Sourced)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  10. TranscarentInvestor | Board (Observer) | (+Sourced)current2024 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  11. Sakana AIInvestorcurrent2024 — presentTokyo, Japan
  12. NileInvestor | (+Sourced)current2023 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  13. Nova CreditInvestor | (+Sourced)current2023 — presentNew York, United States
  14. TRM LabsInvestorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  15. NUS AlumniAmbassadorcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  16. Alkira, Inc.Investor | (+Sourced) | (Acq’d - LUMN)2024 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
  17. Scale AIInvestor | (+Sourced) (Acq’d - META)2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
  18. FeedzaiInvestor (+Sourced)2021 — 2022
  19. ConveraInvestor | (+Sourced)2021 — 2022
  20. Nature's FyndInvestor | (+Sourced)2021 — 2022

Education

  1. Questrom School of Business, Boston UniversityMaster of Business Administration - MBA, Business Administration and Management
  2. University of PennsylvaniaSEAS + Wharton: Chemical Engineering + Technology Ventures
  3. National University of SingaporeBachelors in BioChemical Engineering (Honors)

Skills & more

Business Development24Business Strategy23Customer Engagement6Marketing11Government Agencies1Energy6Finance6Entrepreneurship5Competitive Analysis5Market Research4Investments3Government5
+8 moreManagement ConsultingStart-upsNew Business DevelopmentStrategic ThinkingAnalysisStrategyAnalytical SkillsStrategic Planning

Languages English · French · Hindi · Mandarin · Telugu

  • Full Member — CFA Society San Francisco
  • Advanced Financial Modeling - Core — CFA Society Singapore
  • CFA Level II Candidate — CFA Institute
  • Passed CFA Level I — CFA Institute
  • Business Model Generation Workshop — Business Model Foundry

From Arvind's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Questrom School of Business, Boston University76

Sujata BhatiaInvestor at Index VenturesTroy PhoaAssociate at Marlin Equity PartnersRony Patishi-ChillimInvestor at Israel Cleantech VenturesKelvin LeungDirector, Growth at Openspace VenturesJason RobartCo-founder and General Partner at Seae VenturesLisa DutotFinance Administration Manager at Red Cell Incubation

+ 70 more

Also attended University of Pennsylvania646

Dasha MaggioPartner at Felicis Ventures, writer on venture capital and founder psychologyNancy WangInvestor at Felicis VenturesEghosa OmoiguiFounder and Managing General Partner at EchoVC PartnersAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesJames KuklinskiInvestor at Spark CapitalKerry KilleenAssociate General Counsel at Revolution

+ 640 more

Also attended National University of Singapore247

Justin HallPartner at Golden Gate VenturesMahati SridharPartner, Rise of the Rest at RevolutionCeline XiaoInvestor at DN CapitalSofia DahouneInvestor at DaphniYi Min LohInvestment Associate at Burda Principal InvestmentsSean LooInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments

+ 241 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Nova Credit7

Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystIlya FushmanPartner at KPCBYichen FengDirector, Investments at Acumen AmericaWalker ForehandPresident and General Partner at Canapi VenturesMisha EsipovInvestor at ZendaIpshita AgarwalInvestor at CRV (Charles River Ventures)

+ 1 more

Also worked at Scale AI46

Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesAvi BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel CapitalAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North AmericaErica VanInvestment Director at Intel CapitalWilliam ReedInvestor at Spark CapitalAravind BharadwajInvestment Director at Intel Capital

+ 40 more

Also worked at Inari5

Sandy DestrugeInvestor at Silversmith Capital PartnersJohn CaseyCEO, Ormoni & Venture Partner at Pillar VCSophie V. VandebroekInvestor at Blue Tulip VenturesLucas MannManaging Partner at Acre Venture PartnersIgnacio MartinezGeneral Partner at Flagship Pioneering

Also worked at MetricStream3

Ned GilhulyCo-Founder & Partner at Sageview CapitalJeff KlemensPartner at Sageview CapitalSidra Ahmed LefortVenture Partner at Rain Capital

Colleagues at Geodesic Capital

Alvin Asper
CFO at Geodesic Capital
Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
John Roos
Founding Partner at Geodesic Capital
Jon Rezneck
Partner and Head of Investment Team, COO at Geodesic Capital
Justin Yue
Associate at Geodesic Capital
Marcus Otsuji
Country Manager at Geodesic Capital
Matthew Fuller
Partner at Geodesic Capital

Network5

Brent Wu
Partner at Geodesic Capital
Divya Sudhakar
Partner at Geodesic Capital
John Roos
Founding Partner at Geodesic Capital
Justin Yue
Associate at Geodesic Capital
Matthew Fuller
Partner at Geodesic Capital

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