About
Ashwini Anburajan is Chief Executive Officer of Obi, a ridehail aggregator, and a founding partner of 22X Fund, a tokenized venture capital fund designed to broaden access to capital for founders. Her prior experience includes launching data-driven companies including Social Data Collective (acquired by 500 Startups Batch 22), whose products served major media organizations such as Hearst and A&E, and serving as an advisor and board member to multiple startups. She began her career as a journalist covering national politics and elections for NBC News.
Experience
- Obi - Ridehail AggregatorChief Executive Officercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Obi - Ridehail AggregatorChief Revenue Officer (CRO)2023 — 2025
- Side Door VenturesInvesting Partnercurrent2023 — presentNew York, New York, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)AWS Startup Business Development2022 — 2023New York, New York, United States
- UpsideHead of Consumer Partnerships2020 — 2022New York, New York, United States
- 22X FundManaging Partner2017 — 2020
- WeWorkHead of WeWork Labs2019 — 2020Greater New York City Area
- The Linux FoundationSenior Advisor Hyperledger2018 — 2019
- OpenUp.ioFounder & CEO2014 — 2019New York, NY
- BuzzFeedDirector of Partner Development2012 — 2014New York, NY
- Outcast MediaDirector of Business Development2011 — 2012New York, NY
Skills & more
Strategy54Management8Social Media51Digital Media72Mobile1Blogging26Advertising5Strategic Partnerships40Mobile Devices9E-commerce23Start-ups26Marketing14
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Business DevelopmentPublishingBusiness StrategyContent StrategyAnalyticsMarketing StrategyNew MediaDigital MarketingDigital StrategySocial Media MarketingLanguages Spanish
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Colleagues at Side Door Ventures
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Andrew Rodriguez
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Blaine Riley
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Bryan Chow
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Daniel Dubois
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Drew Gonzales
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ashwini Anburajan?
- Ashwini Anburajan is Chief Executive Officer of Obi, a ridehail aggregator, and a founding partner of 22X Fund, a tokenized venture capital fund designed to broaden access to capital for founders. Her prior experience includes launching data-driven companies including Social Data Collective (acquired by 500 Startups Batch 22), whose products served major media organizations such as Hearst and A&E, and serving as an advisor and board member to multiple startups. She began her career as a journalist covering national politics and elections for NBC News.
- Where does Ashwini Anburajan work?
- Ashwini Anburajan is at Side Door Ventures.
- Where did Ashwini Anburajan go to school?
- Ashwini Anburajan studied at Brown University (Bachelor of Arts, International Relations); University of Cambridge (Masters of Business Administration, Strategy).
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Also attended University of Cambridge896
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Also worked at The Linux Foundation7
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