Arvind Purushotham
InvestorHead of Citi Ventures at Citi Ventures
Palo Alto, California, United States
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Job SimonunlockedArvind: together at Intel Corporation (1995–1996)
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About
Arvind Purushotham heads Citi Ventures, Citi's strategic investing group, where he has led investments in fintech, payments, security, and enterprise infrastructure, including companies such as Plaid, Square, DocuSign, Betterment, and DataRobot. He also advises the Citi Impact Fund, a $500 million program investing in technology startups focused on social impact. Before joining Citi, he spent over nine years as a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures and began his career as a chip designer at Intel; he holds an MBA from Harvard, an MS in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
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Invests in
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintech
Experience
- CitiHead of Citi Venturescurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- CitiManaging Director and Global Head, Venture Investing2011 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- Menlo VenturesManaging Director2001 — 2010Menlo Park, CA
- Intel CorporationProgram Manager1997 — 1999Santa Clara, CA
- Intel CorporationDesign Engineer1995 — 1997Santa Clara, CA
Skills & more
Venture Capital74Start-up Ventures3Entrepreneurship16Investments22Product Management27Private Equity11Product Marketing22Corporate Development26General Management2Business Development26Start-ups38Strategy23
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Mobile DevicesLanguages Kannada
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Jeff Flynn
Director at Citi Ventures
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Director at Citi Ventures
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Managing Director at Summit Partners
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Investor, entrepreneur, and Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures
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Co-founder at Anchorage Digital
A.J. Bertone
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Director at Citi Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Arvind Purushotham?
- Arvind Purushotham heads Citi Ventures, Citi's strategic investing group, where he has led investments in fintech, payments, security, and enterprise infrastructure, including companies such as Plaid, Square, DocuSign, Betterment, and DataRobot. He also advises the Citi Impact Fund, a $500 million program investing in technology startups focused on social impact. Before joining Citi, he spent over nine years as a Managing Director at Menlo Ventures and began his career as a chip designer at Intel; he holds an MBA from Harvard, an MS in electrical engineering from Case Western Reserve University, and a BTech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.
- Where does Arvind Purushotham work?
- Arvind Purushotham is Head of Citi Ventures at Citi Ventures.
- What does Arvind Purushotham invest in?
- Arvind Purushotham invests in AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech.
- Where did Arvind Purushotham go to school?
- Arvind Purushotham studied at Harvard Business School (MBA, General Management); Indian Institute of Technology, Madras (B. Tech., EE); Case Western Reserve University (MS, EE).
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Shared employers
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Also worked at Menlo Ventures77
Rishi ModiInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)Bryan EglanDirector of Business Development at Menlo VenturesKandace ElamVice President of GTM Talent at Menlo VenturesHouman HaghighiPartner, Business & Corporate Development at Menlo VenturesKayla HinderscheidHead of Network Development at Menlo VenturesJordan OrmontPartner, Talent at Menlo Ventures
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Also worked at Intel Corporation525
Jim GoetzPartner at Sequoia CapitalSundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesViswa SankaranarayananVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalJob SimonVenture Partner and CTO at Monta Vista CapitalAssaf ArakiInvestment Director at Intel CapitalJen ArdManaging Director, Head of Investment Operations at Intel Capital
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